BWI Live: A Penn State football podcast from Blue White Illustrated

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BWI Daily: Scouting Report on Spencer Petras Oct 05, 2021

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The No. 4 Penn State football program takes on No. 3 Iowa Saturday for a classic showdown between the two storied programs.

While both teams are undefeated heading into the game, what do we know about the Hawkeyes’ starting quarterback, Spencer Petras?

Film analyst and host of the BWI Daily Edition, Thomas Frank Carr, has reviewed his tape this year and is ready to let you know what Petras is good at and how he's operated the classic Iowa attack under head coach Kirk Ferentz.

T-Frank breaks Petras' game down by:

-Throws underneath -Throws to the middle of the field -Deep attempts -General aggression with the football -Play under pressure

He also takes a look at the game plans that the Iowa offense has faced so far this season and how successful they were in slowing down the Hawkeyes offense before giving his interpretation of how Penn State can implement some of those nuggets on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium on FOX.

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Recruiting Podcast: Omari Evans Commits & Recapping the Indiana Visitor list Oct 05, 2021

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The Penn State Nittany Lions are active on the recruiting trail, which is of course the focus of this week's Blue-White Illustrated recruiting show, which is sponsored by Manscape. Join over 2 million men worldwide who trust MANSCAPED, with this exclusive offer for you: Twenty percent off and free shipping with the code: 20PSU at manscaped.com.

This episode features:

--Discussion about new Class of 2022 commit receiver Omari Evans

--A recap of the key visitors from the Indiana game

--New offers to 2023 receiver Kenny Johnson and 2024 quarterback Michael Van Buren

--The mailbag, which includes an update on Jaishawn Barham and the most impressive Class of 2022 commit midseason film in the minds of hosts Ryan Snyder and Greg Pickel.

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BWI Live: Recapping Indiana, Previewing Iowa Oct 04, 2021

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The BWI Staff is back to give you their Monday recap of Penn State's 24-0 win over Indiana on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Host Thomas Frank Carr, Senior Editor Nate Bauer and Writer Dave Eckert talk about the game that was, as well as give their initial thoughts on the top 5 showdown at Kinnick Stadium next Saturday.

First, they start with their general impressions of the game as well and then shift their focus to the defensive side of the ball. They discuss how much you can take away from shutting out an Indiana team that was clearly outmatched and was not able to move the ball against the Penn State defense.

From there they discuss the Penn State secondary and their performance through the first five games of the season. Are they elite? Or have they faced bad quarterbacks on ranked teams? Nate and T-Frank discuss the nuance to that conversation while Dave gives his perspective on the players outside of star safety Jaquan Brisker.

After that they take a look at the Penn State offense and have a similar conversation about Sean Clifford against Indiana's complex defense. Who gets more credit (or blame) for the senior quarterbacks least efficient passing performance of the season. T-Frank gives his opinion on just how tough Head Coach Tom Allen's defense can be on a quarterback.

They also take questions from the audience about the game coming up on Saturday and how the staff feels that Penn State will fare facing an Iowa team that has been getting turnovers in bunches. Dave points out that Iowa isn't the only defense that has been doing so this year and Penn State fans should consider the idea that the Nittany Lions make be the team that dictates the flow of the game.

Finally they give their closing thoughts and what they're looking at heading into the week.

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BWI Daily: Where Sean Clifford Has Improved The Most Since 2019 Oct 04, 2021

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The quarterback is always the center of attention for a successful football team and at 5-0, Penn State QB Sean Clifford is drawing plenty of attention.

After a 24-0 win over the Indiana Hoosiers, BWI Live host Thomas Frank Carr goes into detail about where Clifford has improved from 2019 to today.

T-Frank explains which areas Clifford has taken the biggest strides in and how Mike Yurcich is operating his offense as opposed to how Ricky Rahne did in 2019.

Some of the areas that T-Frank highlights today include:

- Play under pressure and from a clean pocket

- Play action passing

- Deep Passing efficiency

T-Frank also revisits his comparison of Sam Ehlinger's 2020 season in his first year under Yurcich to what Clifford has done through five games in 2021.

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BWI Live: Penn State vs Indiana Post-Game Oct 03, 2021

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Penn State dominated Indiana 24-0 in primetime to go to 5-0 on season. Thomas Frank Carr and Tom Hannifan break down the game on the BWI Live Post Game show and take questions from the audience about the Nittany Lion's shutout win.

BWI Daily: Is Penn State set to add to its Class of 2022 + Ryan Snyder‘s Best Bets Oct 01, 2021

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Penn State's Class of 2022 is already loaded, and BWI recruiting analyst Ryan Snyder is back on the BWI Daily Edition to talk about yet another player who's projected to the class in the coming days.

T-Frank and Ryan discuss the class, what's left and how Penn State can keep adding players going forward. T-Frank also asks if it's wise for Penn State to take players that are ready to commit now, knowing they may have to make tough decisions with some higher-rated prospects down the line.

