Former Penn State cornerback Adam Taliaferro joins Christian Hackenberg and Brandon Bell on today's new episode of The Pocket. The boys give a state of the union for Penn State football, recap the Rutgers game, and reveal some of their biggest takeaways from the 2023 season thus far. Christian and Brandon also discuss the Michigan State matchup, Drew Allar's injury, Manny Diaz's future at Penn State, and the Nittany Lions' potential bowl game opponent this year. Tune in for another great episode of The Pocket with Christian Hackenberg and Brandon Bell!

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:18 - State of the program

06:15 - South Jersey football

09:25 - Brandon’s Penn State journey

11:07 - Joe Paterno

15:03 - Season takeaways

18:03 - Positives & negatives from this season

31:14 - Rutgers recap & analysis

39:38 - Michigan State preview

44:10 - Defensive scheme going forward

51:30 - Promoting from within vs. hiring outside

55:14 - Manny Diaz’s future

58:36 - Penn State’s RPO usage

1:08:49 - Drew Allar vs. Beau Pribula

1:11:47 - Bowl game predictions