University Park, Pa. -- Nittany Lion faithful can get pumped up and primed three hours before kickoff at each away game pep rally, organized by the Penn State Alumni Association.
The first pep rally will be in Champaign, Ill., on Oct. 3 prior to the Illinois game. The Penn State Pep Rally tent will be located in the group tent area on the east side of Assembly Hall, off of Fourth Street. Like all Penn State Alumni Association pep rallies, the Illinois pep rally will feature the Pep Band, the Nittany Lion, cheerleaders and some rallying words from Penn State President Graham Spanier and the Alumni Association. The pep rally tent will open three hours before kickoff, which has not yet been announced.
The other three Penn State pep rallies also will be in tents close to the football stadiums. The pep rallies, their start times and locations are:
Oct. 24, Time TBA, Michigan: University of Michigan Golf Course, between holes one and nine, Ann Arbor, Mich.;
Oct. 31, 12:30 p.m. Central Time, Northwestern: Frank Govern Memorial Golf Course, 1031 Central St., Evanston, Ill.;
Nov. 21, Time TBA, Michigan State: Demonstration Hall Field behind the Sparty Statue, located 150 yards northwest of the stadium, East Lansing, Mich.
All pep rally tents open three hours prior to kickoff, and the pep rally program begins two hours before kickoff. Pep rallies are free and open to all Penn State alumni and Nittany Lion fans. For more information on pep rallies, visit the Alumni Association's Web site at http://www.alumni.psu.edu/events/pep/ or call (800) 546-LION (5488).