It’s not like it’s the white that gets us going - in my opinion, the stripe out turns out pretty cool, too. It’s like the boy who cried wolf: The coach and student section who called White Out. It will lose its effect and people won’t know when to go all out. It’s the best atmosphere in college football.īy asking fans to wear white for every game, we are running the risk of destroying one of the core identities of modern-day Penn State football. It’s once a year– the entire stadium participates, and the game means something. One of the reasons the White Out “works” is because everyone gets so excited. If last year’s Ohio State game was away or a noon kickoff, could the Nittany Lions have come back? Does a four-overtime victory against Michigan and “ The Catch” even happen without a White Out game under the lights? Allen Robinson’s famous catch that rocked a 2013 white out crowd. White Out games have been among the most important in recent Penn State football history. Unofficially, however, the second unspoken rule (that I thought was obvious but apparently not) is that the white out must be held in Beaver Stadium. There’s really only one “rule” for the White Out game: You have to wear white. James Franklin got so excited about how well the White Out worked against Ohio State last season that he started encouraging fans to wear white to practically every game from then on. The first stadium-wide white out happened in 2007 and since then, Penn State has hosted (usually) one White Out game each season, typically the most important game of the year against the biggest opponent, often at night. The first-attempt at a student section “White Out” in 2004. Promoted primarily with guerilla marketing, the student section held the first white out in 2004 and the following year the first successful student section-wide White Out took place, resulting in a legendary win over Ohio State. Penn State football needed a boost in the early 2000s, and some smart marketing folks determined there would be more unity if everyone was wearing the same color. It’s also seen the creation of one of the most unique spectacles in college sports: the White Out.įeared among opponents and cherished by Penn Staters, the White Out game is an incredible tradition, but one we might lose if we keep staging these impromptu, pseudo-white outs. Trials and tribulations, joy and suffering, sanctions and Big Ten Championships.
It still gives me chills.The last decade has held a lot for Penn Staters. Until then, though, here’s a video of the 2017 crowd belting out Sweet Caroline to their hearts’ content. Some things have changed since the 2017 White Out, but 2019 is sure to be just as special. This game was the epitome of Penn State football and showed just how dominant the Nittany Lions can be. McSorley and Barkley were a two-man machine that couldn’t be stopped, and it was so loud it seemed like Beaver Stadium was shaking. To put it simply, the 2017 White Out game was fun. That’s a touchdown 50% of its possessions, if you’re not so good at math.Ĭlearly, though, this beating struck a cord in some Michigan players, because after the game, Michigan cornerback Lavert Hill was seen flipping the bird to Beaver Stadium, which he later apologized for. Out of the 12 Penn State possessions, six of them resulted in a touchdown.
The Nittany Lions went all out under the lights to a then-record breaking crowd of 110,823. 19.įor the last touchdown of the game, McSorley took it himself again - when will this man quit?- – to make the final score 42-13. 2 team in the nation, second only to Alabama, while Michigan was sitting at No. At the time, the AP ranked the Nittany Lions at the No. The arrival of College GameDayto the 2017 White Out game marked the first time that the show had made an appearance in Happy Valley since 2009, and it began what is now a three-year streak of showing up to Penn State for the White Out. After a heartbreaking loss in the White Out against Ohio State last year, it’s important to look back on the last time the White Out brought a victory under the Beaver Stadium lights: the 2017 White Out against Michigan, which ended in a head-turning 42-13 win over the Wolverines. Sure, there’s a certain buzz rushing through campus during every week leading up to a home game, but there’s something about the days leading up to a White Out that just hits different.Ĭollege GameDay’s presence for the third year in a row just adds on to that. With College GameDay coming for the White Out game against Michigan this weekend, it’s not hard to get excited.
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