Headed down to the game this Saturday. I believe we're staying at the Hampton a mile from the stadium and walking from there.
I'm not sure what the UMass tailgate (if there is anything) might be. Any recommendations? Or good spots to check out in State College on Friday or Saturday nights?
There's
always a tailgate at PSU games. It's always huge. If you have friends, be sure to figure out how to find them because you won't just stumble upon them. If you don't have friends, you may be able to just make some. I've tailgated with randoms several times. Usually involves asking to jump in on a game of corn hole or ladders and then just making friends.
Fri/Saturday nights on game nights are just like any other in Happy Valley. Head over to Beaver and College and go to whatever bar strikes your fancy. Can't really go wrong...Cafe, Dark Horse, Mad Mex, Phirst, Pickles, Zeno's, Inferno, Indigo (Still there?) many many others...If you hope to sit down, you need to hit the bar very very early. Lines start to form at most places on game nights especially.