Penn State football had its last event prior to the Fiesta Bowl, a pep rally held at Scottsdale Stadium on Friday afternoon. The Nittany Lion fans came out as they normally do, with an approximate crowd of 10,000 people in attendance. The spirit and camaraderie inside the stadium made those at the rally forget that they were thousands of miles away from Beaver Stadium.
Speakers at the event included Eric Barron, Sandy Barbour and course the head bald coach, James Franklin. Here’s what Franklin had to say to the crowd.
Jimmy Kennedy and Bryant Johnson were each drafted in the first round of the NFL draft out of Penn State in 2003.