Just days before Election Day, a presidential candidate is reportedly making plans to attend one of the games of the year in Happy Valley. Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump has reportedly been invited by a private citizen to attend next weekend’s home game for Penn State against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Penn State officials have confirmed the university is currently working with local law enforcement and the United States Secret Service to accommodate the expected attendance by the presidential candidate.
As if it was not difficult enough packing the seats in Beaver Stadium for a noon kickoff, fans should brace for extra security and allow for extra time getting to their seats if attending next weekend’s Big Ten clash between the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes. Ross Dellenger was the first to report this news via social media.
Penn State will already be squarely in the national spotlight in the college football world with just the second top-five matchup in series history with Ohio State. ESPN and Fox are each bringing their traveling pregame shows to Happy Valley for the game, which will carry heavy implications on the Big Ten championship game race for the remainder of the season. The game also figures into the College Football Playoff discussion with Penn State still without a loss after a road win at Wisconsin and Ohio State among the top one-loss teams in the country.
Trump, the 45th president of the United States and the Republican nominee for the office this election cycle, has a growing history of attending big college football games over the past eight years. He has attended a few SEC games and the Army-Navy Game. This would be his second trip this season to a Big Ten stadium after attending the Iowa-Iowa State game earlier this season.
This would also be Trump’s second straight weekend on Penn State’s campus after holding a rally in the Bryce Jordan Center this weekend.
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