What we saw and heard at the latest Penn State preseason practice: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Aug. 9 include sights and sounds from the Lions’ latest preseason practice and media availability, headlines of the day, and more.
Penn State tweets of the day
Penn State is into its second week of practices ahead of the opener at West Virginia at Aug. 31. The media practice viewing window was standard, consisting of some special teams work followed by fundamental-focused drills like ball security for the offense and tackling technique for the defense. After that, head coach James Franklin spoke with reporters. One main takeaway focused on how the offense and defense are competing at this point of camp.
“It’s more even than it’s been in the past,” Franklin said. “What I would say is we’re still inconsistent with that, where, in terms of, to me, it should come down to like, one or two reps in every period who wins. And we have that. But then we have other days where the defense dominates a period. Then we’ll have other days where offense dominates a period. And what I talk to the guys about is, we can’t have a bad quarter on offense or a bad quarter on defense. We got to make sure for the games that we want to win, we got to play really well in all three phases.
“So it’s more competitive than it’s been in terms in terms of the score. And we keep score. Every single day we put it up there. We track explosive plays, we track turnovers, and then we track competitive periods, and who won the periods? And I want to say it’s been tied more than it hasn’t been.”
Top 10
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Jackson Arnold
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- 3New
Ben Herbstreit
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- 4
Lincoln Riley
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- 5Hot
Jahkeem Stewart
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Find more updates in the headlines section below.
Headlines of the day
What’s the latest on the Penn State right tackle battle a week into preseason camp?: Pickel, BWI
Buzzworthy: Penn State welcomes standout early camp performances at critical positions: Bauer, BWI
Penn State tackle Drew Shelton is healthy and happy after tough 2023, slow start to 2024: Pickel, BWI
Linebacker Cam Smith details decision to flip commitment: ‘I’ve always wanted to go to Penn State’: Snyder, BWI
Ranking Penn State football’s best players in 2024: Nos. 5-1: Bauer, BWI
Penn State wide receiver room making strides toward improved year in 2024: Linderman, Daily Collegian
Former PSU wrestling star Aaron Brooks will wrestle for bronze after heartbreaking Olympic semifinal loss: Pickel, BWI
Quote of the day
“I’ve always wanted to go to Penn State, but I also loved the Duke staff, so it was a hard decision. But me and my family talked and believed that Penn State was the best choice for me.”
–Four-star 2025 LB Cam Smith to BWI on his decision to flip from Duke to PSU.
