PSU Punter Riley Thompson joins The Lion's Den hosts Aeneas Hawkins &.D'Von J-Thomas on today's episode presented by The Family Clothesline. In the midst of playoff preparation, the guys open up on the ENERGY surrounding the team and their level of preparation for this moment.

On today's new episode of The Pocket, Christian Hackenberg and Brandon Bell go in-depth on the matchup vs SMU. They outline the keys to the game including STARTING FAST and playoff WHITE OUT energy!

On today's new episode of The Pocket, Christian Hackenberg and Brandon Bell recap a hard-fought battle with Oregon & preview the CFP!

On today's new episode of The Pocket, Christian Hackenberg and Brandon Bell recap a crazy rivalry weekend to end the 2024 regular season. The guys go in-depth on everything they saw in the Maryland win and look ahead to a B1G time championship matchup with Oregon.

PSU Defensive Tackle Zane Durant joins The Lion's Den hosts Aeneas Hawkins &.D'Von J-Thomas on today's episode presented by The Family Clothesline. In the midst of another productive season anchoring the D-Line, Zane discusses his storied football journey, process for continuous improvement and finishing this season the right way.

On today's new episode of The Pocket, Christian Hackenberg and Brandon Bell recap a GRITTY win vs Minnesota. The guys talk Coach Franklin putting it all on the table and leading his team to a win on the final drive and discuss both the offensive and defensive performance in depth.

On today's new episode of The Pocket, Christian Hackenberg and Brandon Bell recap the white out win vs Washington. Hackenberg discusses loving the use of tempo on offense and looking for more in the vertical passing game.

On today's new episode of The Pocket, Christian Hackenberg and Brandon Bell recap an emotional weekend in State College and what went into the Ohio State matchup. The guys get analytical and discuss key moments in the game from the pick six, the end of half INT, how the second half played out and more. They talk through Penn State's opportunity to right all wrongs and finish strong in the final 4 regular season games and host a playoff game in Beaver Stadium.

Penn State Football alumni Landon Tengwall joins The Lion's Den hosts Aeneas Hawkins &.D'Von J-Thomas on today's episode. Tengwall goes in depth on the PSU Offensive Line & how an unproven unit has come together and played great football. The guys preview the keys to a big time matchup against Ohio State and tell stories from their time as teammates in State College.

On today's new episode of The Pocket, Christian Hackenberg and Brandon Bell recap a gutsy team win on the road in Madison. The guys talk through the PSU offense and how this unit is championship caliber heading into November. Preview the keys to the biggest game of the season vs Ohio State - protect the quarterback, establish the run & grind out a top 5 win at home.

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CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

03:50-Around CFB

08:12-Wisconsin Recap

13:48-PSU Offense

15:47-Defense Played Great

25:38-Ziebart DPOW

29:15-Ohio State Preview