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BWI Live: Penn State vs. Maryland preview and practice update

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Penn State is hoping that it's methodical and careful quarterback, Drew Allar, will move the offense and score points. Meanwhile they want to make the volatile Taulia Tagovailoa give them the ball without risking big throws from the talented veteran. Allar: Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports Tagovailoa: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

The Penn State Nittany Lions football team faces off against Maryland this weekend in a regional clash with Big Ten and recruiting implications. On today’s BWI Live Show, Penn State football veterans Nate Bauer and Sean Fitz discuss the upcoming game, review notes from last night’s practice, and answer your questions. 

Join the BWI Live show at 10 a.m. on YouTube to be part of the mailbag to end the show. We’re taking your questions in the live chat, so subscribe to the channel and be part of the action!

We’ll also cover what James Franklin had to say after Penn State practice last night, how the team will work through it’s receiver issues for the remainder of the season, and more. 

Penn State practice update

Both Bauer and Fitz were at Penn State’s practice availability last night and took notes on the offense and defense. You can get their full insights from their Wednesday articles, but they’ll also share thoughts on today’s show. 

Maryland Preview

There could not be two more directly opposed quarterbacks from a mindset standpoint. The firey and aggressive Taulia Tagovailoa has given Maryland a fighting chance each of the last three seasons he’s been under center. New Penn State quarterback Drew Allar is a cool and methodical player who doesn’t risk the football. 

For this weekend’s matchup, Franklin knows that Tagovailoa can challenge his defense in multiple ways.

“Yeah, really good player,” Franklin said. “Obviously, statistically, he’s number one in every category at the University of Maryland. They’ve had some good quarterbacks, all the way back to Boomer Esiason, and Frank Reich, and a ton of guys that have played there. Obviously, the thing that makes him challenging is his, not only decision-making as a passer and the weapons they have around him, but then also his athleticism and his quickness and his ability to improvise. Those are the things that become most challenging. But, whenever you got a guy that’s played as much football as he has, that’s why I think there was so much confidence with [Mike Locksley] and those guys coming into the season, and why they’re confident now, because they got a veteran, experienced, proven quarterback,” Franklin said. 

We’ll preview how the two teams match up and the major storylines that go into this game. It’s a big recruiting weekend for both teams, with Penn State dominating the Maryland region in recruiting under Franklin.

BWI Mailbag

Finally, we’ll discuss what you have on your mind! Join the show or subscribe to Blue White Illustrated to ask a question on the mailbag submission thread before the show. We’ll take the best questions and feature them on the final segment of the show. 

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