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Penn State recruiting hosts several key prospects this weekend, and recruiting insider Ryan Snyder has the names you need to know. He joins host Thomas Frank Carr for the week's final show, heading into a busy weekend for Penn State football.

They discuss the critical visits this week that are arriving in Happy Valley on Friday. The most significant visit is from Penn State tight end target Andrew Rappleyea. The Michigan commit has opened his recruiting back up and will visit the Nittany Lions before taking more trips this spring. Snyder rewinds the tape on Rappleyea to this winter and explains the situation at tight end for the Nittany Lions and how things are different now. Can Penn State flip him? Snyder gives his thoughts.

Next, they discuss three other names that cropped up this week, making their way to Penn State. Finally, Snyder fills you in on what you need to know about Florida defensive end Calvin Smith, Georgia defensive back Brice Pollock, and Harrisburg native receiver Rico Scott. After Snyder fills T-Frank in on the info about each player, T-Frank brings up an adjacent topic. Which Penn State prospects need to do well in track this spring? Again, Snyder gives an insightful answer.

After that, they dig into Snyder's conversation with another 2023 prospect, linebacker Jordan Hall. The four-star IMG Academy defender spoke with Snyder earlier this week about his recruitment by Penn State and where other schools line up in his mind. T-Frank follows up with very positive impressions from Hall's highlight tape. He thinks he'd be a great fit at a critical position in Penn State's linebacker room.

Next, they dive into the cornerback recruiting for this cycle. Is it a concern, an opportunity that hasn't many regional prospects, or a chance to go big at the position? Snyder gives his thoughts on the question.

Finally, they wrap up by looking at the landscape of the 2023 class. Who is Penn State competing against for their top players? After thinking about it for a bit, Snyder comes up with two essential schools going head-to-head with the Nittany Lions for key targets this cycle.

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Penn State athletics is moving into the future, searching for a new athletic director. That, and several other topics are the subject of the BWI Daily Edition today. Host Thomas Frank Carr and Senior Editor Nate Bauer, also take questions from the audience during their weekly mailbag segment on the show.

They start with Barbour's announcement that she will be stepping down this summer and retiring. Bauer starts the conversation off by looking at the position she's vacating rather than the person. What should that position be in the future? Bauer and T-Frank give their thoughts. Next, T-Frank asks Nate to share his impressions of Barbour's tenure at Penn State. Finally, they discuss what comes next and where the university should look for its next athletic department leader.

After that, they review former Penn State receiver Chris Godwin's contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Godwin signed a three-year, 60 million dollar extension earlier this week, and T-Frank gives his thoughts on the deal and how Godwin can come back from an ACL injury.

Next, Bauer gives his thoughts on Sam Sessoms entering the transfer portal. Is this a good thing for both parties? Also, how should Penn State conduct itself in the portal? Next, Bauer breaks down what is ahead for the Nittany Lions basketball program. Finally, T-Frank asks a question that many fans might want to know but don't want to hear. How long until Penn State looks and acts like the program that head coach Micah Shrewsberry wants it to be instead of one that is just getting by?

Finally, they dip into the mailbag for questions!

The first question deals with former cornerbacks Keaton Ellis and Marquis Wilson. A BWI message board member wants to know what happened to them after promising starts ot their careers. T-Frank and Bauer discuss what happened to them and what their roles might be this upcoming season.

Other topics they discuss include:

-Which Penn State players could go in the first two rounds of the 2023 draft?

-Which recruits are T-Frank and Bauer rooting for to break out?

-Can Sean Clifford be "fixed?"

-What was up with the third and fourth down playcalling last season?

-Is Sandy Barbour being pushed out of her job?

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Penn State has a new defensive coordinator in 2022, but what does that mean for the Nittany Lions? Head coach James Franklin has said that he chose Diaz because of his skill calling defensive plays and his similarity to former coordinator Brent Pry. But no two coaches are the same, so what are the differences? Host Thomas Frank Carr looks at that today on the BWI Daily Edition.

This video is a complimentary piece to T-Frank's article from earlier in the day, detailing the most significant structural difference between Pry and Diaz. Check out that article below.

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Instead, T-Frank focuses on the secondary differences between Diaz and Pry during this episode of the Daily Edition. These stylistic quirks make each coach who they are, but many different factors can alter them each season.

