BWI Live: How Penn State adjusts to losing critical offensive weapon, what stood out at practice this week
Penn State football opened up the doors of the Lasch football building on Tuesday afternoon to let the media get a glimpse at the team’s bye week progress. Afterward, head coach James Franklin spoke with the media about the team’s performance last week and through the first two games. We’ll discuss both of those events and the important news regarding the health status of a key Penn State player on today’s BWI Live show.
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Penn State faces attrition at tight end
Yesterday, Penn State head coach James Franklin announced that redshirt freshman tight end Andrew Rappleyea sustained a long-term injury before the Bowling Green game. What does that mean for the Penn State offense? We’ll discuss the impact, how it changes potential plans for the season, and how the attrition at tight end is changing things overall.
Next, we’ll discuss the other important observations from Penn State’s open practice on Tuesday, including offensive and defensive notes and how the practice structure worked.
We also got to see one-on-one drills between the Penn State pass catchers and the defensive backs. We’ll show you those highlights and discuss our impressions.
Between the Lines
Aside from the Rappleyea news, we’ll discuss Franklin’s other comments from Tuesday night and explain the nuances behind them with our Between the Lines segment.
How did the new technology work for the Penn State defense this past weekend? We’ll discuss Franklin’s comments about that, defenisve issues in the first half against Bowling Green, and more.
Sunday Film Study
Finally, we’ll discuss some topics that fans are talking about after the first two weeks. We’ll explain why Julian Fleming and Liam Clifford haven’t seen as many targets to start the season. Next, we’ll break down Nick Singleton’s maturation as a runner and why fans should be high on the team’s offense after the first two games.
We’ll also discuss the perception that Abdul Carter isn’t making an impact, and we’ll highlight Zane Durant’s performance during the first two weeks of the 2024 season. We also address specific concerns from the chat about Carter’s run defense.
