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S E P T E M B E R   2 6 ,   2 0 1 8 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M 12 PENN STATE RADIO NETWORK STATION SIGNAL CITY/MARKET* WAEB 790-AM Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton WVAM 1430-AM Altoona WRKY 104.9-FM Altoona/Hollidaysburg WAVL 910-AM Apollo WILK 103.1-FM Avoca WAYC 1600-AM Bedford WAYC 100.9-FM Bedford WAGL 103.9-FM Bradford WAGL 99.1-FM Bradford WISR 680-AM Butler WJEJ 1240-AM Chambersburg/Hagerstown, Md. WCCR 92.7-FM Clarion WCPA 900-AM Clearfield WCPA 98.5-FM Clearfield WWCB 1370-AM Corry WAGL 103.9-FM Coudersport WAGL 99.1-FM Coudersport WWLZ 820-AM Elmira, N.Y./Ithaca, N.Y. WWLZ 101.3-FM Elmira, N.Y./Ithaca, N.Y. WPSE 1450-AM Erie WPSE 107.1-FM Erie WAVL 98.7-FM Greensburg Sports Radio 96.5 FM Harrisburg Sports Radio 95.3-FM Harrisburg Sports Radio 1400-AM Harrisburg Sports Radio 93.5-FM (HD) Harrisburg WKZN 1300-AM Hazleton WCCL 101.7-FM Johnstown WAGL 103.9-FM Kane WAGL 99.1-FM Kane WNPV 1440-AM Lansdale WLBR 1270-AM Lebanon WLIU 670-AM Lewistown WLIU 92.9-FM Lewistown WOGA 92.9-FM Mansfield WOGA 93.1-FM Mansfield WJST 1280-AM New Castle WVNJ 1160-AM New York Metro WKQW 96.3-FM Oil City WKQW 1120-AM Oil City WNTP 990-AM Philadelphia WPIT 730-AM Pittsburgh WPIT 96.5-FM Pittsburgh WAVT 101.9-FM Pottsville WPPA 1360-AM Pottsville WEEU 830-AM Reading WBZU 910-AM Scranton WAGL 103.9-FM Smethport WAGL 99.1-FM Smethport WQWK 1450-AM State College WBUS 93.7-FM State College WKOK 1070-AM Sunbury WCCL 101.7-FM Somerset WHGL 100.3-FM Troy/Canton WTRN 1340-AM Tyrone WTRN 100.7-FM Tyrone WRQY 96.5-FM Wheeling, W.Va. WNDA 1490-AM Wellsboro WNDA 93.5-FM Wellsboro WILK 980-AM Wilkes-Barre WKSB 102.7-FM Williamsport WSBA 910-AM York WSBA 93.9-FM York * Pennsylvania unless otherwise noted or less. So for four years, this has been a great game – a great game for college football, a great game for our conference and a great game for both programs. You think about my first year. You think about the last couple of years. It's been a great game, but in terms of how much value there is transferred over from one year to the next, you know, I'm not sure. Obvi- ously our players, the experienced players that we have who have played in multiple games, they get it. And that experience is valuable, but we don't have a lot of those guys who are playing significant roles for us right now. We've got so many young guys. A lot of them were in the stands watching, saying that's cool. But there's a big difference between watching it and being out on the field. … We've got a lot of young players like that. We can't afford [to be star struck]. We're going to have to play really well for four quarters and can't have a lull in the second quarter. We are going to have to play really well in all three phases, which I think we're capable of doing. I think obviously being at home, there's a home-field advantage, and there needs to be a significant home-field advantage. I'm challenging all of Nittany Nation. I'm expecting we'll have 110,000-plus in the stands. I'm expecting we'll have another 100,000 fans outside of the stadium. We need to make it the most challenging en- vironment in the history of college foot- ball on Saturday. I want the Ohio State fans and family members of the players who are coming to have a great experi- ence. I want our fans to treat them ex- tremely well, welcome them to Happy Valley, because we've got a special thing going here. And I don't want anybody leaving to not feel like Penn State does everything in a first-class manner. But on the field, I want it to be the most difficult environment in the history of college football, and that is all 110,000 fans standing up, screaming, yelling, high-fiv- ing your neighbor, going crazy and enjoy- ing it. I would also say for college football fans all over the country, if you haven't experi- enced a Penn State football game and specifically a White Out, it should be on your bucket list, because I've been doing this for 23 years, and it's special. We're blessed and we're fortunate to be in a community and to be in a state that loves coming together as a family come Satur- day aBernoons or Saturday evenings.

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