Ryan and T-Frank also get into the Class of 2023 and how it's started for James Franklin and his staff. They get into the players committed and how those players are positioned to help the staff recruit others down the line.

From there they get into this week's action and some notable prospects who will be attending the game against Indiana. Ryan gives several names to keep an eye on moving forward.

Finally they get into Ryan's Best Bets and what he's playing this weekend. The games include:

Michigan at Wisconsin

Ole Miss at Alabama

Army at Ball State

Arizona at UCLA

Indiana at Penn State

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BWI Daily: Indiana Football Preview with Dustin Dopirak of Indy Star Sep 30, 2021

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BWI Daily host Thomas Frank Carr interviews Indiana beat writer Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star and the Bloomington Herald-Times to find out more about what's going on with the Indiana football team.

The Hoosiers are 2-2 so far this season with losses to two ranked teams in Iowa and Cincinnati. Dustin starts by taking T-Frank through the ups and downs of quarterback Michael Penix Jr.'s recovery from his third knee injury and second ACL tear in his right knee. He says that the injury itself didn't seem to be the issue early, but something else. Dustin also explains the story behind all of Penix Jr.'s interceptions to start the season and why head coach Tom Allen has stuck by the senior despite his struggles.

The pair also discuss how the Indiana offensive line has been dealing with its own injuries and how that has affected Penix Jr. and his ability to play his style of football early in the season. The offensive line, Dustin says, plays well enough to get the job done on the ground and through the air but won't blow anyone away. They also discuss what transfer running back Stephen Carr brings to the table and what he's been missing in his game so far this season.

That leads into a discussion about the receivers and skill positions that Dustin says are embattled through the first part of the year, not only due to injuries to key players but also the rocky road that tight end Peyton Hendershot has been walking for the last year. From there, the two switch their attention to the defense and the front seven, which is not a bad unit, but like the offensive line, may be more a sum of their parts than individual stars. The one star Dustin does point out is middle linebacker Micah McFadden, and explains how his absence from a game this season changed the course of the competition and how much he means to the defense.

The Indiana defense has been injury-riddled, like the skill positions and Dustin takes T-Frank through the list of players that won't play or may not play on Saturday and how that matchup will go beyond just Penn State receiver Jahan Dotson and cornerback Tiawan Mullen. He discusses the players that stand out, and what Indiana has been missing so far this season from that group.

Finally, he gives his impressions of Penn State and what he expects the key matchups to be on Saturday.

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BWI Daily: Is Penn State‘s No. 4 Ranking a Distraction Moving Forward? Sep 29, 2021

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Penn State is 4-0 heading into a showdown with 2-2 Indiana on Saturday, but despite that, head coach James Franklin struck a serious tone on Tuesday during his weekly press conference.

Blue White Illustrated's Nate Bauer and host Thomas Frank Carr get into not just what Franklin said, but his tone and demeanor since his post-game comments and it means for the team this week.

Is winning and being ranked fourth in the nation is a good thing or a bad thing for the program this early in the season?

After T-Frank gets into the more intricate details about the run game and the issues that the team has faced so far, he gives a quick overview of the film he's watched on Indiana. He and Nate discuss how defensive coordinator Brent Pry could choose to attack IU's struggling offense .

They wrap up with a conversation about Sean Clifford's future and what he might do once the season is over.

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Recruiting Pod: Andre Roye & Mathias Barnwell commit; what‘s next for 2022? Sep 28, 2021

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Penn State picked up two new commitments between the last episode of Blue-White Illustrated's football and recruiting podcast.

Hosts Ryan Snyder and Greg Pickel start the show by discussing offensive lineman Andre Roye, who committed last Thursday, Sept. 23. How much space is left in the Class of 2022, and who are some other names to know?

From there, the talk turns to Mathias 'Mega' Barnwell, who recommitted to Penn State before the Villanova game. Finally, the discussion turns to Ryan's trip to see McDongh vs. La Salle this past Saturday and a new offer to a Class of 2023 recruit.

The show closes with a look ahead to the Indiana game from a recruiting perspective.

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BWI Daily: Which Penn State players have produced the most so far? Sep 28, 2021

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The Nittany Lions are 4-0 and a top-5 team in the nation heading into another primetime showdown, this time with 2-2 Indiana. Before the resumption of Big 10 games for the year, host of the BWI Daily Edition, Thomas Frank Carr, takes a look back at the first month to see which Nittany Lions have stood out from a production standpoint.

Seven players, three offensive and four defensive, have elite-level production, according to PFF. T-Frank goes through the list to highlight not only which metrics stand out, but why they're critical to the success of the team going forward.

T-Frank then gives a preview of the Penn State and Indiana game to show which players on that list will face another test, or conversely, which players could have yet another standout performance.