Penn State players make award semifinalists list; latest from James Franklin: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Nov. 2 include Nittany Lions making cut down watch lists for postseason awards plus the latest from James Franklin’s Tuesday news conference and more.
It’s time to dive into Wednesday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with a postseason awards update.
Penn State corner Joey Porter Jr., is a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award. It goes to the nation’s top defender. The Nittany Lion has been playing like one all season. He frequently knocks down passes and often isn’t even targeted by an opposing quarterback.
“I think to date, Joey’s had a really good year,” Penn State cornerbacks coach Terry Smith said recently. “I think he’s deserving of the accolades that have come his way so far.
“He’s worked really hard to become a student of the game and to understand pass concepts that are coming at him, to understand the individual matchup of a receiver versus him and the routes that that receiver is capable of running at him.”
Quarterback Sean Clifford, then, is up for the Wuerffel Trophy. “Named after Danny Wuerffel, 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from the University of Florida, the Wuerffel Trophy exists to honor college football players who serve others, celebrate their positive impact on society, and inspire greater service in the world,” a PSU news release says.
In other news, James Franklin held his weekly news conference on Tuesday. Read some highlights from it below.
Headlines of the day
Penn State Continues to Evaluate Its Quarterback Situation: Wogenrich, SI
Junior College DT Travis talks Penn State offer: Fitz, BWI
Franklin Talks Allar, Clifford’s Status as Starting Quarterback: Jones, Statecollege.com
Penn State-Indiana matchups: Who will have the edge at Memorial Stadium?: Pickel, BWI
Players to watch | Penn State football needs to stop Indiana to reach 10-win mark: Allen, Daily Collegian
Penn State in contention for New Year’s Six Bowl following initial College Football Playoff Poll: Snyder, BWI
Change coming at Penn State? James Franklin’s quarterback talk is different now: Bodani, YDR
Quote of the day
“I think I have a responsibility to the guys in the locker room as well as the coaches to give us the best chance to win as many games as we possibly can,” Franklin said. “What you would like to do at the same time is getting better and building for your future. I hope that you can do those two things together. I don’t think they’re exclusive of one another.”
—PSU coach James Franklin on the idea of playing Drew Allar more and balancing the idea of playing for the future while still able to win 10 games now.
