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James Franklin issues challenge to Penn State fans for Saturday’s showdown vs. Ohio State
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Penn State’s Beaver Stadium lists its official capacity at 106,572 — the nation’s second-largest behind Michigan’s Big House — but that’s a number that’s been exceeded seven times in the past.
Head coach James Franklin is hoping that number will change to eight next Saturday evening when the Nittany Lions host Ohio State for a clash of two top-10 Big Ten East titans. It’ll be a white out and College GameDay will be on set, setting the stage for an insane college football environment that could potentially produce a new program record for attendance:
Ohio St, Ohio St, Ohio St, Ohio St, Ohio St, Ohio St, Ohio St, Ohio St, Ohio St, Ohio St, Ohio St, Ohio St, Ohio St, Ohio St, Ohio St, Ohio St!
1-0 Mentality, need all of Nittany Nations support, the most challenging environment in the HISTORY of College Football! #110kStrong
— James Franklin (@coachjfranklin) September 23, 2018
Last season, Penn State broke its attendance record (110,823) when Michigan came to University Park. Will fans answer the call and pack the house for what’s arguably the team’s biggest game on its schedule in 2018?
Tune in to find out next Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
Tyler has covered college football on a freelance basis since 2010. In addition to Saturday Football, his work has been featured on ESPN Radio, Bleacher Report, Yahoo! Sports, Cox Media Group, Athlon Sports, and more.