BWI Live: Previewing Penn State's Big Ten battle with Illinois
The Penn State Nittany Lions football team faces off against Illinois on Saturday at Beaver Stadium for its first Big Ten Game of the regular season. Join the BWI Live Show as we discuss the matchup and what head coach James Franklin had to say about it during his weekly press conference on Monday. Penn State football experts Sean Fitz and Nate Bauer sit down for an hour of football talk that includes your questions and thoughts! Join the show live on YouTube at 10 a.m. to give your thoughts in the BWI Mailbag.
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James Franklin Press conference recap
Franklin discussed his team’s work in the non-conference season on Monday as his team transitions to the meat of its schedule. How did the receivers progress from last year to this year? We’ll discuss the Penn State wide receivers, the team’s linebacker depth, and more from his comments yesterday in our weekly feature, Between the Lines.
Fitz will also discuss the latest news that Florida safety Antonio Branch flipped his commitment from Penn State to Colorado after an official visit this past weekend. He discusses the latest in that situation along with the team’s latest offers.
BWI Mailbag
Penn State fans are more than excited for the team’s upcoming game against Illinois and the start of Big Ten Play. So, for the final 20 minutes of today’s show – and ten minutes at the beginning – we discuss your questions.
Today, we answer a range of topics, including a preview of the upcoming game against Illinois. Where does Penn State have an advantage? Where do they have a disadvantage? Fans also want to know what quarterback Luke Altmeyer is doing this year, which has coaches and national media signing his praises. We discuss his performance, the nature of how he’s getting yards, and where he might have weaknesses.
Of course, some fans are still scarred by the 2021 Penn State loss to Illinois and assume that the Illini are a juggernaut on the ground. But does Penn State actually have the advantage in the trenches? We discuss how Zane Durant is playing this year and what sort of factor he can play in the upcoming game.
