Report: Donald Trump Planning to Attend Penn State-Ohio State

Trump was indeed there for Alabama’s win over Georgia in Tuscaloosa Sept. 28. 

More recently, he was in Pennsylvania for an NFL matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets this past Sunday night, which the Steelers won.

Now, if these reported plans come to fruition, Trump will be on the other side of the state for another big football game.

TRUMP ALREADY COMING TO HAPPY VALLEY

If Trump ends up going to Penn State-Ohio State, it would be his second trip to Happy Valley in a week. This coming Saturday, Oct. 26, the same day Penn State football plays Wisconsin in Madison, Trump will be holding a rally at the Bryce Jordan Center, home of Penn State men’s and women’s basketball. The rally is scheduled to start at 4 with doors opening at noon. Penn State-Wisconsin is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 on NBC. No. 3 Penn State will need to win for its matchup with No. 4 Ohio State to be a Top 5 clash.

TRUMP’S INFAMOUS ‘JOE PATERNO’ COMMENT

08 October 2011: Penn State Nittany Lions head coach Joe Paterno answers questions from the media following a game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA. The Penn State Nittany Lions would defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes 13-3.

In April 2016, when Trump was in the middle of his first presidential campaign, he was giving a speech in Pittsburgh.

One line he said there is still memorable almost a decade later to Penn State fans.

“I know a lot about Pennsylvania, and it’s great,” Trump said. “How’s Joe Paterno? We’re gonna bring that back? Right?…How ’bout that whole deal?”

The legendary Penn State coach had died more than four years before. It’s assumed that Trump was referencing “bringing back” Paterno’s statue, which Penn State took down in July 2012 due to the events of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal that led to Paterno’s firing the previous November.

Now, James Franklin is Penn State’s head coach.

If Penn State beats Wisconsin this weekend and Ohio State beats Nebraska, both teams will be in the top five, making it quite a showdown regardless of Trump’s attendance.