Coverage

The first, and most notable difference between the two coordinators, is the use of different coverage schemes. Of course, all defensive coordinators have crossover in terms of coverages used, but it's where they lean in their tendencies that make them different. T-Frank points to a very distinct split in this area between Penn State's former defensive boss and Diaz. Will that continue for Diaz in Happy Valley? T-Frank has his doubts and explains why.

Because of Diaz's coverage preferences, the next difference from what Penn State fans know is the use of safeties by each coordinator. Pry and Diaz have had similar tendencies over time, but Diaz has recently diverted from that path and gone in a different direction. So how does he deploy those players? T-Frank explains how one part of coverage affects player usage in another.

Blitzing

Penn State is not necessarily getting a more aggressive play-caller in Manny Diaz, but T-Frank points to the 2021 season for the Miami Hurricanes as a blueprint for the Nittany Lions in 2022. So why does T-Frank think there is a similarity? He shows the differences last season and how that might affect the Nittany Lions next year.

Finally, T-Frank explains different ways a defensive coordinator can dial up the pressure and what that means for the players involved.

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This week, Penn State recruiting ended their "extended dead period," as recruiting insider Ryan Snyder called it. The BWI Daily Recruiting Show is here to give you the scoop on what's new and what names are important as the Nittany Lions get into the quiet recruiting period, where players can take visits to Happy Valley. Reporter Greg Pickel and Snyder run down the information of the week.

Before getting to Penn State's first visitor of March, they start with the Nittany Lion's camp schedule for the summer. First, Snyder points out two key differences with Penn State's camp schedule and plan over the last several years. He explains why they're essential to understanding and then contextualizes the change. Next, he runs down the camp dates and the critical things to know about most of the schedule. After that, Pickel gives his thoughts on why it's crucial to have high school teams, not all-star teams at camps.

From there, Snyder discusses Penn State's first visiting player for the Class of 2023 in March, Cameron Lenhardt. How did things go for the IMG Academy defensive end? Also, why was he up north this week? Finally, Snyder fills in those details from his conversation with the four-star edge rusher earlier in the week.

Next, they get into the key players in the Class of 2023 on the offensive side of the ball. Snyder has paired down his hot boards for the class and shares the key names for this spring.

They start at quarterback, and while Dante Moore is on the list, the key names are JJ Kolh out of Iowa and Marcus Stokes out of Florida. So what makes those players the standouts? Snyder fills in what he knows and gives some personal thoughts on what Mike Yurcich is looking for in a quarterback.

From there, they discuss the Penn State running back board, which includes a recent offer in Scranton Prep's London Montgomery. He and Florida rusher Treyaun Webb seem to be the clear-cut favorites to land at Penn State, but Snyder throws in other national names.

At tight end, there's really only one name to know. Michigan commit Andrew Rappleyea wants to visit other schools after changes on the Michigan staff, and Penn State is one of his destinations. From there, they head to receiver and start with Penn State's top targets. Four-star receivers Rodney Gallagher and Noah Rogers remain the teams' highest priority targets while others stay in the mix, like Dallastown's Kenny Johnson.

Finally, they head to the offensive line room to see who else Penn State might fit into its already loaded class. Several interior players come up on the show and are possible targets despite Penn State's depth inside players. Yet, the top two players remaining are tackle prospects Samson Okunlola and Evan Link. Snyder explains why each, but especially Link, is key.

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Penn State wrestling steps back under the spotlight this week to pursue their ultimate goal, an NCAA championship. Greg Pickel of Blue White Illustrated joins host Thomas Frank Carr to preview the tournament to get you ready for the four-day event.

They start, however, with a quick recap of the Big Ten tournament since it had a significant impact on the Nittany Lions' seeding at nationals. Drew Hilderbrant had an upset loss and found himself much lower in the seeding for the tournament than expected. So what happened? Pickel gives a recap and then explains what happened in the seeding process.

Pickel then gets into head coach Cael Sanderson's comments about the inconsistent seeding system and the Nittany Lions' problems with it. Next, Pickel details these affected wrestlers and their road to contention at the weight class.

From there, Pickel goes through the rest of Penn State's nine wrestlers that qualified for the tournament and gives his thoughts about the most significant matches or possible draws on their potential schedule. Finally, T-Frank asks him to clarify if seeding issues that Sanderson expressed changed the outlook of Penn State contending for a national championship. He also asks what teams are in contention to upset the Nittany Lions in Detroit. Finally, Pickel gives his thought and stays firm in his prior beliefs about the Penn State wrestling team.

From there, they switch gears and look at Penn State spring football, which is only a week away. Greg gives his thirty-thousand-foot view of the situation and tells T-Frank what he wants to know and what he wants to see next week.

Next, T-Frank and Pickel discuss the running back and tight end rooms. Pickel is especially interested in how the tight ends perform this spring. Will one player take the spotlight? Or will all three fulfill the promise that they didn't match last season? Pickel is also curious to learn about redshirt freshman Khalil Dinkins. What role could he play next season?

They discuss the offense's crispness to start the season and then focus on several key positions on the defensive side of the ball.

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Penn State spring practice is just one week away, so the BWI Live show is getting you ready with everything you need to know for the Nittany Lions' return to the field. It's also the end of the Penn State basketball season after the Nittany Lions fell in the third round of the NCAA tournament to Purdue this weekend. Penn State did not make a post-season tournament, so the season is over. BWI basketball experts Nate Bauer, and Dave Eckert are here to recap the season.

Penn State Basketball comes to an end

The first season under new head coach Micah Shrewsberry is finally over for the Penn State basketball team. The Nittany Lions battled to end but fell short against Purdue, the eventual runner-up in the tournament. So how did the Nittany Lions make such a strong tournament run? Also, what should you make of the first season under Shrewsberry? Bauer and Eckert, who covered the team closely this season, give their thoughts.

From there, the trio shifts to focus on Penn State football, which is one week from spring practice. It's also back and open for business in recruiting after turning the lights off for spring break. What position does Penn State need to address based on their roster this spring? The guys give their thoughts.

Next, they dive into the fan reactions and questions. Want to ask a question of the BWI Live show? Join at noon on YouTube and join the chat! This part of the show is also where they'll get into their predictions for the 2021 season. Each week host Thomas Frank Carr comes up with a question relating to the 2021 spring season or fall campaign. The audience will judge who has the best answer and then vote in the chat. The winner is the panelist with the most audience votes.

Finally, they'll look at the training camp battles that will shape the spring practice landscape. What are the storylines that thread themselves through the roster? Bauer and Eckert will give their thoughts while T-Frank dives into the x's and o's of each battle.

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Penn State defensive end Arnold Ebiketie had a spectacular NFL Combine, drawing rave reviews for his performance in individual testing and on-field workouts. Doug Kyed of pff.com sat down with Ebiketie to get to know him a little better this week and now joins the BWI Daily Edition to share what he learned.

Host Thomas Frank Carr starts with the article that Kyed wrote about Ebiketie, digging into his back story as a teenager who came to America from Cameroon in middle school. Then, after learning about how Ebiketie got started in football, they discuss his rise from an under-recruited defensive end to a highly-rated transfer from Temple.

Kyed explains what got him interested in talking to Ebiketie in the first place. He was one of PFF's top-rated pass rushers last season, and his combine testing numbers backed up his production on the field. So, does that mean the 6-2 defensive end can crack the bottom of the first round? Kyed gives his thoughts.

From there, he and T-Frank discuss the other top Nittany Lions at the combine. Then, they quickly touch on Jahan Dotson's day and where he fits into the discussion about first-round football players. It's here that Kyed says something fascinating that he heard from a scout in Indianapolis. How many locked-in first-round players are there? Kyed relays what he heard.

Next, T-Frank gives his stump speech about safety Jaquan Brisker's talent. This draft season, brisker is not one of the clear-cut first-round talents, and T-Frank explains why that is a mistake. What's the reason? Kyed and T-Frank discuss the possible factors.

Finally, they touch on something else Kyed wrote last week about a former Nittany Lions. This month, receiver Allen Robinson, who is a free agent, was at the combine. While that's rare, it's not the first time Robinson has attended the event in Indy. Kyed explains what he's heard about Robinson's interests and pursuits post-football that would explain why.

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Penn State football may be on spring break, but that doesn't mean there still isn't plenty to talk about this week. As always, Thursday means it's time for the BWI Daily Mailbag show with host Thomas Frank Carr and senior editor Nate Bauer.

They start with Bauer's article on Wednesday about breakout candidates for the 2022 season. He limited the list to three, but he and T-Frank expound on the number of young players who could take a step forward in their second season on campus. One of the players that Bauer chose was sophomore safety, Jaylen Reed. Reed finished the season playing the boundary safety position, but things may be up in the air with the lack of numbers and depth.

T-Frank explains the problems he sees and the positional fits at the position. He and Bauer go through some potential scenarios as well.

