Donald Trump no longer attending Penn State football game vs Ohio State at Beaver Stadium

Posted by author October 30, 2024 Football

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While more than 100,000 fans will cram inside Beaver Stadium Saturday for Penn State’s game against Ohio State, one of the people vying to become the leader of the free world will not be among them.

In a late change of plans, former president and current Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will not be making the trip to State College for the matchup between the No. 3 Nittany Lions and No. 4 Buckeyes, with Penn State confirming the development to multiple outlets Wednesday.

“The University has been notified that former President Donald Trump will no longer be attending the Ohio State-Penn State football game,” a university spokesman said in an email to the York Daily Record.

Last Thursday, Penn State confirmed that “a private citizen” had invited Trump to attend the game as a guest in their suite at Beaver Stadium.

Trump’s campaign schedule lists a rally in Salem, Virginia at 4 p.m. as his only event Saturday.

Trump has made frequent visits to Pennsylvania over the past several weeks, including at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center last Saturday. Over the years, he has made several public appearances at college football games, most recently at Alabama’s 41-34 victory against Georgia on September 28.

Pennsylvania looms as perhaps the most important state in what’s widely projected as a coin-flip election between Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Of the seven most closely contested swing states, Pennsylvania has the most electoral votes, with 19.