BWI Live: A Penn State football podcast from Blue White Illustrated

The Penn State Football Team is about to begin the second half of the season this weekend when they host Illinois at Beaver Stadium. To get ready for the stretch run, Host of the BWI Daily Edition Thomas Frank Carr brings on writer at Blue White Illustrated Dave Eckert to take a look at the final six games and give some predictions. 

They begin with some True or False questions that T-Frank wants to know Dave's answers to. The questions include:

- Penn State’s defense will be able to overcome the loss of PJ Mustihper.

- Jesse Luketa will have an equal number of pressures to Arnold Ebiketie.

- The Penn State defensive starters will shut out at least one more opponent. 

- Penn State’s rushing attack will have a statistically better output going forward.

- Sean Clifford will play the majority of the snaps in the next six games.

- Jahan Dotson will go over 100 yards receiving in more than three games to end the season.   

- Penn State will match their 5-1 record to start the season in the second half.

Next they take a more open-ended look at the last stanza and discuss Penn State's chances of getting near or being in the conversation for the College Football Playoff. That question ultimately leads to the discussion of Penn State vs Ohio State and the Nittany Lions chances in that game. 

Finally they look at the key factors to success that they haven't discussed, take a stab at evolving the Penn State offense after the bye week and then give a quick preview of the game this weekend against Illinois. 

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After a week off, Ryan Snyder and Greg Pickel return for another Penn State Nittany Lions football recruiting podcast.

Following a few quiet weeks on the recruiting trail, the pair open the show by discussing what Penn State's Class of 2023 could look like in a year from now, based on what the landscape currently looks like.

In addition to discussing who the pair believes are the staff's top targets at each position, the pair also highlight who's most realistic as of October 2021, and how that could impact what the class will look like when it's all said and done.

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Fresh off the bye week the Penn State Nittany Lions Football Team faces Illinois for a homecoming game at Beaver Stadium to start the stretch run of the 2021 season. Host of the BWI Daily Edition Thomas Frank Carr gives you five players he thinks need to step up and play well in the meat of the Big 10 East schedule in order for Penn State to have a chance at finishing the season the way they started it. 

His list includes 

5. Coziah Izzard

4. Brandon Smith

3. Brenton Strange

2. A running back

1. One particular receiver you might not expect. 

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The BWI Daily Edition wraps up on Friday as it always does with Rivals recruiting insider Ryan Snyder. 

This week he tells host Thomas Frank Carr where the Penn State coaching staff will be recruiting during their bye week from Big 10 competition. It's an expansive list that Ryan includes mentioning most of the commits in the Class of 2022 as well as priority players in 2023 through 2025. 

Ryan himself will be on the road Friday heading to the Philadelphia area to see Pennridge linebacker Phil Picciotti. 

They also discuss the update that Rivals National Reporter Adam Friedman did on St. Francis Academy linebacker Jaishawn Barham that is available at bwi.rivals.com. It includes an update on what Barham's parents thought about the trip to the White Out game against Auburn, as well as what impressed them about their school. 

Finally, Ryan and T-Frank get into the final segment of the week, Ryan Snyder's Best Bets. This week's lineup includes: 

-Oklahoma State at Texas (-4)

-Purdue at Iowa (-11)

-Arizona State (-1) at Utah 

-Army At Wisconsin (-14)

-Clemson (-14) at Syracuse

-Ole Miss (-3) at Tennessee

-UAB (-15) at Southern Miss 

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The storylines around Penn State and Iowa's game on Saturday continue to swirl as James Franklin responded to allegations that his team was faking injuries during the loss on Saturday. Host of the BWI Daily Edition Thomas Frank Carr and Senior Editor Nate Bauer bring you their impressions of James Franklin's comments, along with some of the specific comments he made last night. Nate also brings up the idea that the days of decorum for opposing teams may be behind us in sports. Is that the case? T-Frank thinks otherwise. 

James Franklin revealed the status of some players last night, but left others with a hint as to where they might be in their injury process, specifically starting quarterback Sean Clifford. 

They also discuss what they saw from practice and specifically about backup quarterback Ta'Quan Roberson and his abilities that were on display as the main guy in front of the media. From there they talk about Mike Yurcich's interactions with him over time, and how they may have changed this week. T-Frank tells you what he saw when not paying attention to the quarterbacks, and what his interpretations of some of Franklin's answers mean for the team going forward. 

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The good news for Penn State fans is that their team is 5-1 on the season and has exceeded expectations to this point, being ranked in the top 10 nationally.

The bad news for Penn State fans is that the loss to Iowa last weekend came with the loss of several key players including starting quarterback Sean Clifford and starting defensive tackle PJ Mustipher to injury.

So how should Penn State fans feel about the second half of the season?

