Penn State Head Coach James Franklin discusses season-ending injuries after Minnesota win
The Penn State Nittany Lions are one win away from the team’s first-ever College Football Playoff berth. The team standing in its way is the 4-7 Maryland Terrapins, who the Nittany Lions host this weekend. Penn State head coach James Franklin kicked off the final week of the regular season with his weekly Monday press conference. Hear his complete comments as a live replay immediately following the event, or catch the replay on the Blue White Illustrated YouTube channel and embedded in this article.
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Penn State Senior Day
It’s the final home game of the season, meaning its senior day for the Nittany Lions. Franklin talked about the team’s exiting class on Monday and reflected on their importance to the program.
You know, it’s also senior day for our guys, so it’s a lot that comes with that that’s been a little bit challenging, I think, for everybody in college football right now, with the COVID years and things like that. It’s, it’s, it’s made it a little bit wacky. Over the last couple years, you got six-year guys, you got fifth-year guys, you got fourth-year guys, some programs have seventh and eight-year guys, so that’s been, that’s been different, but forward to have the opportunity to celebrate these seniors and what they’ve done for our program.
Of course the biggest news on Monday was the announcement that both Anthony Donkoh and Alonzo Ford were out with long-term injuries.
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Game Week Coverage
There’s still plenty of time between the game this weekend and now, which means there’s plenty more to come from Blue White Illustrated. The BWI Live Show airs Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. with a recap of Penn State’s win over Minnesota plus your questions in the BWI Mailbag.
We’ll dive into previewing the final game of the year on Wednesday at 10 in our final live show of the week. We’ll be off air on Thursday for Thanksgiving, but be sure to look for the Inside The Den premium podcast this week for more recruiting intel. There’s been plenty of drama for Penn State down the home stretch in 2025!
Finally, we’ll deliver another full day of coverage on gameday! The Penn State Football Tailgate Show airs from outside Beaver Stadium at 12:30 on Saturday. We’ll recap the game with the Labatt Postgame Show immediately following the season finale against Maryland.
