What were the top takeaways from Penn State spring practice No. 4?: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for March 20 include a recap of spring practice number four, headlines of the day, and more.
It’s time to dive into Wednesday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with a look back at the Nittany Lions’ latest spring practice. It was the team’s second one open to reporters. A top topic of conversation was new offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki. He spoke to reporters after head coach James Franklin praised his coaching style.
“I think the biggest thing that you guys have heard me talk about in the past is being the head coach of the offense, or the head coach of the defense, or special teams, or by position, and I think he’s done a really good job of that and taking a ton of time of explaining the why, which in 2024 I think is really important,” Franklin said. “I think student athletes and young people will do the same things that we did in the 90s, in the 80s. [But], they just wonder why. And I think Andy’s doing a really good job of explaining the why, and teaching football, and really getting everybody pulling the rope in the same direction and excited about what we’re going to be able to accomplish on offense this year.”
More: Penn State practice notes on offense
Kotelnicki said it’s a part of the job he relishes.
“I got into this to teach and coach. So I want to stay on the cutting edge of anything that we’re doing in terms of teaching.”
We also learned that Penn State safety Zakee Wheatley is flashing so far through a handful of practices. And, the offense is fighting to improve while the defense is flying around, in the mind of Franklin.
Headlines of the day
Spring is a time to tinker at Penn State, and JB Nelson can help the Lions’ O-line at multiple spots: Flounders, PennLive
Penn State football is being powered to ‘another level’ by something in particular this spring: Pickel, BWI
Penn State’s Top Storylines at the NCAA Wrestling Championships: Wogenrich, SI
Buzzworthy: Penn State spring practices produce early standouts: Bauer, BWI
Penn State Wrestling: Ironhead Is Hopeful That Cael’s Dynasty Will Earn a New Benchmark: Horlacher, Statecollege.com
Hawaiian DB Aiden Manutai set to check out Penn State: Fitz, BWI
Quote of the day
“They’ll forever be in my top five. They really took a good look at me and I had a nice experience there. “They have one of the best defenses in the country. I got to see that. They are really good defensively.”
–Top 10 Class of 2024 recruit Zion Elee to On3’s Chad Simmons following a recent visit to PSU.
