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BWI Live: Which Penn State football Storylines are complete? | Last Day of the Transfer Portal Apr 30, 2024

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Today is the final day of the spring NCAA Transfer portal. Underclassmen only have a few hours left to submit their name if they intend to find a new home for the 2024 season. So far, Penn State has only lost three players this spring despite a competitive and deep team and middling NIL. Will that change?

We're discussing that, plus reviewing spring storylines. Now that the team is off to summer training, which spring storylines are complete? Senior Editor Nate Bauer and BWI Publisher Sean Fitz discuss what they think they know for certain about the Penn State Football team.

Join the BWI Live Show today at 10 a.m. on YouTube! We'll round out the show with your questions in the BWI Mailbag. For the latest info and perspective on Penn State football, subscribe to the Blue White Illustrated YouTube Channel so you don't miss anything!

Penn State spring portal and recruiting update

Fitz begins the show with a recruiting update from the past week. One of Penn State's top offensive line targets announced his intentions to join Penn State for an official visit in June. Find out how Ziyare Addison fits into the team's plans this summer. Join the show to hear more from Fitz about this weekend's recruiting news.

We'll also review Davon Townley's decision to enter the transfer portal. The Class of 2021 edge rusher converted to defensive tackle last year but hasn't been able to make headway on the roster. With his departure, is Penn State in trouble after this upcoming season with depth and experience at the position?

We'll discuss that, review Penn State's portal action and discuss what fans should expect from the last day of the portal.

Spring storylines

Now that spring football is over, what facts about Penn State can we be certain of? Our experts are discussing the concrete storylines from this spring. From roster makeup to player progression, we're going to recap what our insiders know for certain about the team and it's plans for the upcoming football season.

BWI Mailbag

Lastly, join us for the BWI Mailbag. The show's final segment is for you. Drop a question in the live chat or submit one to the BWI Mailbag Submission Thread before the show to have it featured! Subscribe to Blue White Illustrated to get access to the message board thread and premium content on the site.

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Which Penn State football Storylines are complete? | Last Day of the Transfer Portal

Wrestling Show: Breaking: Penn State loses wrestler for 2024 season | U20 US Open Recap Apr 30, 2024

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Penn State wrestler Terrell Barraclough has entered the NCAA transfer portal, a source confirmed to Blue-White Illustrated. The Wrestling Room founder Pat Mineo first reported the news. Barraclough, who is from Kaysville, Utah, is in as a graduate transfer. He has one season of eligibility remaining.

Barraclough’s decision to move on is not a shock. He has been a tremendous teammate while operating mostly in a backup capacity during his time in blue and white. He was 12-2 in 2023-2024 but competed in just three dual meets, where he was 2-1. Throughout his time at Penn State, he has been flexible with his weight, filling in at both 165 and 174 pounds when needed. His most dual meet matches in one year came in 2021-2022, when he was in seven of them and went 7-8 on the year including a near upset of Nebraska star Peyton Robb.

Barraclough is the first Penn State wrestler to hit the portal since the 2023-2024 season ended. He may not be the last. Wrestlers have until May 3 to enter the portal and still be eligible next season.

We also discuss the U20 US Open this past weekend. Here are the discussion points for today's show.

Penn State had three Class of 2024 champions in Luke Lilledahl, Zack Ryder, and Connor Mirasola. Lilleadahl was the outstanding wrestler of the tournament. Can any compete in year one with the Lions?

-Class of 2025 commit PJ Duke won a title as well. And Penn State had numerous top eight finishers.

–Braeden Davis competed at 61 kilograms (133 pounds). Sign of a future weight change or something else?

–Josh Barr wrestled well. IS he ready for the starting lineup?

BWI Live: How Penn State first round picks Olu Fashanu and Chop Robinson fit with the Jets, Dolphins Apr 26, 2024

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The Penn State Nittany Lions had two players selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. As predicted, left tackle Olu Fashanu went in the top half of round on to the New York Jets, while defensive end Chop Robinson found his new home with the Miami Dolphins. On today’s BWI Live Show, Penn State film analyst Thomas Frank Carr discusses what each player brings to their new teams and how they fit in. Join the show at 10 am on YouTube or check out the video on the site.

Penn State players find near-perfect fits at next level

Not only has T-Frank watched these two players closely for the last several seasons of Penn State football, he’s also a diehard Buffalo Bills fan and has a good understanding of the AFC East dynamics that both players step into at the next level. Here’s what he had to say about Fashanu’s fit with the Jets.

Jets head coach Robert Saleh is the former defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers and brought a similar offensive system to New York. The team relies heavily on the popular outside zone running scheme in the NFL, which Penn State used last season under former OC Mike Yurcich. Not every zone scheme is run the same way, but most rely on athletic offensive linemen working in tandem to steal gaps from the defense in a lateral fashion.

