The Penn State White Out turns 20 in 2024. An abridged history of the Nittany Lions' big game.
The Penn State White Out celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2024, having grown from a student bonding experience in 2004 to the branded spectacle it is today. Penn State football has nurtured its version of the White Out into one of college football's highest forms of entertainment, a show that extracts so much from a simple ask: Everyone wear white.
In 2004, Penn State football had an image problem. The team went 3-9 the previous season, attendance was dimming, and fans were growing restless. So a marketing pro named Guido D'Elia suggested a group function at Beaver Stadium. "Everyone's got a white T-shirt," he said. Penn State also played four student-section White Out games from 2004-06 and in 2010. The Nittany Lions were 2-2 in those games, beating Ohio State and Michigan and losing to Purdue and Michigan .Michigan and Ohio State each have played in four full-stadium White Out games, taking turns from 2012-19. The Wolverines also played in two student-section White Out games, while Ohio State has played in one. Iowa is a two-time White Out guest.Yes, once.
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