Today is opening day for Major League Baseball and the doors to games are open in the state of Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates will welcome back a limited number of fans to baseball’s regular season this year as the sports world around the state continues to try getting back to normal.
So what does this have to do with Penn State? Penn State football to be specific? It’s simple. Pay attention to how the stadium capacity issue is adjusted this summer.
As of now, the Phillies and Pirates will be allowing roughly 8,000 fans into their 40,000-45,000-seat stadiums. Similar attendance restrictions are currently in place for the Philadelphia 76ers, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins. Football fans, meanwhile, will be hoping and waiting for larger attendance allowances by the time football season rolls around. Penn State will be particularly interested in the progress being made as they have quite a few more seats they hope to fill in 100,000-seat Beaver Stadium.
While roughly 8,000 fans will be allowed to attend baseball games at the start of the season, will the percentage be increased as the summer rolls along? If so, that would be great news for Penn State fans because it would suggest Penn State may be able to allow more fans into Beaver Stadium this fall.
Also in this episode of Locked On Nittany Lions is some follow-up thoughts on the reactions to Penn State’s pro day last week. Micah Parsons is the star of this draft class from Penn State, but Jayson Oweh may be the most interesting prospect to monitor leading up to the NFL draft. First impressions from new head basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry are also on the table for discussion today.
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