Skip to main content

BWI Live: Penn State Spring Football Week Three Preview | Portal Retention Underway?

Headshot 5x7 reduced qualityby:Thomas Frank Carr04/08/25

ThomasFrankCarr

Penn State Football On3
Penn State's collective, Happy Valley United, began it's spring portal NIL efforts. We'll discuss the efficacy of those efforts on today's show.

The Penn State Nittany Lions enter week three of the Spring football calendar with several important off-field developments ramping up. On today’s BWI Live Show, we’ll discuss the latest in Penn State football and recruiting news, plus highlight what we know of the House settlement case. Reporters Nate Bauer and Sean Fitz will sit down for an hour to discuss those topics, plus Penn State’s efforts in the spring portal window and more! Join the show live at 10 a.m. on YouTube to interact with the show and ask your questions about what’s hot with Penn State football!

If you haven’t already, subscribe to the Blue White Illustrated YouTube Channel! We’re giving away five premium subscriptions to Blue White Illustrated to new subscribers. Join between now and the Blue-White Game to be entered into the contest!

Penn State news and notes

Penn State has held two practices since our last football show, so we’ll recap the news and notes from the last week to catch fans up on what’s going on with the team. We’ll discuss Devonte Ross’s ascendance to a special teams role and discuss what we are interested in learning at practice on Tuesday evening.

Penn State’s collective, Happy Valley United, recently launched its “Retain the Roar” campaign to help drive up NIL donations surrounding the spring transfer portal. We’ll discuss the second year of the program’s implementation and the importance of the effort.

Fitz’s recruiting update

The program is also deep into its spring recruiting efforts. Fitz will discuss the latest that BWI has learned about the recruiting efforts from last week and the ones coming up tonight at Penn State practice. We’ll discuss which players are trending in the right direction for offers, official visits, or potential commitments.

House Case Unresolved after first day

Penn State and the rest of the college football world await the final resolution and fallout from the House Settlement case, which started its final verdict on Monday. Bauer will discuss what he learned from the first day’s deliberation and how those initial comments shape his perception of college football’s immediate and long-term future. We’ll discuss those implications for the program.

Finally, we’ll end the show digging deeper into our discussion about the Penn State wide receiver room from last week. Receivers coach Marques Hagans and head coach James Franklin spoke about the position with reporters last week. Has the program changed its tone about development and the timeline for players to contribute? Join the show live to join the discussion.

You may also like