Penn State’s position as a 43-point favorite called attention to the philosophy of playing – and paying for – these types of games, which coach James Franklin addressed this week. His response on that front and another, when asked about throwing the deep ball, spread on a national level. PennLive’s Johnny McGonigal and Dustin Hockensmith discussed those situations and got into the bye week and Saturday’s matchup at UMass.

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PennLive's David Jones and Bob Flounders preview Penn State's home contest with heavy underdog UMass. Jones and Flounders also examine why the deep ball has been largely missing from the PSU offense. Plus, game picks.

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PennLive's Johnny McGonigal and Bob Flounders recap James Franklin' s Tuesday news conference as the Lions prepare for a home date with heavy underdog UMass on Saturday. Franklin discussed PSU's approach to scheduling non-conference games moving forward, and it's possible that not all of the Lions' fans will agree with it.

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Ross Tucker brings his football and pop culture expertise to the Blue-White Breakdown this week as a former NFL offensive lineman who now analyzes college and NFL games on CBS. He also shares Wyomissing as a hometown with Taylor Swift and her family, so naturally he’s asked about the phenomenon of Swift and Travis Kelce. 

Tucker also talked about the rarity of Chop Robinson’s talent, Drew Allar’s future and the challenge of trying to block Manny Diaz’s 3rd-and-long “Prowler” defense.

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PennLive columnist David Jones joins Dustin Hockensmith on this edition of the Blue-White Breakdown to assess Penn State’s lack of explosive plays, talks of a fake knee from Beau Pribula and Maryland’s chances of springing an upset over Ohio State.

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PennLive's Johnny McGonigal and Bob Flounders discuss some of the areas that Penn State's football program must address on the bye week. Most of the issues are on offense. The Lions are 5-0 and host UMass in two weeks. Plus, Johnny and Bob react to a couple of Tuesday news conferences involving Manny Diaz and Mike Yurcich.

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PennLive reporters Johnny McGonigal and Dustin Hockensmith cover the latest from Penn State coach James Franklin, look closer at this weekend’s trip to Northwestern and the Lions’ recruiting success in Western Pennsylvania.

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PennLive's David Jones and Bob Flounders preview unbeaten Penn State's trip to Evanston to play Northwestern. Ryan Field is a great venue for fans from visiting teams. The Lions' defense has been superb but there are still some issues with James Franklin's offense. Plus, game picks.

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PennLive's Johnny McGonigal and Bob Flounders revisit Penn State's 31-0 domination of Iowa and examine some of the Lions' strategy that triggered a shutout victory. Plus, a look at why PSU has been so successful on fourth down this season.

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Hear the post-game wrap-up of Penn State vs. Iowa from Pennlive's Bob Flounders and Dave Jones, where Dave admits he may have miscalculated in the predictions area.

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