UNIVERSITY PARK – Sixth-seeded Penn State Football plays host to 11th-seeded SMU in the College Football Playoff First Round on Saturday in Beaver Stadium at noon. The contest will air on ESPN with Mark Jones, Roddy Jones and Quint Kessenich on the call. Fans are encouraged to arrive early and plan additional travel time with a noon kick.

Fans are encouraged to visit Game Day Central for all information as it relates to Penn State Football game day traffic, parking and information on the match up. Real time traffic, parking and gate information will be shared on the Beaver Stadium X (formerly Twitter) account (@beaver_stadium).

Fans Encouraged to Arrive Early and Be Loud

Fans are encouraged to arrive early to parking lots and gates to ease entry.

Beaver Stadium’s family-friendly entrance, located at the ADA entrance, will open 2.5 hours before kickoff at 9:30 a.m.

Remaining gates with the exception of Gate C will open at 10 a.m.

Parking

Parking lots will open at 7 a.m. Saturday.

Day of game parking can only be purchased (credit or debit only) at both Lot 25 and Lot 36.

Game day parking sales will begin when lots open until sold out or kickoff, whichever comes first. Parking purchased the day of will be $125.

Fans are encouraged to purchase parking passes in advance to not only to benefit from the savings, but to assist in smoother traffic and parking operations by displaying the pass as they approach roads to stadium parking.

Preferred and general parking (purchase here) are available for purchase. Preferred/general parking starts at $106.

Mobile parking will be the exclusive delivery method for preferred and general parking. Fans are asked to save their mobile parking pass to an Apple or Google Wallet prior to game day and to have the mobile parking pass ready to be scanned when entering the parking lot. All parking passes are only valid for the lot listed on the mobile parking pass.

Parking Zone colors are as follows this season: West (green), North (blue), East (orange) and South (purple).

More information on parking and traffic can be found at: GoPSUsports.com/gameday.

One-Way Traffic Pattern to Begin at 8 a.m.

Fans should allow additional travel time with the noon kick.

The one-way traffic pattern on the streets and roads in the immediate vicinity of Beaver Stadium will be in effect prior to all games. For Saturday’s game the one-way pattern will begin at 8 a.m.

When the one-way traffic pattern is in effect, you must follow the entry point for your parking zone.

N = Fox Hollow Road

E = Park Ave from I-99

S = Porter Road

W = Park Ave from Atherton St.

Fans can stay up-to-date on travel restrictions by visiting www.penndot.gov. Motorists can also stay up-to-date on the latest travel conditions by visiting www.511PA.com.

Fans can follow @beaver_stadium on Twitter for traffic and parking updates on game day.

Fans using rideshare, drop off and pickup will be at the South parking lot of the Bryce Jordan Center.

On-Field Pregame Show Begins at 11:40 a.m.

Fans are asked to arrive for the start of the on-field pregame show, beginning at 11:40 a.m.

The show features the Penn State Traditions video, the Penn State Blue Band, cheerleaders, Lionettes and The Nittany Lion.