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

Penn State is 4-0 heading into a showdown with 2-2 Indiana on Saturday, but despite that, head coach James Franklin struck a serious tone on Tuesday during his weekly press conference.

Blue White Illustrated's Nate Bauer and host Thomas Frank Carr get into not just what Franklin said, but his tone and demeanor since his post-game comments and it means for the team this week.

Is winning and being ranked fourth in the nation is a good thing or a bad thing for the program this early in the season?

After T-Frank gets into the more intricate details about the run game and the issues that the team has faced so far, he gives a quick overview of the film he's watched on Indiana. He and Nate discuss how defensive coordinator Brent Pry could choose to attack IU's struggling offense .

They wrap up with a conversation about Sean Clifford's future and what he might do once the season is over.

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Penn State picked up two new commitments between the last episode of Blue-White Illustrated's football and recruiting podcast.

Hosts Ryan Snyder and Greg Pickel start the show by discussing offensive lineman Andre Roye, who committed last Thursday, Sept. 23. How much space is left in the Class of 2022, and who are some other names to know?

From there, the talk turns to Mathias 'Mega' Barnwell, who recommitted to Penn State before the Villanova game. Finally, the discussion turns to Ryan's trip to see McDongh vs. La Salle this past Saturday and a new offer to a Class of 2023 recruit.

The show closes with a look ahead to the Indiana game from a recruiting perspective.

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The Nittany Lions are 4-0 and a top-5 team in the nation heading into another primetime showdown, this time with 2-2 Indiana. Before the resumption of Big 10 games for the year, host of the BWI Daily Edition, Thomas Frank Carr, takes a look back at the first month to see which Nittany Lions have stood out from a production standpoint.

Seven players, three offensive and four defensive, have elite-level production, according to PFF. T-Frank goes through the list to highlight not only which metrics stand out, but why they're critical to the success of the team going forward.

T-Frank then gives a preview of the Penn State and Indiana game to show which players on that list will face another test, or conversely, which players could have yet another standout performance.

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The Penn State Nittany Lions wrapped up non-conference play with a 38-17 win over Villanova at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. The crew at Blue White Illustrated is back on Monday for the live lunchtime recap of the weekend, plus an early preview of Penn State's rematch with Indiana this coming weekend.

Host Thomas Frank Carr, senior Editor Nate Bauer, and reporter Dave Eckert as they take you through their thoughts about the win over Villanova on Saturday inlcuding: 

Sean Clifford's performance and how it compares to the win against Auburn, the receivers and how well they played, and the Villanova plan of attack on defense. 

The crew also spend a significant amount of time talking about the Penn State running game and its frustrations so far this season. They get into not only how it's performed this year, but also historically under James Franklin. 

They take listener questions and get into an early preview of Penn State vs Indiana, which is coming up Saturday at 7:30. 

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The Penn State Nittany Lions are now a Top 5 team in the nation at 4-0 heading into a key game against Indiana this Saturday. Before we turn the page to that game, host Thomas Frank Carr points out five key depth players that stood out to him on his review of the Penn State vs Villanova film. These players stood out either for their exceptional play, or their importance in Penn State's rotation going forward. They are:

Johnny Dixon

Bryce Effner

Coziah Izzard

Keaton Ellis

and Marquis Wilson

Head Coach James Franklin likes to rotate his players much more than he has so far this season and each of these players made an impact in a blowout win in some facet or another.

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Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford nearly set a program record in passing yards on the way to a 38-17 victory over Villanova in the Nittany Lion's final non-conference game of the season. What went into his performance? What was the reason for the team's struggles in the running game? Film Analyst Thomas Frank Carr for Blue White Illustrated is back to host the BWI Live Post-Game show to give you the details. 

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The BWI Daily Edition closes out the week with recruiting insider Ryan Snyder bringing you the latest insight from Penn State's 28-20 win over Auburn in the annual White Out game.

This week Ryan shares a few players who visited for the Auburn game but are also going under-the-radar a bit in the Class of 2023. 

From there Ryan and host Thomas Frank Carr discuss Dani Dennis-Sutton and Abdul Carter's clash this weekend, which Snyder will be attending. T-Frank also gives you his insights into what he's seen so far this season from Dennis-Sutton on film. 

They also give a quick breakdown on four-star cornerback Lamont Payne, who committed last weekend. To see the full film room that T-Frank did on Payne, check out the link below. 

https://youtu.be/HSdYi6J6ly0

Then Snyder gives some insight on a few players that will be attending the game this weekend against Villanova.

Finally they wrap up with Ryan Snyder's Best Bets for week four. This week's crop of games include:

Buffalo at Old Dominion

Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin

LSU at Mississippi State

Villanova at Penn State

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Penn State faces Villanova Saturday at noon and senior editor Nate Bauer is back on the BWI Daily Edition to talk about his observations from Wednesday night's open practice, as well as the season so far with host Thomas Frank Carr.

Other Topics Discussed:

- The observable difference between backup quarterback Ta'Quan Roberson and starter Sean Clifford during drills, as well as the effect that offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich has had on both of them.

- They also look at the depth and rotation that Penn State has been lacking so far this season through the first month of play and how that might change this weekend.

- Nate and T-Frank also get into which players have stood out so far and why it's important that those particular players have done so.

They then get into some mailbag questions provided on Twitter including:

"Will Kalen King replace Tariq Castro-Fields?" and "Should Penn State fans be worried about the low sack total through three games?"

Finally they wrap up with a discussion about the offensive line and the path forward for that unit.

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Penn State's Basketball program added yet another highly-sought after prospect in the Class of 2022 with 6-foot-9 big man Kebba Njie on Saturday. Recruiting Insider for Penn State basketball, Dave Eckert, joins host Thomas Frank Carr to give some insight into why the 147th ranked player in the nation, according to Rivals, chose Penn State over Kansas State and Butler.

They also discuss the Penn State basketball program as a whole and whether or not fans should be excited about yet another hopeful start to a program rebuild with a new coach. Dave shares his thoughts about what new head coach Micah Shrewsberry is doing differently than other coaches before him.

Dave and T-Frank also discuss James Franklin's comments from his press conference Tuesday and how rare it is for Franklin to specifically get into calls and how they were adjudicated on the field.

Finally they wrap up by discussing whether or not Penn State basketball can finally be a draw that will help the football team carry the brunt of funding such a large sports department at Penn State with their current trajectory.

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Penn State starting linebacker Brandon Smith was named the Big 10 Defensive player of the week for his performance against Auburn. But does the third year linebacker's performance measure up to the accolades? Host Thomas Frank Carr and BWI Senior Editor Nate Bauer get into the details of Smith's play so far this season.

They also discuss how Penn State's tough non-conference slate to star the year has caused challenges down the depth chart. How many players have seen the field so far this season? How different is that than normal? T-Frank and Nate discuss.

Finally they wrap up with a conversation about Penn State Basketball, which is in the middle of a recruiting effort of their own that will cross over into this coming weekend.

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