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

Penn State's season didn't go according to plan but a few Nittany Lions produced banner seasons. And some did not. On this Blue-White Breakdown episode, PennLive's Bob Flounders and Daniel Gallen look at Penn State's first-team All-Big Ten choices and some defenders who did well to earn second and third-team selections. Plus, how should former Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry be remember...

Big, big news coming out of State College. Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry, who has been with James Franklin since his days at Vanderbilt, is now the new head coach at Virginia Tech. On this episode of the Blue-White Breakdown, PennLive's David Jones and Bob Flounders discuss the impact of Pry's departure and what Franklin may do about the opening. Plus, Brian Kelly moves from Notre Dam...

PennLive's Dustin Hockensmith offers a quick breakdown of Penn State's 30-27 loss at Michigan State and the themes that doomed the Lions once again.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Daniel Gallen and Dustin Hockensmith take a look at the new 10-year deal for Penn State football coach James Franklin and give their thoughts on the Lions as favorites at No. 12 Michigan State. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The James Franklin contract is done. Signed, sealed and delivered. Ten years. 2031. PennLive’s David Jones and Bob Flounders examine the situation involving Franklin and Penn State in this edition of the Blue-White Breakdown podcast. Jones and Flounders also assess Penn State’s chances against Michigan State on Saturday and Jones has a strong opinion on the Ohio State-Penn State game.  See acast.c...

In this episode of the Blue-White Breakdown, PennLive's Bob Flounders and David Jones get Thanksgiving week and Penn State-Michigan State week started with their thoughts on James Franklin's Tuesday news conference. How did the Lions get caught off-guard by their flu issues against Rutgers? Flounders and Jones share their early thoughts on true freshman quarterback Christian Veilleux and wonder ho...

PennLive's Dustin Hockensmith recaps the weekend in Penn State football, the Lions' 28-0 win over Rutgers and looks ahead to a busy week off the field. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Dustin Hockensmith takes a look at the must-know Penn State football news headlines going into Rutgers and what the Lions can do to protect battered quarterback Sean Clifford.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Daniel Gallen and Dustin Hockensmith take a look at Penn State's matchup with Rutgers on Saturday (noon ET, BTN), illness along the offensive line, and the ongoing pursuit of a spark in the run game on this edition of the Blue-White Breakdown. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Bob Flounders and David Jones look at some of the key questions surrounding Penn State's Senior Day matchup with Rutgers in this installment of the Blue-White Breakdown podcast. Bob and Dave also look at the future of the PSU quarterback position, and whether Sean Clifford will be in the picture. Plus, Penn State-Rutgers picks and a look at the big Ohio State-Michigan State matchup. See...

PennLive's David Jones and Bob Flounders break down the flaws in Penn State's failing run game in this installment of the Blue-White Breakdown. The Nittany Lions are reeling after a loss to Michigan that dropped the team's record to 6-4. A 5-5 Rutgers team may not be the easy win that many expect Saturday at Beaver Stadium. And how healthy is Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford after he was punis...

PennLive's Dustin Hockensmith takes a look back at Penn State's 21-17 loss to Michigan and where the Nittany Lions go from here with two regular-season games left to play.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Daniel Gallen and Dustin Hockensmith give their thoughts on Penn State as a 1-point favorite Michigan, the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, and the work ahead of first-year basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive reporter Dustin Hockensmith breaks down news of the week from Penn State, which includes the emergence of young players Malick Meiga and Jaylen Reed and ongoing comparisons between Michigan's Jim Harbaugh and Penn State's James Franklin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest edition of the Blue-White Breakdown is LOADED with information about the Michigan Wolverines, Penn State's opponent Saturday at Beaver Stadium. PennLive's Bob Flounders and David Jones welcome in special guest Aaron McCann of MLive.com, who covers Jim Harbaugh and his Wolverines. The guys discuss key questions and players in the game, offer up some predictions and Aaron describes what i...

In this installment of the Blue-White Breakdown podcast, PennLive's Bob Flounders and David Jones kick off Penn State-Michigan week with some thoughts on James Franklin's Tuesday news conference. Franklin offered praise for Michigan edge rushers Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo and shared his thoughts on the play of PSU offensive tackles Rasheed Walker and Caedan Wallace. Franklin also weighed in...

PennLive reporter Dustin Hockensmith takes a look back at Penn State's defense and its ability to get tough in the red zone coming out of Saturday's win over Maryland.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive reporter Dustin Hockensmith looks at a monster performance by Jahan Dotson and the legacy he is set to leave at Penn State following the Lions' win over Maryland.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive reporters Daniel Gallen and Dustin Hockensmith break down the latest with Penn State in advance of Saturday's matchup at Maryland. The Lions will be looking for a third straight blowout win in College Park and to halt a three-game losing skid. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this installment of the Blue-White Breakdown, PennLive's Bob Flounders and David Jones discuss some of the Lions' blowout wins against Maryland on the road and preview Saturday's matchup at College Park. The Lions are double-digit favorites and they are trying to snap a three-game losing streak. Flounders makes a bold prediction regarding the PSU running game. Later in the show, Jones hits the ...

PennLive's Dustin Hockensmith looks at the Big Ten in the first set of College Football Playoff rankings and previews the rest of the week leading up to Saturday's 3:30 p.m. kickoff at Maryland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The College Football Playoff Show, the first rankings are out, and the committee putting Alabama at No. 2 and Cincinnati at No. 6 has Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah fired up. First, the guys think about adding Wake Forest and Notre Dame to the playoff discussion, and at the end, they kick out either Iowa or Ole Miss. In between, with the help of the text subscribers, they...

What an edition of the Blue-White Breakdown we have for you this time. PennLive's Bob Flounders and David Jones dissect the highlights of James Franklin's Tuesday press conference before the Maryland game. The Nittany Lions' head coach took a holistic approach (yes, you read that right) to discussing Mike Yurcich's impact this year and also discussed his thoughts on the play of Penn State's offens...

PennLive's Daniel Gallen and Dustin Hockensmith recap the latest from Penn State's practice week and what it's going to take to go stride-for-stride with Ohio State. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's edition of the Blue-White Breakdown features Sean Clifford's push to "100 percent" health and James Franklin's latest challenge for his offensive linemen to be more physical. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices