WHITE OUT 2006

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., October 8, 2006 ? Penn State will welcome unbeaten Michigan to Beaver Stadium on Saturday night for the first time in five years and Nittany Lion fans will have two opportunities to demonstrate their enthusiasm for the team and game.

The Blue & White Society and Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics are teaming up to host the fifth annual "Rally in the Valley" football pep rally at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 13 in Rec Hall. Doors will open at 8:00 p.m.
A student ?Whiteout? has been declared for the Michigan game and all fans are encouraged to wear white to the clash. ABC will televise the game to most of the nation at 8:00 p.m.

Head coach Joe Paterno, the Penn State football team, the Penn State cheerleaders, Lionettes dance team, the Blue Band, and the Nittany Lion mascot will all participate in Friday?s pep rally and help ready students, alumni and friends for the clash with No. 4 Michigan. T-shirts and prizes will be given away at the pep rally courtesy of the Student Bookstore and Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics.

The Penn State faithful will be pumped up and primed at the "Rally in the Valley" in anticipation of the sold out clash in Beaver Stadium. The last two games between the Nittany Lions (4-2, 2-1) and Wolverines (6-0, 3-0) have been decided in overtime (2002) and on the last play of regulation (2005).

The Nittany Lions will bring an 11-game home winning streak into Saturday night?s clash and Penn State?s loyal and enthusiastic fans have made Beaver Stadium one of the nation?s toughest venues for the opposition. Last year, student ??Whiteouts? against Ohio State and Wisconsin created a raucous environment in Beaver Stadium and helped energize the Nittany Lions in the two big wins en route to the Big Ten Championship.

"This is one of the great student sections in college football," stated host Chris Fowler of ESPN College Gameday, which was on location for last year?s Ohio State game. "This (student) section is a major force."