Penn State head coach James Franklin Wednesday Press Conference: Michigan
Penn State head coach James Franklin spoke with the media on Wednesday evening after practice. To get a full account of what Franklin said, check out the embedded video or the Blue White Illustrated YouTube Channel.
The Nittany Lions take on the Wolverines on Saturday at noon in a pivotal game that will help decide the Big Ten East and, possibly, the College Football Playoff. Be sure to subscribe to Blue White Illustrated so you get the latest news from practice in our weekly notebooks from Nate Bauer and Sean Fitz.
Penn State preparing for Michigan
Franklin acknowledged that Penn State edge rusher Chop Robinson was at practice Wednesday night but didn’t give many specifics about his progress.
“I think I said that to you guys on Monday, that we’re hopeful that he’ll be ready to go,” Lions coach James Franklin said Wednesday night. “I spent most of the time on offense’s side of the field [Wednesday night]. I’ve got to watch the tape. He looked good on Sunday. Looked good on Monday. I’ll watch the tape. But yeah, [he looked] good.”
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Game week coverage
Not only is this a big game for the current team, it has massive implications for the program’s future. This is an enormous recruiting weekend for the Nittany Lions, who will have a large contingency of prospects at the game on Saturday. Check out Ryan Snyder’s work on who will be at the game this week. We’ll discuss some of those names on the BWI Live Show Thursday at 10 a.m. on YouTube.
Then, get ready for the game on Saturday with the Penn State Football Tailgate Show. Former Penn State defensive tackle Aeneas Hawkins will give his insight into how the team is preparing for the Wolverines and what he thinks will happen during the game. The Penn State football tailgate show is produced in conjunction with Seven Mountains Media and is broadcast online exclusively on the Blue White Illustrated YouTube Channel.
Following the game, you can give your thoughts on the outcome of every Penn State game by joining the BWI Live Postgame Show. We’ll discuss what happened and why for roughly 60 minutes, while taking questions from the live chat.
