Line For Charlie Kirk T-Shirts At Penn State Was A Mile Long

The T-shirts read "Freedom."

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Thousands of fans will be in Happy Valley tonight to watch the Penn State Nittany Lions and Oregon Ducks face off, and a large contingent of them found a way to honor Charlie Kirk.

On Thursday, conservative media personality Benny Johnson announced on the "Will Cain Country" podcast that he would be traveling to the site of this weekend’s biggest college football matchup (sorry, SEC fans) to hand out Kirk-themed T-shirts and to help students register to vote.

OREM, UTAH - SEPTEMBER 10:  Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah.  Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking at his "American Comeback Tour" when he was shot in the neck and killed.  (Photo by Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

The shirts would read "Freedom," and be exact replicas of the ones Kirk wore when he was assassinated. As an added bonus, they are white, which will fit perfectly for the Nittany Lions’ trademark "White Out" on Saturday night.

"This was a game that Charlie Kirk was going to attend. Charlie Kirk loves Oregon, but he also has a bunch of fans at Penn State and has done huge events there," Johnson said.

Even though Penn State is a liberal university, the fans at Beaver Stadium did not disappoint in honoring the Turning Point USA founder.

Hundreds upon hundreds of fans lined up early in the morning to grab a shirt. The following video was taken at 9 a.m. local time, and kickoff isn’t until 7:30.

That would put one of Kirk’s trademark grins on his face.

In life, Kirk was a huge Ducks fan, which makes the timing of this giveaway even better. There were a few Oregon fans in this line, but the vast majority of people in this edition of the line were Penn State fans.

Regardless, it's clear there aren’t going to be any T-shirts leftover, and that’s what matters. A Ducks win tonight would be the perfect way to cap off a day when Kirk’s legacy was honored.

Oregon made Kirk proud tonight by winning 30-24 in double overtime.

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