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Guido D’Elia, founder of Penn State’s ‘White Out’, joining football program in new role
By Scott Green
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Guido D’Elia, the creator of the famous Penn State whiteout, has been brought in by Athletic Director Pat Kraft per Neil Rudel of the Altoona Mirror. He will now be a gameday consultant for Penn State.
Named as one of the best college football experiences, Penn State’s whiteout has been a staple as a must-go-to experience for any fan with Sports Illustrated calling it “The Greatest Show in College Football”.
Guido D'Elia, who founded Penn State's whiteout in 2004 and specializes in CFB atmsphere, is returning to #PSU as gameday consultant. New AD Pat Kraft reached out to D'Elia, whose first game, ironically, is tomorrow night's whiteout vs. Minnesota. Good for Altoona guy and PSU.
— Neil Rudel (@NeilRudel) October 21, 2022
Generating memorable moments and crowds has been paramount to the growing landscape of college football. D’Elia has specialized in advising corporations and institutions for decades.
During his seven years at Penn State, he was named Director of Football Branding & Communications. There he pioneered a recruiting web site and utilized social media while it was in its infancy.
He also created the “Penn State Football Story” which would showcase moments of the week and highlights. Now, D’Elia consults with numerous athletic departments and has helped several schools work on providing a special environment during game day.
Scott Green has been covering and following college football since 2017. After primarily covering the Georgia Bulldogs, Scott began to branch out and build relationships with other national media members. He played football and graduated from the LaGrange College in 2014. He currently is enlisted in the Georgia Army National Guard after deploying with them in 2019 to Afghanistan.