Penn State head coach James Franklin Press Conference: Maryland
The Penn State Nittany Lions football team faces off against Maryland in the season’s final game on Saturday with the chance to go 11-1 for the first time under head coach James Franklin. The head coach spoke with the media on Wednesday afternoon following the team’s practice to give an update on where his team stands heading into the Thanksgiving holiday and the game beyond. You can hear his full comments on the Blue White Illustrated YouTube Channel or embedded below as the second video in this article.
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Penn State adjusting to the team’s injuries from last week
Right tackle Anthony Donkoh went down with a long-term injury on Saturday two plays into the game against Minnesota. Backup Nolan Rucci, who has replaced Donkoh several times this year for injury reasons, played the rest of the game in his place.
After that test, does Penn State think it can operate the offense it wants to with Rucci going forward? Franklin was asked about that on Wednesday and gave his thoughts.
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“I think he’s, playing well, and yes, I think the game plan will have to stay the same,” Franklin said. “Sometimes the coaches get upset like I forced that like to play guys even when you maybe don’t necessarily need to. And this is the reason why so that now Rucci is in a starting role, and it’s not all new to him, you know, he’s, he’s got experience. He’s got confidence. We have confidence in him as well.”
Game week coverage
After a brief break for Thanksgiving, we’re back at it with our wall-to-wall coverage of Penn State football! The Penn State Football Tailgate Show will be back outside Beaver Stadium one last time for the regular season. The show airs at 12:30 on The Blue White Illustrated YouTube Channel and locally on 99.5 The Bus.
We’ll follow up after the game with the Labatt Postgame Show, where we break down the game, the top performers, and the feelings coming out of the contest against Maryland. Don’t Franklin’s postgame press conference to hear what the head coach has to say about his team’s performance. All of that and more on the BWI YouTube Channel!
