BWI Live: Penn State open practice review
Penn State football held its first open fall practice under head coach James Franklin on Saturday evening. The BWI Live crew discusses the environment and the mood on Saturday night, then breaks down what they saw and who stood out during the two-hour event.
Check out the show at 10 am EST on YouTube and subscribe to Blue White Illustrated’s YouTube Channel so you don’t miss any breakdowns of training camp and the 2023 season.
Penn State camp strikes the right mood
Despite the weather, the environment for fans at Saturday night’s practice was perfect. What did Penn State do to put on a good show for fans? Greg Pickel discusses what he liked about the setup and how he thinks fans should consider attending next year if the team decides to do another event like this. However, the weather was a significant factor on Saturday night, with driving rain that lasted most of the time the players were on the field. The show discusses how that impacted the event.
It was also the first time that Pickel or anyone on the show had seen a full Penn State practice before. Pickel describes what the day was like and how structured head coach James Franklin’s event was. He also makes a comment about what practice, outside of the scrimmage, is like for fans that didn’t attend.
Scrimmage takeaways
Next, the BWI Live show recaps the players and units that stood out during the competition portion of practice. Penn State put on a show for fans, working with the first-team defense against the first-team offense. The defense dominated a large portion of the scrimmage, and Pickel breaks down which players stood out to him, including new transfer running Trey Potts.
ut the defensive line was the night’s story, with several players up front shutting down the Penn State offensive attack during the situational work. With veterans getting a rest after the first few drives, young defenders like King Mack, Tony Rojas, and others stepped up and made plenty of plays. Find out which other units and players were under the spotlight during the scrimmage.
Penn State will open the doors of Lasch again this evening for players and coaches to speak with the media. Tune into the Blue White Illustrated YouTube Channel to hear James Franklin’s comments after practice and follow along for updates from training camp as the team head wraps up its second full week.