Fashanu’s athleticism and movement skills make him a great fit for this scheme, allowing him to play with speed and burst off the football.

But Fashanu’s real value is as a pass protector. Find out what he is good at and how he can help unlock a new level of offense for the Jets.

Chop Robinson can flourish in Miami

Typically, defnses like this ask its edge defenders to play upfield and attack the run with speed, rather than control of a gap. While Robinson isn’t an aggressive run defender from a contact standpoint, he’s incredibly effective at getting upfield and shedding blocks in space to create negative plays and bubble runs to his side. In all situations, his athleteicism has a chance to shine.

Find out how the Dolphin’s organizational philosophy also should help Robinson become the best version of himself.

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Recruiting Show: Assessing the Penn State Recruiting Class of 2025 before official visits Apr 25, 2024

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The Penn State Nittany Lions recruiting class of 2025 is halfway filled, heading into a critical stretch of official visits in June. While we wait for the flurry of activity this summer, we're resetting the class on today's BWI Live Recruiting Show. What's happened to get Penn State to this point so far? Where does this group stack up to the standard the recruiting staff has set over time?

Recruiting insider Ryan Snyder is here to discuss that and the latest news from the Penn State football recruiting trail. Join the show at 10 am on YouTube, or check out the show embedded in this article.

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Penn State playing the waiting game?

The Blue-White Game has come and gone with no additional commitments to the program. With April finishing up official visits starting at the end of next month, what is the recruiting staff up to? Snyder discusses what Penn State head coach James Franklin and his staff are up to this time of year and the next landmarks for recruiting. Are we all collectively waiting for official visits for the next phase of movement?

We'll discuss that, plus the latest Penn State recruiting news from the past week.

Where the class needs to make up ground

Earlier this week, Snyder outlined where he thinks that the Penn State staff needs to make up ground in this cycle. Which positions stand out? We'll discuss the differences in these positions compared to the rest of the assembled 12-person class.

Speaking of that class, we'll do a quick reset on the group of committed players. With a large chunk of the class committing early in the process, it's a good time to remind Penn State fans which players the team already has in the room.

More official visits scheduled

Finally, Snyder has been working hard to confirm which players plan to visit Penn State this summer for official visits. He's confirmed several new players, including wide receiver Corey Simms, defensive lineman Yvan Kemajou, cornerback Graceson Littleon and tight end Brody Lennon. Learn more about those players and their stories on today's show.

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Assessing the Penn State Recruiting Class of 2025 before official visits

BWI Live: Post-Spring Penn State Football Positional Review Apr 24, 2024

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We're still assessing the results of spring football for the Penn State Nittany Lions on today's show. After six weeks of practice and the Blue-White Game, where do players stand within their position heading into the summer months of player-led training? We're looking at the key positions heading out of spring football on today's BWI Live. Join the show at 10 am on YouTube or check out the replay here, embedded in this article.

Penn State offensive breakdown

There's little change with the team's top two positions on offense. Quarterback Drew Allar played the majority of the team's starting reps, with backup Beau Pribula taking two series with the top offensive line and receivers.

But what about the position battle at running back? Penn State's young players put on a show this spring, and despite missing time, freshman Quinton Martin showed impressive skill in the Blue-White Game. We'll discuss where the battle for the third running back spot is between Martin and Cam Wallace.

Unlike running back, wide receiver is a much messier and more complicated picture. Why was transfer Julian Fleming on the Blue Team? What can we make of the team's performance from this spring? We'll discuss how Penn State has generally used its wide receivers from a positional perspective and then discuss how a team makes them positionless within an offense.

Tight End gives an incomplete picture

How Penn State plans to use its tight ends is very different than what we saw during the Blue-White Game. However, we have some clues about where the competition stands on Saturday for the backup job to starter Tyler Warren.

Finally, we'll try to explain how Penn State used its offensive linemen, specifically in relation to freshman Cooper Cousins. Will he play center or guard this year and what led to him starting at right guard during the Blue-White Game? We'll dive into the offensive line performance from this spring.

Penn State Defense

Lastly, we'll look at the Penn State defense and what sort of competition the team has at linebacker and cornerback. Will the team play just two linebackers this year? If so, how does veteran Dom DeLuca fit into that picture? We'll also discuss Ta'Mere Robinson's performance during the Blue-White game and where the defensive line will find room for five pass rushers in the lineup.

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Post-Spring Penn State Football Positional Review

BWI Live: How has Penn State disrupted a transfer portal exodus? Post-Spring football fallout Apr 23, 2024

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The Penn State Nittany Lions are out of spring football and things are quiet around the football program. That's a surprise, given the transfer portal opened last week. What is causing Penn State's retention over the last two portal cycles despite having a glut of talented players at premium positions?

