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Penn State’s depth situation at linebacker was already thin before Tony Rojas went down with a long-term injury last week at practice. Very few could

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'Linebacker U' under fire: How Penn State’s thin depth has become a 2025 liability

Penn State’s defense could not afford much wiggle room on the injury front in 2025, and at the top of the list heading into the season was the

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Trimmings: How does Penn State deal with the loss of Tony Rojas at linebacker?

Each week, we break down five things we're watching for in the upcoming Penn State Nittany Lions football game. This week, the team faces the

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Five Things to Watch For: Young Nittany Lions in spotlight as Penn State wraps nonconference play

We've talked about the Penn State safety battle opposite of star senior Zakee Wheatley for months now. The battle heated up in August, and a surprise

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Tracking the Penn State safety battle: FIU snap distribution

Penn State's dominance over Nevada and the team's one-sided approach to offense left us with less good information about the team's defense in week

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Penn State Film Review: What We Learned About the Defense vs. FIU

Saturday was our first look at the Penn State defense under new defensive coordiantor Jim Knowles. After an offseason of film study in what Knowles

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Penn State Depth Chart Takeaways: Defensive tackle, linebackers & secondary roles

It was a wild and busy day at the Penn State football practice facility. With Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft not making it out to Las Vegas

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Penn State camp closes with QB2 clarity and fiery one-on-ones

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.

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

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

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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

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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

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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