After that, the pair get into the day's mailbag questions from viewers of the show. They start with a long conversation about the Penn State running back room. How will the depth chart shake out this spring, and will that cause any players to enter the portal? Will any player be able to make the jump to the NFL? T-Fank and Bauer talk about the importance of the position and what they see happening with the players involved. Next, they pay the same attention to the tight ends. Will any of them have a Mike Gesicki-like breakout season? Bauer thinks it could be possible.

From there, they move to a question from a BWI message board member who wants to know which player would give the Penn State staff the greatest sense of relief by having a strong spring. T-Frank and Bauer give their thoughts, which turns into a conversation about the quarterback position.

The offensive line is the next topic of conversation as one listener asks T-Frank to fix the right tackle position for Penn State. After spending a season pointing out the issue, T-Frank thinks there still is hope for improvement and explains why.

They spend a few minutes talking about which positions underperformed last season before finishing the show discussing a fascinating question submitted to the show via Twitter.

"What are the chances that we see a pre-Iowa injury Sean Clifford?" -AH

Bauer and T-Frank discuss not just the answer to that question but what it means to see that play from the starting signal-caller again.

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Penn State football got bad news this week from the transfer portal. Three of their top defensive end targets, Gabriel and Grayson Murphy of North Texas and Jordan Domineck of Gerogia Tech elected to go elsewhere. The twin pass rushers form North Texas chose UCLA as their transfer destination, while Domineck picked Arkansas over Penn State. Host of the BWI Daily Edition, Thomas Frank Carr, breaks down the sting factor of each decision, then explains what else is out there. After that, he looks at the roster to try and find solutions to the Nittany Lion's problem at d-end.

First, T-Frank discusses why Domineck isn't a massive loss for Penn State. He doesn't think that the one-time Yellowjacket was a great fit given Penn State's need at the position and Domineck's skillset. However, Domineck is an excellent example of the type of players left in the portal that Penn State has to choose from, so he dives into the numbers and shares what he knows about the senior defensive end.

After wrapping up his thoughts on Domineck, T-Frank explains why the Murphy twins are the more considerable loss. He explains the confusion about their positional fit and why he thought they were more fit for Penn State, given the talent already on the roster. He points out critical metrics in the profile from PFF and how they could have helped fill a void.

Next, T-Frank describes the game of TCU transfer Ochaun Mathis. The rising senior took a step back last season as Domineck did. But just like the Georiga Tech pass rusher, there's an explanation. First, he dives into the stable and unstable metrics of Mathis' data from PFF and then provides context with his film observations.

Penn State is looking for a defensive end in the portal because of a deficiency of one key element in the room. The Nittany Lions aren't lacking quality talent, and T-Frank goes through the roster of players and how they can help the team. He explains why Adisa Isaac is so important but why he likely can't do it alone.

To fix the problem, Penn State has one final solution. That player is freshman Dani Dennis-Sutton. T-Frank explains how he's come around to the idea of the freshman being a major factor next fall, despite his hesitance to place too much pressure on first-year players.

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There are very few times that Penn State recruiting is truly quiet. Spring break is one of them. But, despite the slowdown inside the Lasch Building, the BWI Daily Recruiting Show still has plenty to discuss. Reporter Greg Pickel and recruiting insider Ryan Snyder detail some news and notes on the show.

They start with the news that Penn State offered a scholarship to four-star running back London Montgomery. The Scranton Prep running back was named to the On300 last week, but Snyder didn’t think the interest was fully there from the Nittany Lions at the time. He details his conversations with Montgomery and then explains the running back landscape in 2023 to try and glean some insight.

The next topic of conversations deals with off-field personnel. Snyder reported yesterday that the team is hiring a new recruiting assistant. Who is Rashad Rich, and what does he do? Snyder gives his background information on the hire, first reported by footballscoop.com. The conversation quickly shifts away from Rich to Penn State as a whole. How much more do they plan to grow the staff? Snyder gives the target numbers for recruiting that he’s heard. He also gives the current staff size and compares it to the rest of the Big Ten.

Next, they pass along information about movement in the transfer portal. Penn State’s efforts to land a defensive end in the portal took a hit this weekend. See which prospect or prospects chose a different university before Penn State could get them on campus for an official visit. Snyder then tells Pickel which portal targets are still lined up for a visit this spring.

Lastly, they break down some position changes in the Class of 2023. Athlete Neeo Avery is moving from tight end to defensive end in his recruitment, leaving the door open for tight end prospect Andrew Rappleyea. Despite committing to Michigan a few months ago, Snyder explains how the door is still open for him to become a Nittany Lion.

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