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BWI Daily: Penn State - Wisconsin Preview with Greg Pickel Aug 30, 2021

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Penn State travels to Wisconsin for one of the toughest openers in school history when they face the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Host Thomas Frank Carr and reporter Greg Pickel of Blue White Illustrated give you an early preview of Wisconsin and what to expect from the Badgers.

They start by taking a look at the 2020 season for Wisconsin, which was tumultuous and rocky because of COVID 19, with multiple missed weeks and cancelled games. Sandwiched between several good wins, were some rough losses that T-Frank points out as to why you might want to think twice about having the Badgers as the runaway favorite.

Greg also gives you a preview of what to expect from the Wisconsin offense, which is not the same ground and pound attack that you're used to seeing from the team from Madison. They discuss Graham Mertz, the passing attack and how Wisconsin has changed several things in their arsenal since the last time the two teams met in 2018.

T-Frank and Greg take a look at the Wisconsin offensive line against the Penn State defensive line and see who has the advantage in the trenches, before looking at the Badgers' defense and the strength of the team, it's secondary. Finally they give game predictions and Greg gives you the line and where he's putting his money.

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BWI Daily: Breaking Down the Best High School Games For Week 1 Aug 27, 2021

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The quest for players is never done and the Penn State's football program has quite the list of offers out to talent around the state and region for the upcoming recruiting classes. Rivals recruiting insider Ryan Snyder joins joins host and prospect analyst Thomas Frank Carr to tell you which games to pay attention to this weekend.

They start in Harrisburg with a clash of La Salle College High School and Bishop McDevitt to see commit for the class of 2022, Linebacker Abdul Carter face off against a trio of prospects for future classes.

From there he takes us to Central Dauphin East vs Manheim Township to see two Penn State commits in the class of 2022 square off in the secondary at receiver and safety.

The final in-state game he highlights is Imhotep Charter vs Pittsburgh Central Catholic which has a laundry list of commits and prospects to pay attention to.

They also discuss Ryan's article from earlier this week breaking down recruiting classes by Average Points Per Player instead of some of the other metrics that value quantity over quality.

Ryan and T-Frank also discuss the players they're most eager to get senior season film from for the class of 2022, as many of them had their seasons last year disrupted by COVID.

Ryan finishes his chat with T-Frank by giving a list of interesting games outside of the region to pay attention to, focusing on several key prospects in 2022 that live in Ohio.

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BWI Daily: Final Training Camp Update (Offensive Line Battle Breakdown) Aug 26, 2021

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Host Thomas Frank Carr and senior editor of Blue White Illustrated Nate Bauer give an update on their observations from Penn State's training camp. The Lions held their final open practice of training camp before game week and they give their final observations about key positions, battles and players as the team is separated into the two-deep.

T-Frank starts by asking Nate what starting safety Jaquan Brisker said to him as practice interviews wrapped up that was both interesting, and noteworthy. They discuss what Brisker said about his quarterback Sean Clifford and if they think he's accurate.

T-Frank adds some information to that topic by telling you what starting tight end Brenton Strange said about one of the receivers who has stepped up this camp to take a bigger role in the offense.

Then they discuss the offensive line situation and how James Franklin left one key position battle very much open heading out of camp and into the regular season. Bauer gives his insight into what he's seen and how murky the picture still is at left guard.

T-Frank gives you a couple of 'looks like' observations from camp of players who have stuck out both good and bad in the brief views of practice they've had.

They transition back to the offense and how it will operate as a system under Mike Yurcich, which is spurred by some comments made by players and coaches this offseason in terms of what to expect of the style of play on the field.

Finally they discuss the new college Football alliance between the Pac 12, ACC and Big 10.

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BWI Daily: Matt McGloin Discusses his Career, Mike Yurcich & More Aug 25, 2021

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Former Nittany Lion quarterback Matt McGloin joins the Blue White Illustrated Daily Edition to discuss the upcoming Penn State football season with host Thomas Frank Carr and BWI Senior Editor Nate Bauer.

They start by catching up with McGloin and what he's been doing since leaving football in 2018 after a five year NFL career with various teams, but primarily with the Oakland Raiders. Matt discusses his love of football and scheme with T-Frank, who shares a love of coaches film.

Matt tells the guys about his new podcast, The Paydirt Podcast with Matt McGloin and Tom Hannifan, as well as his other upcoming appearances this fall in the media.

Nate and Matt reflect about McGloin's time at Penn State with Joe Paterno and Bill O'Brien and how the two coaches shaped his career and prepared him for the NFL and life.

Finally, T-Frank and Matt talk about what makes a good quarterback coach and what McGloin has seen from the great ones he worked with in the NFL including O'Brien, Andy Reid and Doug Pederson.

They wrap up by discussing Mike Yurcich and his style of coaching, his ability to help quarterbacks improve, and his coaching style, which McGloin was able to see up close this spring.