BWI senior editor Nate Bauer joins host Thomas Frank Carr on the BWI Daily Edition to discuss just that.

They also get into what rumors they are hearing about the status of Clifford and what that might mean for the season ahead. From there, they extrapolate what an offense, and team, identity will need to be for the Penn State football team to be successful if Clifford misses any amount of time in 2021.

They also discuss the parts and pieces around backup quarterback Ta'Quan Roberson that will need to improve for the team to continue to find success. All of that is wrapped up in the single game that Penn State played against Iowa and how the Nittany Lions' offensive and defensive performances on Saturday will have to change moving forward.

Finally, they get into mid-season awards, which players are the MVP of both sides of the ball, most improved players and more.

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Film analyst and host of the BWI Daily Edition, Thomas Frank Carr, is back with his bye week breakdown of Penn State's offensive line and the problems that have surfaced this season in the running game.

With the uncertainty of starting quarterback Sean Clifford going forward, the Nittany Lions will need to get every ounce of productivity out of their offense in the event they need to support backup quarterback Ta'Quan Roberson for an extended period of time.

To do that, the offensive line will have to block better on the ground.

T-Frank takes you through several levels of looking at the five-man unit upfront.

-How they were constructed to start the season and why.

-How the interior of the offensive line is very different from the tackles.

-How each unit excels in a specific scheme of blocking, but maybe not the other.

-Who is playing well and in what scheme.

-How he would try to blend those two better by simplifying some key aspects of the running game.

-Taking a look at other players who could play and replace struggling starters.

- Moving players to better suit their skills and schemes Finally he wraps up by taking a look at the potential offense as a whole and how it would have to change with Roberson under center.

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It's been widely known that the Penn State Nittany Lions were thin at quarterback. Transfers over the past three seasons have led to just three scholarship quarterbacks on the roster, led by senior Sean Clifford. The worst possible scenario happened on Saturday, and Clifford went down with an injury, not to return. His backup, Ta'Quan Roberson played poorly in the game, completing just seven passes for less than 50 yards.

How did Penn State get into the situation where their backup quarterback was so ill prepared? Host Thomas Frank Carr delves into the situations surrounding college football, rather than the team itself to try and find reasons why James Franklin and his staff would not be able to prepare their backup to be more effective.

He examines practice rules, time limits, padded practice limits, and more as well as the expectations of Roberson as a four-star prospect in the class of 2019. While there may not be a reason that Penn State fans are happy with, T-Frank points out the circumstances that led to his play on Saturday.

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The Blue White Illustrated Staff returns for their Monday Live Show Recapping Penn State's 23-20 loss to Iowa at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. 

Dave Eckert and Greg Pickel join host Thomas Frank Carr as they discuss the details and the fallout of Penn State's loss of not only the game, but potentially starting quarterback Sean Clifford. They spend the first half of the show breaking down Ta'Quan Roberson's performance replacing Clifford, and how the team got to the point that their backup quarterback was unable to perform against the Hawkeyes’ defense. 

They also discuss how Penn State was playing before the injury and how things might have played out if Clifford had stayed healthy throughout the contest. Then the question is asked: What’s next? How does Penn State use the bye week to prepare in the event that Clifford can't play, and how might the offense change moving forward. 

They focus on the offensive line and their ability to block players, as well as the schemes and other blockers that have led to an anemic rushing attack from the Nittany Lions. They look at the receivers and their contributions to the offense to see if they will be able to burden any more of the load going forward. 

Running backs have yet to make a true impact for the team and T-Frank, Dave and Greg talk about the group of players there. T-Frank gives his thoughts as to why Noah Cain is still valuable despite being clearly less than 100% and why Keyvone Lee struggles to be consistent as a runner. Dave and Greg also chime in on the rotation and whether or not it's time to pick just one player. 

They then shift to the defensive side of the ball and highlight Tariq Castro-Fields' play this season and whether or not fans are correct in being unhappy with his play. T-Frank also asks how you should feel about the defense's performance on a day that they ultimately gave up a late game-winning touchdown, but kept the Nittany Lions ahead for most of the game without an offense to support them. 

They look at the defensive line and how they performed without PJ Mustipher, discuss the pass rush and then look at the linebacker's performance against the Hawkeye rushing attack before closing the show with final thoughts. 

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The Penn State Nittany Lions lost starting quarterback Sean Clifford in the second quarter of a close loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes 23-20. Thomas Frank Carr, film analyst for Blue White Illustrated and Tom Hannifan, co-host of the Paydirt Podcast take you through what happened during the game. They also take questions and reactions from the audience. 

They discuss the injury to Clifford, it's affect on the game and how backup quarterback Taquan Roberson's play changed the game. They also go through how the rest of the season will play out for the Nittany Lions. 

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