Athletics

Blue-White autograph session details announced

Quarterback Christian Hackenberg signs an autograph prior to the 2014 Blue White Game Credit: Annemarie Mountz / Penn StateCreative Commons

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Blue-White autograph session slated for Saturday, April 18 will give fans the opportunity to get signatures from the Nittany Lion football team. Gates A and B will open for the autograph session at 1 p.m. with the session running from 1:15-2 p.m.

Fans are asked to enter the field through the South Tunnel. The offensive players will be signing on the West side of the field (please enter through gate B) and the defensive squad will be on the East side (please enter through gate A). Fans will go through the single-file line and get autographs from either the offense or defense before exiting the field through the North Tunnel. Those seeking additional autographs will need to return to the South Tunnel the re-enter the line.

The players will be permitted to sign one item per person to give as many fans as possible an opportunity to meet the squad. The players will not be available for photographs during the autograph session.

Also announced today, AAA Southern Pennsylvania will donate to the Penn State chapter of Uplifting Athletes for each photo posted from Saturday's Blue-White activities on Twitter using the hashtag #AAABlueWhite.

Penn State football caps its 15 spring practices with the Blue-White Game presented by AAA on Saturday, April 18 at 4 p.m. The game will air live on the Big Ten Network, the Penn State Sports Network and GoPSUsports.com. As in previous years, there will be no admission or game day parking fee for the Blue-White Game presented by AAA.

The overnight RV lot opens Friday, April 17 at 8 a.m. and is $60, cash only. Beaver Stadium parking lots will open on game day at 8 a.m. The team will arrive on the corner of Curtin and Porter Roads at 12:30 p.m. Beaver Stadium gates A and B will open at 1 p.m. for the player autograph session at 1:15 p.m. and all remaining stadium gates will open at 2:30 p.m.

Blue-White Weekend Presented by AAA Schedule of Events, April 17-19:Friday, April 17Women's Tennis vs. Michigan State, 4 p.m.Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra performance of Aaron Copland's LincolnPortrait; Old Main Lawn, 6:30 p.m.Penn State School of Theatre performance of Julius Caesar; Old Main Lawn, 7:45 p.m.

Saturday, April 18Beaver Stadium parking lots open, 8 a.m.Men's Golf hosts Rutherford Invitational, 8 a.m.Apparel and Equipment sale; Pegula Ice Arena, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Blue-White Family Fun Zone; Holuba Hall, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.Totino's Fan Festival; Curtin Road, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.Team Bus Arrival; Curtin Road & Porter Road, 12:30 p.m.
Beaver Stadium Gates A&B open, 1 p.m.Player Autograph Session, 1:15-2 p.m.All Beaver Stadium Gates open, 2:30 p.m.Blue-White Game presented by AAA, 4 p.m.Sunday, April 19Men's Golf hosts Rutherford Invitational, 8 a.m.Ellen Perry Speaker Series: Women In Sport-The Modern Years; Nittany Lion Inn, 11 a.m.Women's Tennis vs. Michigan, 11 a.m.Paterno Family Beaver Stadium Run, 11 a.m.Men's Lacrosse vs. Rutgers, 6 p.m.

Last Updated April 16, 2015