Football attendance ranks No. 2 in nation

Penn State's football fans ranked second in NCAA Division I-A football attendance during the 2006 season for the fourth time this decade, according to figures recently released by the NCAA.

The Nittany Lions have finished among the top four in Division I-A attendance for 16 consecutive years.

Penn State's fans totaled 752,972 for seven home games last season for an average of 107,567 per game, second-highest in the nation and in program history.

A crowd of 110,007 for the October 14 primetime clash with Michigan was the second-largest in Beaver Stadium history. Four of the five largest crowds in facility history have occurred during the 2005 and '06 seasons. Beaver Stadium is the nation's second largest facility with a capacity of 107,282 and was expanded for the seventh time under Coach Joe Paterno prior to the 2001 season.

Penn State's 107,567 average placed second among the 615 NCAA members surveyed, including 119 in Division I-A. Michigan (110,026 avg.) led, followed by Penn State, Tennessee (105,789), Ohio State (105,096) and Georgia (92,746). LSU was sixth, followed by Alabama, Southern California, Florida and Texas.

More than one million people again watched the Nittany Lions play in 2006. Penn State's five away games drew 371,090 and the sellout crowd of 65,601 for the Nittany Lions' win over Tennessee in the Outback Bowl swelled PSU's total 2006 attendance to 1,189,663.

PSU baseball tickets to go on sale today

The Penn State baseball program today announced the 2007 ticket prices for its inaugural season of play in the new Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

The Nittany Lions will play 26 games at their new stadium this season, beginning with Pittsburgh on Wednesday, March 21.

Season tickets will go sale today, while individual game tickets will go on sale on Thursday, March 1. All ticket sales for Penn State baseball will be handled by the State College Spikes ticket office, which is located in Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Season and single-game tickets can be purchased by callling the Spikes ticket office at (814) 272-1711 or toll-free 1-877-99-Spikes, or by stopping by the ticket office at the stadium, which is located at the corner of Porter and Curtin Roads, across the street from both Beaver Stadium and the Bryce Jordan Center. Single-game tickets can also be purchased online at gopsusports.com or statecollegespikes.com beginning on March 1st.