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BlueWhite Tailgate Pawcast S2 Ep7- James Franklin Embraces Expectations, Not Vegas Vibe
The heat is up and we mean way up as Penn State hits Big Ten Media Days in Vegas. The only thing hotter than the temps are the expectations around the 2025 Nittany Lions. At Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Penn State was represented by James Franklin, QB Drew Allar, OL Nick Dawkins, and S Zakee Wheatley.
Frank, Mike and Andrew dive right into Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti continuing to advocate for four automatic bids each for the Big Ten and SEC in the CFP and what about this idea for a play-in round in the CFP to "connect" the regular season to the postseason?Penn State was the star of the show on the strip. as the preseason hype has peaked.
The KGB gang talks about everything from preseason Big Ten honors for a trio to the Lions being tabbed the top team in the conference and country by multiple outlets.
How does James Franklin handle the pressure? Well he pushed back on preseason rankings, emphasizing: “Rankings don’t matter the work does.” He urged focus on daily grind over headlines.
All that and more in this edition of the BlueWhite Tailgate Pawcast.
Email the show at [email protected]
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By BlueWhite Tailgate Pawcast: Kalista-Bodani-GrossThe heat is up and we mean way up as Penn State hits Big Ten Media Days in Vegas. The only thing hotter than the temps are the expectations around the 2025 Nittany Lions. At Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Penn State was represented by James Franklin, QB Drew Allar, OL Nick Dawkins, and S Zakee Wheatley.
Frank, Mike and Andrew dive right into Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti continuing to advocate for four automatic bids each for the Big Ten and SEC in the CFP and what about this idea for a play-in round in the CFP to "connect" the regular season to the postseason?Penn State was the star of the show on the strip. as the preseason hype has peaked.
The KGB gang talks about everything from preseason Big Ten honors for a trio to the Lions being tabbed the top team in the conference and country by multiple outlets.
How does James Franklin handle the pressure? Well he pushed back on preseason rankings, emphasizing: “Rankings don’t matter the work does.” He urged focus on daily grind over headlines.
All that and more in this edition of the BlueWhite Tailgate Pawcast.
Email the show at [email protected]