Penn State head coach James Franklin: "This isn't your father's Big Ten anymore"
The Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the Washington Huskies 35-6 during the 2024 White Out Game. Now, the team transitions to its final road slate of the regular season, starting with a trip to Purdue this weekend. Hear Penn State Head Coach James Franklin’s complete press conference on the Blue White Illustrated YouTube Channel or embedded below.
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Penn State turns the page to Purdue
With a 1-8 team on the schedule, the focus this week turned to the future of the Penn State roster in the final three weeks. Franklin discussed Purdue’s strengths and top players to begin the press conference, but questions quickly turned to how the team planned to manage the roster to end the year. Penn State is favored in all of it’s final game.
When asked how his team has managed snap counts for his starters, Franklin said that it’s been good because they’ve been strategic. But the era of third-quarter blowouts with extended playing time for teams is over.
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“This is not your grandfather’s Big 10. This is not your father’s Big 10, and same, same with the SEC. So you’re not going to have these lopsided games that you’ve had in the past, it’s going to be more like the NFL, where a lot of these games are one possession games,” Franklin said.
Game Week Coverage
Kickoff will be at 3:30 p.m ET at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Layfayette. You can catch the game on CBS with Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson on the call. Penn State enters the game against Purdue as a 28.5-point favorite. Purdue sits in the Big Ten basement at 1-8 and 0-6 in Big Ten play.
Join us on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. for the BWI Live Show. We’ll break down Penn State’s win over Washington and discuss the team’s final stretch of the season. The College Football Playoff Committee reveals its second rankings of the season Tuesday night. Blue White Illustrated will cover the rankings reveal and discuss where Penn State finds itself with only three weeks left in the regular season.
