Blue-White Breakdown | A Penn State Football Podcast from Pennlive.com

PennLive's Johnny McGonigal and Dustin Hockensmith preview Penn State’s big road trip to Auburn and compare both teams’ rosters in advance of that showdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's David Jones and Bob Flounders take a closer look at all of the key matchups in Penn State's road contest with Auburn on Saturday. The Tigers' run game is legit and PSU has some inexperience at the linebacker spots. So what will PSU defensive coordinator Manny Diaz do? Plus, David and Bob make their game picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Johnny McGonigal and Bob Flounders react to Penn State coach James Franklin's Tuesday news conference with the 2-0 Lions prepping for 2-0 Auburn on Saturday. Franklin discussed Drew Allar's rapid development, praised the early play of Olu Fashanu and he also expressed concern about Auburn's dangerous running game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's David Jones and Bob Flounders preview Penn State's home opener with Ohio Saturday on this episode of the Blue-White Breakdown podcast. David and Bob also reminisce about the Lions' 2012 season-opening loss to Ohio at Beaver Stadium, better known as Bill O'Brien's PSU head coaching debut. Dave also shares a story about his interaction with a famous PSU parent at the Indianapolis airport...

PennLive's Johnny McGonigal and Bob Flounders break down James Franklin's Tuesday press conference on this episode of the Blue-White Breakdown podcast. The Lions face heavy underdog Ohio Saturday at Beaver Stadium and Franklin offered his thoughts on PSU's impressive pass defense, a run game that still needs work and where true freshman QB Drew Allar fits on the Lions' depth chart. Learn more abou...

PennLive’s Dustin Hockensmith takes a final look back at Penn State’s defense and special teams in a 35-31 win over Purdue in the Lions’ season opener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive’s Dustin Hockensmith takes a final look back at Penn State’s offense in a 35-31 win over Purdue in the Lions’ season opener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Johnny McGonigal and Dustin Hockensmith take a closer look at Penn State’s 2023 recruiting class and how the future of the quarterback depth chart might be impacted by James Franklin’s announcement that five-star freshman Drew Allar enters the 2022 season as the Lions’ No. 2 quarterback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Dustin Hockensmith looks at the big news of the week as Penn State gets ready to kick off its 2022 season at Purdue on Thursday night. Topping the list is the announcement that true freshman Drew Allar would be the Lions’ No. 2 quarterback to start the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive David Jones and Dustin Hockensmith take a quick tour around the Big Ten and give their Penn State season predictions leading up to Thursday’s season opener at Purdue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Johnny McGonigal and Bob Flounders react to Penn State coach James Franklin's weekly news conference to jump-start Purdue week on this episode of the Blue-White Breakdown podcast. Franklin revealed that true freshman QB Drew Allar will be the backup to Sean Clifford for the Purdue game. Plus, how good is Kaytron Allen and how will Penn State's offense attack Purdue's Cover Zero scheme o...

PennLive's Bob Flounders and Dustin Hockensmith break down the latest news from Penn State preseason camp, including more praise for the Lions’ freshman running backs, the prospect of alcohol sales at Beaver Stadium, Tyrece Mills’ move from safety to linebacker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Johnny McGonigal and Bob Flounders discuss the upside of Penn State veteran QB Sean Clifford on this episode of the Blue-White Breakdown. McGonigal, who covered the Pitt Panthers in 2021, got an up-close view of quarterback Kenny Pickett's monster season. Are there similarities between Pickett and Clifford? Plus, must-win games for PSU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

PennLive's Dustin Hockensmith looks at a CBS Sports analyst who sees Penn State going from unranked to the top 10, plus key questions facing the Lions in 2022 and one of freshman Nick Singleton’s shining qualities.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Dustin Hockensmith looks at the latest from Penn State training camp, where quarterback Sean Clifford speaks highly of his relationship with OC Mike Yurcich and a defensive back duo leading the way in the turnover department. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Bob Flounders and Dustin Hockensmith take a closer look at the Big Ten’s latest media rights deal and what James Franklin had to say about his middle linebacker competition, cornerback Johnny Dixon, and his two recent transfers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's David Jones and Bob Flounders welcome Johnny McGonigal, the newest addition to PennLive's Penn State football coverage. The fellas also discuss Penn State's top three strengths and top three weaknesses on this episode of the Blue-White Breakdown podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Dustin Hockensmith looks at Penn State’s defensive end group following the news of freshman Ken Talley hitting the transfer portal, plus a CBS Sports writer believes the Lions are underrated and freshman quarterback Drew Allar is reportedly making strides in training camp.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Dustin Hockensmith looks at a busy Monday in Penn State football with news of a freshman transfer and another poll that has the Lions unranked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Bob Flounders and Dustin Hockensmith take a closer look at Monday’s de-commitment from four-star edge rusher Tomarrion Parker, the Lions being unranked in the preseason Coaches Poll, and Flounders’ conclusion about what a Manny Diaz defense will look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's David Jones and Bob Flounders focus on Penn State's big offensive problem on heading into 2022 -- the running game -- on this episode of the Blue-White Breakdown podcast. Jones details some of the finer points of his recent discussion with Phil Trautwein, Penn State's third-year offensive line coach. Flounders and Jones also react to Penn State's absence from the initial top 25 Coaches...

PennLive's Dustin Hockensmith looks at what came out of Penn State’s media day as it relates to the Lions’ defense, from the middle linebacker job to the pass rush and secondary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Dustin Hockensmith looks at what came out of Penn State’s media day as it relates to the Lions’ offense, from the offensive line to depth at wide receiver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Dustin Hockensmith explores key topics to follow as the Penn State football program makes its early preparations for the 2022 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Dustin Hockensmith looks at Penn State coach James Franklin’s most recent comments on his program, which kicked off preseason camp this week.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices