Correction appended

If the temperature dips below 32 degrees during the last Paternoville campout this week, football enthusiasts could find themselves without a campsite.

Per the Paternoville Coordination Committee's (PCC) inclement weather policy, campers will be forced to leave Gate A and will not be able to return until the temperature is higher than 32 degrees, Tom Boroch, PCC president, said Monday.

Temperatures are projected to fall below 32 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the week, which would force the PCC to enforce the policy, created in fall 2006 when Paternoville was created, he said.

As a safety precaution, if temperatures do fall, university police will come to Gate A to make sure there aren't any lingerers, Boroch said. Campers can return to their tents once temperatures are above 32 degrees. Tents can remain during the period, Boroch (junior-meteorology) said.

"There's going to be a stronger police presence at night than in the past just because of potential conditions," Boroch said. "Each night at 11, if temperatures are expected to go below 32, the police are going to come and essentially kick everyone out at Paternoville. They're going to go to all the tents and make sure no one is there."

The policy does not just apply to the night. If temperatures fall below 32 during the day, campers must leave then, too, he said.

Penn State Police on Monday declined to comment on the policy.

Enforcement of the policy will begin at the scheduled start of the camp -- 12:01 a.m. Thursday. If it is below 32 degrees Thursday, campers will be sent home. If the same conditions occur Friday night, campers will be sent home with their wristbands, Boroch said.

"It wouldn't make sense for people to come back at 7 a.m. just to tear down their tents and get their wristbands," he said.

University spokeswoman Lisa Powers said she expected the university to uphold the guidelines in place "because if temperatures dip below 32 degrees it becomes a serious concern."

Camper Alex Cohen said he understands and agrees with the policy but thinks it would be "disappointing" if people aren't able to camp out.

Boroch and other members of the PCC will be doing random tent checks to make sure people are in their tents during the times they are permitted, which is a new addition to the policy.

"We feel that is the most fair way to the people camping out to make sure people aren't taking advantage of the fact they can leave," Boroch said.

Boroch recommends campers bring tarps to cover their tents to help insulate the heat to keep warm.

Still, Cohen is hoping for the best.

"If there's a Penn State game, it could be 85 and sunny or 10 degrees and a blizzard, and we'll all be out there," Cohen (sophomore-business) said. "It's not just me."

Correction: The photo caption that ran with this article gave the incorrect date of when the photo was taken. The photo was taken in August.