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Final Penn State and Auburn comments before Saturday; two Lions go for World wrestling championships today: Newsstand

Greg Pickelby:Greg Pickel•09/16/22•

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Penn State football news, notes, and updates for Sept. 16 include final comments from both sides before PSU takes on Auburn Saturday, plus honors for Lions alumni in the NFL.

It’s time to dive into Friday’s top tweets and headlines about Penn State and college football.

Penn State tweets of the day

We start with final interviews for members of both program’s featured in this weekend’s marquee matchup on CBS. BWI’s Nate Bauer has a full recap of the Penn State Coaches Show here, and the focus was mainly on the team’s freshmen. We’ll pick out a notable quote from James Franklin’s time on the air below that mentioned Abdul Carter and him potentially moving from outside to middle lineabcker down the road.

“Mike is the most on their plate from a learning perspective and kind of running the defense. I could see Abdul staying where he’s at into the boundary or transitioning into a Mike linebacker because he’s got the ability, the instincts to find the ball,” Franklin said. “He’s got the ability to run sideline to sideline, he is one of the fastest players that we have on our team. He’s 237 pound

Justin Hokanson at Auburn Live, which is an On3 sister site, also has a rundown of what was said by the Auburn coordinators. Read it by clicking this link. Here’s a highlight from that show:

“I understand the importance of [this game],” Auburn offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau said.

“For us, it’s about the progress and improvement throughout the year. You can’t make it a bigger environment or scheme than it really is. We’re building long term.”

In other news, two former Nittany Lion wrestlers go for World titles today.

David Taylor and Zain Retherford both are in the senior freestyle finals in Belgrade, Serbia. The former has a rematch with Hassan Yazdani, who he beat in the 2020 Olympic golf medal match. But, Yazdani has topped him at Worlds before. Retherford, then, faces Taishi Narikuni in the finals. He seeks his first gold at Worlds while Taylor aims for his third. Look for updates after Noon ET.

Headlines of the day

Penn State safeties coach Anthony Poindexter on Manny Diaz, Jaquan Brisker, more: McGonigal, PennLive

James Franklin touts fab frosh contributions, more: Radio Recap: Bauer, BWI

Tiger Talk Recap: Auburn coordinators, Tank Bigsby chat, answer questions ahead of Penn State: Hokanson, AuburnLive

Penn State coach Anthony Poindexter talks freshmen safeties, Tyrece Mills’ move to linebacker, more: Pickel, BWI

Penn State’s Harrison Wallace III Savors Return to Auburn: Wogenrich, SI

Trimmings: Options abound for grad transfer OL Hunter Nourzad: Bauer, BWI

Weather forecast for Penn State football’s road trip to Auburn: Allen, Daily Collegian

Penn State depth chart vs. Auburn: Offense: Carr, BWI

Matchups Auburn must win to beat Penn State: Wilborn, AL.com

Penn State depth chart vs. Auburn: Defense: Carr, BWI

Quote of the day

“I wouldn’t say the game is like an Iron Bowl,” Wallace said Wednesday. “I want to win because it’s Penn State. And, I want to be 1-0 at the end of the week. We’re looking forward to this game. It’s our next game, so that’s our main focus.”

—PSU receiver Harrison “Tre” Wallace on returning to the state of Alabama to face Auburn on Saturday.

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