Penn State Football vs Indiana Tailgate Show

The Penn State Nittany Lions football team takes on Indiana today inside Beaver Stadium for the team’s second-to-last home game of the 2025 season. Can the Lions upset the second-ranked team in the country with a backup quarterback? We’ll discuss the team’s chances on the Penn State Football Tailgate Show, today at 9 a.m.

We’re broadcasting live steps away from the stadium, in front of the Bryce Jordan Center Ticket Office, for 90 minutes to discuss the upcoming game at noon. Join us live in person, check out the show on the Blue White Illustrated YouTube Channel, or locally on 99.5 The Bus. The Tailgate Show is produced in conjunction with Seven Mountains Media.

Penn State has a tough task today

Much like last week against top-ranked Ohio State, Penn State is a massive underdog at home against Indiana this week. On today’s show, we’ll discuss the team’s 3-5 record and if the program can make a bowl game this year. They have four games left to win three, and that starts this afternoon.

We’ll start the show by discussing why Indiana is a particularly bad matchup from a scheme perspective for the Penn State offense and defense and how this week could potentially deliver worse results than last week’s 38-14 loss to Ohio State

Offense needs to have some versatility and let the QB throw

Next, we’ll discuss the state of the team’s offense and how, at this point, playing wide receiver Liam Clifford as a wildcat quarterback isn’t the worst option in the world, given the team’s plethora of bad options. However, a wildcat package can’t fix the team’s poor passing game that is now limited by both talent and scheme. We’ll discuss how Penn State interim coach Terry Smith vowed to change specific things on offense this week and what it means to have those plays and players in the playbook this week.

Will the team give backup quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer a chance to throw the football this week? We’ll discuss Penn State’s needed plan of attack versus what we think they’ll do.

Defense has a fighting chance if…

Once again, the team’s ability to stop the run will be paramount to it’s ability to play defense against Indiana. We’ll discuss how Indiana’s offense operates and how Penn State’s defense, in its true form, is built to stop a team like the Hoosiers. Will they be able to pull it off? We’ll tell you what we think.

Finally, join us for the latest news, including the availability report and our score predictions, to end the show.