A way-too-early Penn State bowl projection is here; former Lion Torrence Brown is 'all in' on coaching: Newsstand
Penn State football news, notes, and updates for Aug. 5 include an insanely early bowl projection plus an update on Lions alum Torrence Brown.
It’s time to dive into Friday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with a sure sign that it is August: Way-too-early bowl projections are out!
The Sporting News is the first outlet to take a stab at picking which teams will play in each postseason matchup. It’s an exercise in futility now, just as it will be in September, October, and most of November. But, it’s still fun to think about in the days leading up to the kickoff of the 2022 season.
At any rate, SN college football writer Bill Bender slotted Penn State opposite LSU in the Music City Bowl. If the prediction is miraculously correct, it would mean the Lions will finish their season on New Year’s Day with a Noon ET kickoff in Nashville, Tenn., on ABC.
We’ll see how it plays out.
In other news, The Daily Collegian has a great feature on Penn State alum Torrence Brown. The defensive end who medically retired during his time with the Lions ended up coming back to finish his career at Southern Miss. That’s the school he was originally committed to before flipping to Penn State late in his recruiting process.
Brown is now a graduate assistant at Marshall. That means he now works for Charles Huff, who is the Thundering Herd head coach but was on staff at PSU when he was in State College.
“When I got hurt, I kind of got a chance to see it from the other side,” Brown told The Daily Collegian. “I became an undergraduate assistant at Penn State where I helped out with practice a little bit.
“I knew that was something that I wanted to do. So, as of right now, it’s something I’m pursuing, and I’m all in.”
Finally, we’ll share an inside look from Penn State at a preseason camp practice.
Headlines of the day
Penn State’s 25 most intriguing: An FCS standout can make a big difference in the run game: Flounders, PennLive
Where does Penn State look at offensive tackle?: Snyder, BWI
How Penn State DT PJ Mustipher plans to rebound from a leg injury that ended his 2021 season: Sauber, CDT
Penn State picked Minnesota as this year’s White Out game opponent; here’s why: Pickel, BWI
Five [More] Question For James Franklin As Season Rolls Closer: Jones, Statecollege.com
Penn State Football Preseason Primer: Linebackers: Carr, BWI
How ex-Penn State football player Torrence Brown’s medical retirement brought his career full circle: Allen, Daily Collegian
How do anonymous Big Ten coaches view Penn State in 2022? Sean Clifford’s return called ‘huge’ and more: Pickel, BWI
Bowl games to start the season? Reimagining the college football calendar: ESPN
Quote of the day
“You would think this is a really hungry team and staff because they’ve fallen off the last few years, and they’re not as relevant nationally.
“Clifford needs protection, and they need to get creative with the playmakers they’ve got. Having an experienced passer and not installing a new system is a huge win for them. This could be a bounce-back season.”
—An anonymous Big Ten coach sounds off to Athlon Sports on PSU’s outlook in 2022.
