The Colonel's Police Force

The Colonel swore to uphold the laws and serve the Penn State community by enlisiting as an Auxiliary Officer of the Penn State Police Department. Basically he was a rent-a-cop. During the summer you would often spot him performing meaningless security duties on campus. The job had upsides . . . good pay and you could choose your own shifts. The downside was that you had to work traffic detail before and after football games. Fortunately he did those shifts during the dark times of PSU football.

He was also able to enlist fellow AKL's to his cause. The Franchise joined the force and was once assigned to the mysterious checkpoint known as the Meats Lab. It is that little building across the street from the Joe Pa statue. Another football game The Franchise pulled solo duty guarding the helicopter landing zone which was the baseball field on the west side of the stadium.
It was lonely and boring in the dugout so The Franchise defiled the uniform, but pleased himself by cranking one out in his solitude.

A couple meat heads joined the force later in 2002 after The Colonel's retirement. One was ceremoniously assigned The Colonel's radio number 4389 to carry on the tradition. The other meathead blew off a football wake-up call after a run-in with Mad Dog the night prior. Much like 19th century Irish immigrants, AKL's had a proud tradition to serve and protect with the police.