On today's show, we'll discuss how Penn State head coach James Franklin and his staff are accomplishing that retention. Join the BWI Live show at 10 am on YouTube or catch the show embedded in this article. Want to stay on top of team news and information this summer? Subscribe to the BWI YouTube channel so you don't miss any live shows, recruiting commitments or breaking news.

Penn State recruiting update

However, we'll start today's show with a quick recruiting update from Penn State recruiting insider Sean Fitz. He's recapping the latest on Penn State recruiting from the weekend. Find out the latest on defensive end target Adam Shovlin, and a new national wide receiver target who scheduled an official visit to Penn State this summer.

Portal recap and spring assesment

Today's main topic surrounds the NCAA Transfer portal. So far, Penn State's roster remains intact, with only two players leaving the program. So how has Franklin and his staff kept a talented and deep team together when the opportunity to see more playing time or money is out there? Fitz and senior editor Nate Bauer discuss Penn State's portal activity and how this is unfolding.

Yet the portal is a two-way door. Are the Nittany Lions on the cusp of adding talent from other programs? We'll detail what our insiders know about the situation.

Next, we'll recap the spring football period with Fitz's articles on players whose stock is rising. Which players stood out among their peers in spring practice? Fitz gave five players on offense and defense over the last several days. He'll discuss the most interesting players on today's show.

Bauer has new information on the team's linebacker depth situation. How did things shake out this spring with Ta'Mere Robinson and Kaveion Keys? Can Penn State manufacture depth before the start of the spring? Join the show to find out more.

BWI Mailbag

Finally, we'll open up the BWI mailbag. Got a question on your mind? You can ask the experts! Join the live chat and drop your question for Fitz and Bauer. We'll take the best ones, and the top questions from the BWI Message board and answer them to end the show.

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Recruiting Show: Penn State Blue-White Game Recruiting Reaction | New O-Line targets in focus? Apr 23, 2024

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The Penn State football team hosted recruits on Saturday for the Blue-White Game at Beaver Stadium. However, it was a blustery and windy day in Happy Valley. Did that affect the turnout from top prospects on the Nittany Lions recruiting board?

On the BWI Live Recruiting Show, we discuss who showed and who didn't at the Penn State spring game. Join the show today at 10 am on YouTube or catch it on replay embedded here in this article. With the change in the football calendar we’ll be making some more changes to the weekly lineup of live shows. The best way to stay up-to-date with our show schedule is to subscribe to the Blue White Illustrated YouTube Channel so you don’t miss any shows, breaking news and commitments this summer.

Andrew Olesh Top schools

But first, another top prospect included Penn State in his final list of schools this week. Pennsylvania native and top tight end target Andrew Olshes named his top eight schools this week. We'll discuss who made the cut and which programs present the biggest threat to the Lions.

After losing a top in-state target to Missiouri in quarterback Matt Zollers, Penn State fans are likely nervous about the 79th overall player in 2025 bolting the state. So, what’s the difference between the two players? Industry insiders Ryan Snyder and Sean Fitz discuss that, plus your questions on the subject.

We’re also at the end of spring football so there’s another shift in the recruiting calendar. What is on the plate of the Penn State recruiting staff this month? Snyder and Fitz discuss where we are in the recruiting cycle and what comes next.

Penn State Spring Visit Recap

Finally, we’ll recap what players visited the program this past weekend for the Blue-White Game. Penn State hosted most of its committed prospects and several notable players. So how did the list turn out? And what other factors led to the attendance? Snyder has spoken with several players who made the trip to a windy Beaver Stadium and will discuss the conversations that left an impression on him.

Finally, we’ll discuss notable topics from the last week in Penn State recruiting. The team has three running backs committed to the program so far in this cycle. But could they add another? Snyder wrote about that potentiality and will discuss it on today’s show.

We’ll also dedicate a show segment to the offensive line. Is there a new crop of linemen separating themselves from the pack? There’s a fresh batch of players on the Penn State radar who we’ll break down today including Nolan Davenport, Michael Gibbs and Carter Scruggs.

Penn State Blue-White Game Recruiting Reaction | New O-Line targets in focus?

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Wrestling Show: Olympic Trials Preview Apr 17, 2024

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The U.S. Olympic Team Trials start today in State College. The Bryce Jordan Center will be at the center of the wrestling world over the next two days. And, Penn State will be well represented. Twenty competitors with ties to either the school itself or the affiliated Nittany Lion Wrestling Club will be on the mat for the men’s freestyle competition aiming to earn a spot on the team that will compete at this year's summer games in Paris, France.

