James Franklin hints at logistical adjustment to Penn State’s gameday routine for trip to Auburn

Penn State soccer is likely to be able to tackle Auburn inside Jordan-Hare Stadium, however the Nittany Lions may need a bumpy experience over to SEC Nation.

In line with On3 Sports activities’ Justin Hokenson, the Nittany Lions will fly into Columbus, Ga. earlier than taking a bus over to Auburn, Ala. Columbus sits on the border of the state and is roughly a 45-minute drive over to Auburn.

UPDATE

listening to Penn State will fly into Columbus, Ga., so no bussing mandatory, simply provides some journey time to the resort

however Auburn nonetheless has 5 extra house video games, and would not sound like Montgomery Regional is an possibility in the intervening time https://t.co/nIAMShlDUg

— Justin Hokanson (@_JHokanson) September 14, 2022

Initially, Penn State was anticipated to fly into Montgomery, Ala., however the runway is presently present process building.

“We received just a little little bit of a drive on sport day to the stadium, which is just a little uncommon,” Penn State coach James Franklin mentioned, by way of The Athletic’s Audrey Snyder. “These Alabama state troopers will get us there on time.”

“We received just a little little bit of a drive on sport day to the stadium, which is just a little uncommon,” Franklin mentioned. “These Alabama state troopers will get us there on time.”

Final I heard a couple of hrs in the past PSU’s airport state of affairs was nonetheless being finalized https://t.co/kn2HQKq7sL

— Audrey Snyder (@audsnyder4) September 15, 2022

Final season, Bryan Harsin led the Tigers into Beaver Stadium in hopes of exhibiting SEC dominance. Heading all the way down to the wire, former Auburn QB Bo Nix couldn’t join on the aim line for a landing, resulting in the eventual 28-20 win for the Nittany Lions.

Penn State will probably be relying closely on freshman working again Nicholas Singleton and senior switch broad receiver Mitchell Tinsley to maintain enterprise. In 2 video games, Singleton has rushed for 210 yards off 20 carries.

Tinsley, who completed with 1,402 yards and 14 touchdowns throughout his remaining season at Western Kentucky, has recorded 10 catches for 111 yards and a couple of touchdowns.

Kickoff Saturday is about for 3:30 p.m. E.T.