Portland State Football Coach Offers Free Beer for Fans, Hit With $14,448 Tab

Posted Sep 24, 2021
Portland State football coach Bruce Barnum found an easy way to get fans to his team's home opener against Western Oregon. Turns out if you offer free beer, they will come. And while it wasn't as grand as a Field of Dreams plot-line, Barnum followed through on his promise, fronting the entire $14,448 bill. Barnum tweeted a picture representing the bill. (Sports Illustrated)

Related: Other News

How Pat Summitt inspired a writer who wasn't alive for most of her legendary career
I was born in the fall of 1998, so I missed a lot of Pat Summitt’s legendary coaching career by virtue of not being alive...
Sun Jun 28, 2026

Conference realignment may cease if congressional bill passes. It's accelerated talks in meantime
In college athletics, universities exist in a state of perpetual ambition to leave their own neighborhood for the more luxurious, gated community down the street,...
Sun Jun 28, 2026

2026 NBA draft recap: Best picks, execs buzz, ROY prediction
The 2026 NBA draft might be over, but that doesn't mean we have to stop talking about it. While the lottery didn't offer many surprises...
Sun Jun 28, 2026

The NCAA changed its eligibility rules. What does that mean for transfers, rosters and playing time?
Athletes in Division I, the top level of competition, will have five years to complete five seasons of competition, a move the NCAA hopes will...
Sat Jun 27, 2026