"These guys are thinking about the Olympics," Lions coach Cael Sanderson said following his team's NCAA title win in late March. "They’re very competitive, as we know. And so it will just be about getting ready for that. I think we’re, what, four weeks out, and it comes fast.”

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BWI Live: Who Stood out in the Penn State Blue-White Game? | Takeaways from Saturday Apr 16, 2024

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The Penn State Nittany Lions Football team closed spring camp on Saturday with the Blue-White Game in front of a smattering of fans. With high winds dominating the conversation in the stadium, what can we take away from the weekend performance? We're discussing the players that stood out, plus the interesting things that Penn State did that shaped the scrimmage on Saturday.

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Penn State offensive and defensive scheme notes

While a good chunk of Saturday's game was vanilla on both sides of the football, Penn State still showed some interesting wrinkles. Both defensive coordinator Tom Allen and offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki gave us a glimpse of different aspects of their new schemes. We'll discuss the level of aggression Allen showed during the scrimmage and what Kotelnicki did and didn't do during the 48 minutes of game action.

We'll also discuss the situation at receiver and which players stood out during the team's passing plays. Did we get a sense of who will fill in for KeAndre Lambert-Smith among the team's wideouts? We'll discuss Trey Wallace's performance and that of Kaden Saunders and Liam Clifford.

Finally, we'll discuss the quarterbacks, Drew Allar's performance, and how to gauge what we learned about them during a windy day.

Penn State running back competition continues

Penn State's top running backs, Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen, didn't play during the Blue-White game. That means we got an extended look at freshman Quinton Martin and redshirt freshman Cam Wallace. We'll discuss what those two players showed us on Saturday and how competitive the third running back competition will be this summer and fall.

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Who Stood out in the Penn State Blue-White Game? | Takeaways from Saturday

BWI Live: Penn State Blue-White Game Recap | What did we learn about the passing game? Apr 15, 2024

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Brandon Short, Steve Wagman, and Carl Nassib are running as a slate in Penn State’s Alumni Trustee election.

Their key issues are:

Making Penn State More Affordable

Improving Penn State’s School Ranking

And honoring the past and supporting the future of athletics

Brandon, Steve, and Carl are aligned on their vision and are the best candidates to lead Penn State into the future.

Voting is from April 10th to May 2nd. Go to pennstatevotes.com and vote for Brandon Short, Steve Wagman, and Carl Nassib https://vote.yeselections.com/psunom/

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Penn State summer springboards, questions, and a prediction: 3-2-1:https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/news/penn-state-summer-springboards-questions-prediction-3-2-1/

First Impressions from Penn State's Blue-White Game: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/news/first-impressions-from-penn-states-blue-white-game-2/

Three reactions: Penn State sets stage for summer development: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/news/three-reactions-penn-state-sets-stage-for-summer-development/

The Penn State Nittany Lions concluded spring football camp with the annual Blue-White Game on Saturday. So, what did we learn? We're discussing the game and what Blue White Illustrated saw from the Lions during the scrimmage. Join us on the BWI Live Show at 10 am, or catch the replay here. Senior editor Nate Bauer and BWI Publisher Sean Fitz will discuss their takeaways from the game and what it means for the team heading into summer conditioning.

We'll also discuss some of the conversations we had with players and coaches after the game. Finally, the transfer portal opens this week so we'll preview what Penn State fans should expect from the team in the next week.

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Penn State "Passing Game Purgatory"

Baure said in his initial takeaways from the Blue-White Game that we are in "passing game purgatory" after a windy and blustery day, which made it difficult to pass the football during the scrimmage. What should Penn State fans take from quarterbacks Drew Allar and Beau Pribula's sub-50 % completion effort? We'll break down the nuances of Saturday's performance.

The Penn State receivers were already under a microscope with the news about KeAndre Lambert-Smith entering the transfer portal late last week. Wide receiver Trey Wallace was the team's top target in the Blue-White Game, but how did the unit perform overall? We're also discussing the team's passing performance from the receiver standpoint on today's show.

Who else stood out?

But it wasn't just the passing game that was an interesting focus for our experts. We'll discuss the defensive standouts and which players caught their attention during the Penn State scrimmage. What did the group think of Quinton Martin's performance? What about transfer cornerback A.J. Harris? We'll pull players from both sides of the football to examine their individual performances. Of course, the day wouldn't be complete without a discussion of linebacker Abdul Carter and his debut as a defensive end.

Finally, the dominoes regarding the transfer portal are about to fall in the coming days. Firstly, we'll discuss Penn State's scholarship limit and how NIL plays a new dynamic in what it has to do versus what might happen with player movement. Join the show today to get your thoughts on air! We'll be discussing comments in the live chat throughout the show!

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