BWI Live: Penn State vs Indiana game and recruiting preview
The Penn State Football team takes on Indiana on Saturday at noon in the friendly confines of Beaver Stadium. Who will be attending the game? Join the BWI Live Show today at 10 a.m. for a comprehensive matchup preview, including recruiting visitors and game breakdown.
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Today’s questions feature a lengthy Penn State receiver conversation, offensive performance improvement guidelines, Drew Allar progression, and more.
Penn State trying to turn the page from Ohio State loss
Penn State head coach James Franklin spoke with the media on Wednesday evening and tried to shift his focus forward to Indiana. However, the media was still interested in what happened last weekend against Ohio State. It’s a delicate balancing act for Franklin to push forward but be a team player with the fans and media.
“”To be honest with you, we’ve had discussions about moving the press conference to Monday [from Tuesday] for a little bit of that reason, so we can move on and not keep doing this. Not keep going back and talking about it. I get [that the media] asks the questions. But for us., one of the ways to move on is to stop talking about it. And the hard part is [the media wants] to talk about it. Which, I get it. I totally get it.”
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“But, it’s kind of sending mixed messages. The best way to move on is to focus on the next opponent, learn from it, which we did on Saturday night, which we did on all day Sunday. But then, it’s time to move on to the next opponent, learn the lessons from the game, make the corrections, and then pour all of our energy into finding a way to get a win against Indiana and playing well, so we can build that confidence and take it for the rest of the season.”
Penn State passing game
The biggest question for the Nittany Lions this year is its passing game with a new starting quarterback and a thin group of proven wide receivers. Franklin admitted on Wednesday that this part of his team is lagging behind.
“Yeah, we’re behind in the passing game. I think we’ve shown some flashes. I think [Harrison “Trey” Wallce III]’s injury, when we didn’t have a whole lot of proven guys before that; I think some guys that have kind of come in have transitioned a little bit slower than than we had hoped. But, this is an opportunity to take a step this week and build confidence moving forward. I think there’s guys in that room that have the ability to do the job and do the job at a high level. But it’s about consistency physically. But, it’s also consistency mentally.”
