Free tickets to Thursday's memorial service for football coaching legend Joe Paterno were claimed in fewer than 15 minutes in an online lottery, Penn State's athletic department reported.
"A Memorial for Joe" will take start at 2 p.m. Thursday on campus in the Bryce Jordan Center, which has seating capacity for about 16,000. Doors will open at 1 p.m.
The Big Ten Network will air the service live on BTN, BTN2Go, and BTN.com. BTN will re-air the service at 10 p.m. Thursday after the Ohio State-Indiana women's basketball game. For more information, see GoPSUsports.com and Penn State Live at live.psu.edu