BWI Live: Penn State Generations of Greatness Game Preview
Penn State Football dons their “Generations of Greatness” jerseys Saturday for the 103rd homecoming game at Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Lions face UMass in the final non-conference class of the 2023 regular season. We’re previewing the game and discussing how Penn State sets up for the second half of the season this week on today’s BWI Live Show. Join the show live at 10 a.m. on YouTube and be part of the action!
Veteran reporters Sean Fitz and Nate Bauer were at practice on Wednesday evening and will report some of their observations on today’s show. We’ll also discuss James Franklin’s press conference, which was less dramatic than Tuesday but still had substance. We’ll also give score predictions for the game and answer questions in the weekly mailbag segment.
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Penn State practice observations and James Franklin press conference recap
Having a team like UMass late in the year might cause fans and media to look ahead at Ohio State on the schedule, but Franklin thinks his team is locked in and improving their performance each day in practice,
“I thought our Tuesday practice was as good of a Tuesday practice as we’ve had in a long time. our Tuesday practice against West Virginia was really good. But then we didn’t back it up with a Wednesday practice that was right. We’re starting to kind of really figure out how to practice at a really high level on a consistent basis. And whether it’s football or any other industry or sport, being really successful is about consistency,” Franklin said afterward.
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He also made a statement to start his press conference about inaccurate reporting by national outlets, which we’ll discuss on the show.
Franklin also fanned the desires of some fans to see right tackle Caedan Wallace move from right tackle, paving the way for redshirt freshman Drew Shelton to take his place. Penn State’s head coach mentioned that Wallace has gotten work at guard this year.
“It’s just flexibility. Obviously, when we lost Landon, that changed some things for us. I think Caedan is the guy that has the feet and athleticism to play tackle, but he’s also got the size and the power to play guard. He’s 330 pounds or somewhere around there. So he just creates flexibility. That’s good for us, and I think it’s gonna be good for him long term as well.”
Game predictions and Mailbag
Finally, we’ll preview the game and give score predictions. We’re also taking your questions on the show! Our weekly Mailbag features questions from the BWI message board, which you can sign up and access here. But we’ll also take select questions from the chat, so join us at 10 a.m. and be part of the live chat!
