Tengwall on Becht: "A step up from Allar and Grunkmeyer"
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I don’t disagree - and I have no issues with Rocco - I’m just not seeing that number for him
I agree actually. Remember though, the last guy liked to give receivers with 2 catches and linebackers who can't run, half a million each just to stay. I think we are going to all be glad that Hoodjen is here now. He's got this.
Becht + ISU OC + ISU QB coach was better. Grunk will be the better qb this year forward.
I think that’s somewhat unfair. I would say he’s the closest qb to Trace out there. Can run when needed. Can throw down field. But is an athlete more than a classic drop back passer. Tough too.
Landon Tengwall is an idiot.
He's simply a marginal ex-OL who got an owie during his RS sophomore year warming up for the Michigan game from which he never had the mental or physical fortitude to recover. Instead of getting a real job, he decided to become a quasi internet celebrity engaging in uninformed speculation regarding PSU Football Inc.
We're still waiting for Landon to reveal the candidate behind his post claiming that the next PSU coach was akin to "Lincoln Riley to USC".
He's simply a marginal ex-OL who got an owie during his RS sophomore year warming up for the Michigan game from which he never had the mental or physical fortitude to recover. Instead of getting a real job, he decided to become a quasi internet celebrity engaging in uninformed speculation regarding PSU Football Inc.
We're still waiting for Landon to reveal the candidate behind his post claiming that the next PSU coach was akin to "Lincoln Riley to USC".
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Why would he go with Franklin? James never played him.
How would becht have been in franklin's offense with AK and O'Brien?
Injured on either a designed QB running play or a forced scramble.
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Game manager? Ouch! That’s what Sean Clifford was called. Penn State needs more than that.
I highly recommend everyone go watch Tengwall’s video and listen to the analysis.
Nothing against Grunk or Allar, Becht is better than anything Penn State has on the current roster.
Campbell needs to get Becht to Happy Valley as soon as possible. Next, get that man some WRs.
Help me with the part where Grunk’s numbers were on par with Becht’s 2025 numbers despite Grunk being woefully worse on film. With nearly identical YPA, but Grunk having a higher completion percentage, the young guy basically has same mean/lower variance. Becht had better seasons.
I think this would be a mistake. If you look at his game stays, its nothing special and a lot of duds. Id keep Grunk and hope for improvement.
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I think besides Terry Smith, Grunk is the person most responsible for saving this season for Penn State, albeit a redshirt freshman.
Beyond the Ohio State game, he performed beyond expectations, and showed consistent improvement and confidence.
How would Becht have performed in his first three unexpected starts against Iowa on the road, Ohio State, and Indiana?
Campbell will have bigger holes to fill than QB next year. Pushing a potential 3 year starter out the door for a year of someone who peaked is not the best decision IMHO.
If he can bring in younger QBs for a fair competition, that's another story.
I watched the video and he definitely seemed to be an upgrade from what we had this year.
Grunk played 6 games. His first 3 starts were against top 5 defenses Becht is a 3 year starter (who I might add has never faced a defense as good as OSU this year in his entire career). As I said before, I get Campbell would want his guy here, but I think $3.5 million would be a lot especially if it results in Grunk leaving.
I would just like to add that I like the Falzone kid who stayed with us.
Excuse me for doing what others do on this board: express my opinion.
3 days shows that we, as a board, are slowing down in our old age.
Certainly you can express your opinion. Royboy is simply pointing out that your opinion seems to be doubting Campbell within a few days of his hire. Which is OK too. For me, I will give Campbell some lattitude until he makes a decision that fails.
He has was outstanding and at the time of his injuries that forced him to retire from football, it was considered an enormous loss.
I agree completely. Looked at objectively he is much better off staying at PSU. My reservations come from his relationship to the previous staff. Having said that, not even sure whether Franklin takes him.
