Since he arrived in January, James Franklin has emphasized the importance of tradition as much as possible. This fall, however, at least one game day ritual will be different as the traditional Blue Bus arrival is now a thing of the past:

Tomor @ 9a meet @ GATE A of Beaver Stadium @PennStateFball + @coachjfranklin will unveil new team and blue bus stadium arrival #WeAre #PSU — PJ Mullen (@psuPJ) August 18, 2014

According to a Penn State athletics spokesperson, the Blue Buses will stop at Medlar Field instead of directly outside the South tunnel. This will let fans form a human tunnel that the players will walk through on their way into the stadium. Penn State wants the State College community to help practice this new arrival on Tuesday morning before the team’s practice at Beaver Stadium. Fans are encouraged to arrive at 9 a.m. to cheer on the team’s arrival at 9:15. B94.5 and members of the Blue Band will be in attendance, and this year’s official poster will be available. Parking is free in the visitors lots. Come cheer on the team and practice a new gameday tradition!

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Alex Robinson

Alex Robinson was Onward State's Acting Managing Editor/Resident Old Man. He lived in Harrisburg almost his whole life, but he says he's from California -- where he was born -- because that's more fun. He loves cats and Chinese food, but only separately. He met both Ben Affleck and Kanye West within a half hour, so the three of them are basically best friends. If you want to hear his #scorching #hot #takes, you can follow him at @ARobinsonPSU or email him at alexrobinson@onwardstate.com.

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