Washington ’s players and coaches have seen snippets of Penn State ’s rowdy crowds at the annual White Out game. When the Huskies found out this summer that they’d be the Nittany Lions’ opponent for the White Out the team leaned into it. Immediately, Washington athletic director Pat Chun, who worked at Ohio State from 1997-2012, knew this game would bring plenty of logistical challenges.
Advertisement “Everyone wants to play on the big stage. Everyone wants to play in the unique environments,” Chun told The Athletic at last month’s Big Ten media days in Indianapolis. “This is one time per year where one opponent gets to experience a White Out in all of college football, and how fortunate are we to get to go take our university into that environment? It’s part of the reason why we wanted to go to the Big Ten to experience things like this.
” Washington linebacker Carson Bruener , who was born in Pittsburgh where his father, Mark, is a scout for the Steelers, said he has relatives already planning to make the trip. He said they’ve secured an Airbnb for the weekend and have heard stories of congested traffic patterns getting in and out of Happy Valley. Participating in one of college football’s most unique stadium traditions is a benefit of this expanded conference that points as far east as Piscataway, N.
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