But how would he have looked in Franklin's offense. It's hard to do an apples and oranges comparison. I hope he's the second coming.
it is sensible for Campbell to want Becht for one more year, convince Grunk to stay and develop Grunk and Falzone for their system. Grunk is still
young and Falzone will be a freshman. Get some great portal OL and WRs and go from there.
young and Falzone will be a freshman. Get some great portal OL and WRs and go from there.
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Hopefully Campbell can convince Thomalla to come to PSU....
Iowa State has landed its quarterback in the 2026 recruiting class. Four-star Nebraskan passer Jett Thomalla has committed to the Cyclones he announced on Friday.
Thomalla is the latest Nebraskan to commit to the Cyclones in the 2026 class joining recent additions Barry Fries, Tyrell Chatman and Keian Kaiser. He joins his Millard South teammate Amarion Jackson in Iowa State’s 2026 class.
The Cyclones earn Thomalla’s commitment over interest from numerous schools, including a recent visit to Ohio State, rival Iowa and Missouri. The Tigers were also among Thomalla’s final five schools.
Thomalla is the first four-star prospect to join Iowa State’s 2026 recruiting class, and he immediately becomes the crown jewel for head coach Matt Campbell, quarterbacks coach Jake Waters and personnel director Derek Hoodjer.
Why it matters: Traditionally, schools like to take one quarterback per recruiting class. Iowa State is no different after taking Connor Moberly in the 2024 class and signing Alex Manske in the 2025 class. Moberly is now the team's backup quarterback and Manske is recovering from a partially torn UCL in his right elbow but he enrolled in classes at Iowa State in January. Thomalla's commitment gives Iowa State its latest quarterback to build an offensive game plan and scheme around, and he comes with good pedigree and is a significant recruiting win for Iowa State.
What it means: Iowa State has landed another athletic quarterback. Thomalla's junior season tape shows a quality athlete. He makes plays with numerous arm angles and while on the run. He is a creative thrower of the football, finding unique ways to facilitate passing patterns for his targets downfield. He showed creative ability to move within the pocket and escape as a scrambler too. There are similarities between Thomalla's tape and what Manske showed during his junior season. Each quarterback si more of a passer than thrower, but they are capable of using their legs to make plays when necessary.
He is likely not. However, he has been with Campbell for three years, knows what Campbell wants out of his QB and can run Campbell's offense. This is not likely about potential; if this happens it is a one year stop gap measure to get a jump start on being competitive.
The dollar figure reported is likely inaccurate; having said that, QBs demand top dollar as transfers these days. Beck whose last year at Alabama was a disaster and he was paid anywhere between 3 and 4m for this year, with varying results.
Anyway this goes, people need to be prepared for sticker shock. Getting a capable (not great) QB will cost a lot of money. You simply can't bank on Grunk next year. He is talented, but needs more time,.
Even if Grunkemeyer stays, which I hope that he does, PSU still needs to bring in at least another competent qb. So, even if it's not Becht, it's going to be somebody else who needs to be a legitimate threat to be the starter next season. If that causes players to transfer, then too bad; the staff then just will have to bring in multiple transfer qbs.
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Exaggerating slightly but a 4 star from Nebraska is like an 8 star from Texas.
I think back to how good Cooper Dejean was in college and how he’s an immediate impact starter in the NFL. He had great high school tapes, but still was only a low 3 star and the 88th player at his position. Switch his high school from a tiny town in Iowa to, say, Belle Glade, FL or Westlake, TX and watch that rating soar
And to be fair he is now committed to Alabama not ISU. Campbell would have to pull him out of Bama, although if their coach leaves for Michigan that might become much easier.
That's just crazy talk. This board is no place for common sense.
You gave a perfect example of why I don’t trust the star rating system. There are 3 star players who are NFL caliber and 5 star players who are flat out busts.
At how many other Power 4 schools would he be a guaranteed starter? I don't want players who believe that they are entitled to be starters; that's one of the reasons why we just had a 6-6 season. If he transfers, my guess is it would be to a lower level of football. If he would transfer to another Power 4 school, he'd be in the same situation as he is at PSU and probably worse. Let's face it, we're most likely not talking about a Julian Sayin here.