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BWI Daily: Confidence Factor (Pt 2) With Nate Bauer Aug 24, 2021

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As promised, host Thomas Frank Carr brings in other experts to give their confidence in Penn State's roster by position in a series called "Confidence Factor". T-Frank and senior editor Nate Bauer discuss each positional group and how confident Nate is that that position group will play up to their level of expectation. Here is T-Frank's chart for what each number means.

CONFIDENCE FACTOR CHART

50 or Below: Barely holding their own on the field to actively hurting the team

60-69: A position with some good plays and players but most a support member of the team.

70-79: A group that can produce an mid-tier All-Big 10 candidate

80-89: A group with a surefire All-Big 10 selection and most likely a first-team conference player with the production to match. 90+: All-American Consideration, national awards candidate.

They go through the roster to determine where they feel good, or unsure about the unit that Penn State is fielding.

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Recruiting Pod: High school football preview, latest updates in August Aug 24, 2021

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In the latest Penn State football and recruiting podcast from Blue-White Illustrated, hosts Ryan Snyder and Greg Pickel cover plenty of ground.

The conversation begins with thoughts about the alliance being formed by the Big Ten, ACC, and PAC-12 before moving on to recruiting news notes, including thoughts on Andre Roye's top four and the first senior season action for Drew Allar, Kadan Saunders, Kaytron Allen, and Cam Miller.

From there, Ryan and Greg dive into some questions facing head coach James Franklin's team as camp winds to a close before finishing the show with a look at the commitments the pair will see play this coming Friday night.

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BWI Daily: Confidence Factor (Pt. 1) Aug 23, 2021

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Host Thomas Frank Carr has taken you through the Penn State training camp on the Daily Edition and now he gives you his assessment of the roster by position.

He starts with the quarterback position and tries to paint a picture of what starting quarterback Sean Clifford can be in 2021 by looking at what he has been the in the past. Then he gives you how confident he is that that can become a reality.

Next he examines the skill positions starting the with deep and talented tailback group. Can they break out and lead the team? Is there a star in the group? All of that is involved in his confidence in the position.

The exact opposite is true of the receiver position, with top-heavy talents but questions marks at every other part of the depth chart. Can Jahan Dotson and Parker Washington carry the team? The tight ends are a talented group, but can they match that potential?

Once again, the offensive line is talented, but the tackle position does carry some question marks outside of left tackle Rasheed Walker. The interior is the biggest mystery on the entire team.

Next he switches to the defense and looks at the defensive end position and how it might be the shakiest part of the entire team. The defensive tackles next to them are next. How do those two units work together?

The linebackers are next and potential breakout players are backed up by huge questions marks. The secondary rounds out the day starting at corner and heading to safety before T-Frank gets to the most underrated position on the team, slot defender.

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BWI Daily: Penn State‘s D-Line Picture Clears Up Aug 20, 2021

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The BWI Daily continues its look at positional battles throughout Penn State's roster with the defensive end position.

Host Thomas Frank Carr and Greg Pickel take you through what was said and observed through the first two weeks of practice at Penn State's fall training camp.

First, they discuss projected starting defensive end Nick Tarburton's journey to where he is today, which includes a position switch and multiple injuries. They also tell you why they think he's the lead candidate to start opposite of Arnold Ebiketie on the Penn State defensive line.

Next, they discuss why we've heard so much about Smith Vilbert this spring and summer. Is he really becoming the player his recruiting profile said he could be?

They continue down the depth chart of the Penn State defensive end position to discuss the biggest enigma of the defense, Jesse Luketa. Is he a linebacker or a defensive end? Which should he be? T-Frank and Greg give their thoughts.

Finally, Greg gives his final impressions on what is left to learn through training camp at some key positions.

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BWI Daily: Wide Receiver Battle Update Aug 19, 2021

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Host Thomas Frank Carr and Blue White Illustrated Senior Editor Nate Bauer discuss Penn State's receivers after open practice on August 18th.

They discuss the comments made by receivers coach Taylor Stubblefield post-practice and take a look at the players outside of Parker Washington and Jahan Dotson to see who is stepping up to take snaps at the third receiver position.

You'll also hear Stubblefield's comments on Harrison Wallace, Liam Clifford, Daniel George and KeAndre Lambert Smith. T-Frank and Nate give their insight into what his comments mean for the competition thus far.

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BWII Daily: Best Case Scenarios for Penn State‘s Depth Chart Aug 18, 2021

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Host Thomas Frank Carr of the BWI Daily Edition and Senior Editor Nate Bauer take a long look at the Penn State Nittany Lions depth chart in this episode. As camp battles are going on right now, T-Frank and Nate look at what the best case scenarios for those battles would look like and how key reserve pieces fit into that puzzle.

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