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Penn State football started training camp this week, with its first practice of the 2025 season on Wednesday. While the team never releases a depth

Penn State head coach James Franklin offered new insights into the progress of his program as it wraps up its spring practices this week.

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Penn State defensive depth chart to start training camp

The Penn State defense and the team have been led by the team's front seven for generations. After all, the progam is known as Linebacker U. Yet so

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Power ranking the Penn State defense following spring football: Number two

Penn State’s players are having some downtime following the end of the spring semester, but it will be back to work in due time as the summer

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Trimmings: Big summer ahead for these five Penn State players

The Penn State football team completed spring football on Saturday with the annual Blue-White Game at Beaver Stadium. However, unless you were there,

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Five Blue-White Game observations: Penn State passing game shows life, depth

Penn State will open spring practice in just a few days, and the Nittany Lions are looking for improvement all over the roster. There will be battles

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Trimmings: Important spring ahead for these five Penn State defenders

Is the Penn State defensive identity shifting? After generations of defenisve linemen and front-seven defenders leading the team, we've already

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Ranking the Penn State defensive positions before spring practice: Number two

Earlier, we traced the evolution of Jim Knowles's defense from the early days at Oklahoma State through his final season at Ohio State and noted the

Hybrid Theory Pt. 2: Jim Knowles's defensive evolution and what it means for Penn State

One of the biggest questions that swirls around the Penn State defense under new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is the use of a hybrid defensive

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Hybrid Theory: Jim Knowles's defensive evolution and what it means for Penn State

When meeting with the media on Tuesday, new Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles made it clear that there is plenty to sort out before his

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Way too early Penn State depth chart: Defensive secondary

No matter who Penn State head coach James Franklin hires as his next defensive coordinator, the schematic plans for the defensive scheme will hinge

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Can Penn State play with three safeties in 2025? Previewing the 11th-defender competition

There are teams that can play with the Penn State defense, and there are teams that cannot play with the Penn State defense. Each week, the offensive

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Sunday Film Study: Penn State defense dominates predictable Washington gameplan

Penn State is at the midway point of the 2024 season. The Nittany Lions are 6-0 and now into their second and final bye week of the year. Head coach

Penn State redshirt report: Where do the Lions stand at the midway point of the 2024 season?

Each week we get excellent Penn State Football questions from the BWI message board for our weekly mailbag segment on the Tuesday BWI Live show.

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BWI Mailbag: How does Penn State deal with USC?

The Penn State defense faces a dangerous opponent this weekend. On the one hand, the USC Trojans offense under Lincoln Riley has been a failure. The

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Penn State's blueprint to stop USC runs through its safety room

Three Penn State football true freshmen can no longer redshirt during the 2024 season. The plan all along was for that to be the case with offensive

Penn State Nittany Lions running back Quinton Martin Jr (25) runs with the ball during the third quarter against the UCLA Bruins at Beaver Stadium. (Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images)

Penn State redshirt report: 3 Lions use a year, and one takes a step closer to doing so

Penn State has hit the four-game mark of the regular season. That means three Nittany Lions will officially burn their redshirt this weekend when

Penn State offensive lineman Cooper Cousins (50) blocks for running back Quinton Martin Jr. (26) in the second half of an NCAA football game against Kent State, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in State College, Pa. (© Dan Rainville / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Penn State redshirt report: Where do things stand after four games?

Penn State introduced many members of the Class of 2024 to the 109,00-plus fans at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. By the time the clock hit all zeros to

Penn State Nittany Lions tight end Luke Reynolds (85) makes a catch during the fourth quarter against the Kent State Golden Flashes at Beaver Stadium. (Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images)

Penn State redshirt report: Which Nittany Lions debuted against Kent State?

The postgame media room following a Penn State game is rarely the place to go for a complete understanding of the previous 60 minutes. Often the

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Three things: Reading into comments after Penn State Football's win over Kent State

The Penn State defense had a historic day on Saturday, limiting the Kent State Golden Flashes to just 67 yards of offense in a 56-0 shutout. But even

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Sunday Film Study: Penn State defensive youth shines in blowout win

Putting together a football team is a bit like putting together a puzzle with no reference picture and no final photo you're trying to reveal. Each

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The nuts and bolts of replacing Penn State safety KJ Winston

Following each game, Penn State head coach James Franklin often turns to the stat sheet for a few categories that usually tell the story of every

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Notebook: Cutting penalties, boosting third down efficiency at the top of Penn State's to-do list

Penn State’s bye week gave the Nittany Lions a chance to recoup after a rough couple of weeks. The Nittany Lions’ bumps and bruises level through two

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Trimmings: Feedback from Penn State's bye week practices

Penn State likely had plans to play more freshmen than it ultimately did in a Week 2 win over Bowling Green.  Before kickoff, the Nittany Lions were

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Penn State redshirt report: Where do the Lions' freshmen stand after two weeks?

Penn State took numerous first-year players with it to West Virginia as members of the travel roster. The non-conference season opener allowed the

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Penn State redshirt report: Which Nittany Lions made their debut at West Virginia?

Preseason camp is over in Happy Valley and Penn State has narrowed its focus in terms of on-field personnel ahead of a trip to West Virginia. With

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Trimmings: Forecasting Penn State football's Green-Yellow-Red situation

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