Penn State football holds open preseason camp practice: Recap
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State football is holding its first open practice of 2023 preseason camp on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions will welcome fans to the Lasch outdoor practice fields for the free event that features drills, merchandise, and more. Blue-White Illustrated will have complete team coverage as the evening unfolds. And, if you can’t make it, you can follow along with the action here
“I think there’s value in playing in Beaver Stadium,” head coach James Franklin said Thursday night following a different media availability.
“I also think there’s value playing in front of a crowd to see how some of these young players are going to respond to that. And then I just think it creates some excitement in the town and in the city and in the state, so I think there’s a lot of positives to it.”
Practice begins at 7 p.m. ET. It is set to run for roughly two hours. Media members will have a limited opportunity to take photos and videos of practice. Fans are not permitted to do so at any point.
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8:48: Scrimmage work is complete and the team is focused on special teams now.
8:31: A kicking competition is ongoing now. Felkins and Sahaydak both just made from 40 yards out.
8:27: Felkins made from 31. The defense continues to dominate the offense. And the rain has picked up heavily.
8:21: The offense has its first touchdown. Smolik to Joey Schlaffer for five.
8:04; Offense is picking up a bit here as things progress. Malick Meiga has the catch of the session so far on a nice deep ball from Drew Allar down the sideline.
7:56: Defense is dominating. Alex Felkins nailed a 53-yarder earlier yo get the offense on the board. But they’ve had very few big plays otherwise.
7:47: A scrimmage is ongoing in a downpour. Nick Singleton ripped off a 15 or so yard run that was by far the best offense play so far. Defense is dominating in the rain.
6:54: Some early practice work is off and running with specialists out doing some things and some other players milling around. James Franklin is out as well.
6:30 p.m. The gates are open to the Lasch practice facility. The third practice field will be used today for vendor stands, a fan zone, kids’ area, and other amenities for spectators to check out during practice.
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