Blue-White Breakdown | A Penn State Football Podcast from Pennlive.com

PennLive's Max Ralph and Bob Flounders look at the key matchups and coaching strategy that will shape No. 4 Penn State's Big Ten road game with Minnesota on Saturday. The Golden Gophers are double-digit underdogs and James Franklin's team is 4-0 away from Beaver Stadium. Max and Bob give their game picks, and Bob has a bold Penn State prediction.

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PennLive's Bob Flounders and Johnny McGonigal react to James Franklin's Monday news conference with 9-1 Penn State prepping for Saturday's road game at Minnesota. Franklin was asked about the play of PSU edge rusher Abdul Carter, who has 17.5 tackles for loss despite some "grabby" play by opposing offensive linemen. Johnny and Bob discuss whether Carter has drawn enough holding calls this season from officials. (Spoiler alert: He has not.)

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The point spread says it all. Penn State is a four-touchdown favorite against a Big Ten team on the road. So, will it really be that easy for the 8-1 Nittany Lions vs. Purdue in West Lafayette? PennLive's Max Ralph and Bob Flounders preview the game and share their thoughts on James Franklin's expectation that running back Nick Singleton is ready to play. Plus, a quick update on tackle Nolan Rucci and game predictions from Max and Bob.

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PennLive’s Johnny McGonigal and Max Ralph field questions from subscribers on Penn State football, its standing in the College Football Playoff rankings and where the rest of the Big Ten factors in.

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PennLive's Johnny McGonigal and Bob Flounders react to James Franklin's Monday news conference with 8-1 Penn State preparing to face heavy underdog Purdue on Saturday in West Lafayette. Nick Singleton left the Washington win early in the second half. Franklin did provide an update on Singleton. In his absence, a young PSU runner shined in his college debut. How good is Corey Smith?

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PennLive’s Johnny McGonigal and Max Ralph discuss the aftermath following Penn State’s loss to Ohio State, as well as where the Nittany Lions sit in the initial College Football Playoff rankings and their path to 11-1.

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PennLive's Max Ralph and Bob Flounders discuss Penn State's White Out game with Washington on Saturday. The Lions, who dropped a tough decision to Ohio State last Saturday, likely need to win out to guarantee a spot in the college playoff. Bob and Max give their game picks and Max provides some significant injury updates.

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PennLive's Johnny McGonigal and Bob Flounders react to Penn State coach James Franklin's Monday press conference with the 7-1 Nittany Lions preparing for a Beaver Stadium White Out visit from Washington on Saturday. Franklin also spent a good chunk of time reviewing PSU's 20-13 loss to Ohio State last Saturday in State College. Franklin went into detail on what went wrong on PSU's fourth-quarter possession that misfired from inside the OSU 5, and discussed his defense's inability to stop the Buckeyes' offense from running out the final 5:13 of game clock.

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PennLive's Bob Flounders and Johnny McGonigal recap Penn State's disappointing 20-13 loss to Ohio State.

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PennLive's Max Ralph and Bob Flounders dissect Penn State's matchup with Ohio State on Saturday. Max and Bob provide practice updates on three PSU players who left the Wisconsin game with injuries — Drew Allar, Dani Dennis-Sutton and Anthony Donkoh. Ohio State QB Will Howard, a Pennsylvania prep star, had some colorful comments last Saturday. What will his impact be? Plus, game picks!

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