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

PennLive's Bob Flounders and Johnny McGonigal recap the end to Penn State's season in the Orange Bowl, where a late 4th quarter field goal by the Fighting Irish put an end to the Nittany Lions' dream of a College Football Playoff championship this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Johnny McGonigal and Bob Flounders take a deep dive into the most anticipated game of Penn State's season to date. It's PSU and Notre Dame going at it in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night. The winner moves on to the championship game. Johnny and Bob discuss the talent on both sides, Abdul Carter's status, and the matchups that will decide the game. It should be an electrifying atmospher...

PennLive’s Johnny McGonigal and Max Ralph break down Penn State’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal win over Boise State and discuss Abdul Carter’s injury status, Drew Allar’s NFL future, James Franklin’s legacy and what’s next in the College Football Playoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Bob Flounders, out in Arizona, recaps how Penn State knocked out Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl, holding Ashton Jeanty in check. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive’s Johnny McGonigal and Max Ralph preview Penn State’s CFP quarterfinal game vs. Boise State, breaking down Ashton Jeanty, the Nittany Lion offense and more. Plus, we make our picks for the Fiesta Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive’s Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal briefly preview the Penn State and Boise State rushing attacks ahead of the Fiesta Bowl. They also touch on Penn State’s work in the transfer portal so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Penn State routs SMU, 38-10 to advance to the Fiesta Bowl: Bob Flounders and Johnny McGonigal recap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Johnny McGonigal and Bob Flounders take a deep dive into Penn State's first-ever playoff game. SMU is the opponent, chilly Beaver Stadium is the place to be on Saturday. Can the Mustangs handle PSU's improved rush attack? Plus, players to watch and game picks. And a bonus: Johnny makes his predictions for all the tournament games.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

PennLive’s Johnny McGonigal and Max Ralph discuss the news surrounding Penn State’s quarterbacks: Beau Pribula leaving via the transfer portal and Drew Allar announcing his expected return to Happy Valley in 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Penn State’s Dec. 21 playoff game with SMU at Beaver Stadium is only days away. It’s time to discuss the key players and matchups. James Franklin’s team is a more than a touchdown favorite, but SMU is 11-1. Jacob Richman of LoneStarLive joins Bob Flounders for another Blue-White Breakdown episode. Jacob and Bob single out a few players and a few critical positions in the game. And Bob completes th...

PennLive's Bob Flounders is joined by LoneStarLive's Jacob Richman on this episode of the Blue-White Breakdown. Richman is the website's beat reporter for the SMU football team. Penn State faces the Mustangs in a Dec. 21 playoff matchup at Beaver Stadium. Jacob goes into detail on the highs and lows of SMU's 11-2 season and shares his thoughts on a couple of the team's underrated players. Learn mo...

PennLive’s Johnny McGonigal and Max Ralph discuss which positions James Franklin and Penn State need to target with the winter transfer portal window now open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal share their reactions to Penn State's College Football Playoff seeding, which puts the Nittany Lions against SMU at Beaver Stadium in the first round.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Bob Flounders and Johnny McGonigal break down a thrilling Big Ten Championship game that saw Penn State come up short against No. 1 Oregon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pennsylvania wrestling fans, it's time for another episode of the PennLive Wrestling Podcast with Jim Carlson and Bob Flounders. Our podcast, for now, is an extension of the Blue-White Breakdown, a Blue-White Takedown! Jim and Bob are joined by Lehigh wrestling coach Pat Santoro ahead of Penn State's match with the Mountain Hawks on Sunday in Bethlehem. Santoro, a national champ at Pitt, is a Beth...

PennLive's Bob Flounders and Johnny McGonigal preview Penn State's Big Ten championship matchup with unbeaten Oregon on this episode. Both defenses are outstanding, but does PSU have enough offense to pull this one out? Bob and Johnny also react to some Penn State snubs when it came to the All-Big Ten teams. Plus, Bob and Johnny give their Big Ten title game picks. Learn more about your ad choices...

Talk about a big week for Penn State's football program! PennLive's Max Ralph and Bob Flounders take a closer look at James Franklin's latest recruiting class on this episode. Signing Day was Wednesday and PSU faces unbeaten Oregon on Saturday in the Big Ten title game. Max shares his thoughts on some of his favorite Penn State signees and Bob and Max discuss two Penn State players who could retur...

PennLive’s Johnny McGonigal fields questions for a Big Ten championship game subscriber mailbag episode. We discuss the College Football Playoff implications around Penn State-Oregon, matchups to watch and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive’s Johnny McGonigal and Max Ralph share their reactions to a hard-to-believe Big Ten Championship game berth for Penn State, including how it will change the Nittany Lions’ CFP outlook. Our content: pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/ Follow them on Twitter/X: @maxralph_ @jmcgonigal9 PennLive Socials Twitter/X: @psufootball Instagram: @psufootballproud Facebook: Penn State Football on PennLive...

The Nittany Lions secured their spot in the conference title game after beating Maryland, 44-7, and getting some help with Michigan upsetting Ohio State on a wild Saturday. Penn State, currently No. 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings, will play No. 1 Oregon next Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the Big Ten championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

It's a new season for Penn State's incredible wrestling team and time for a new podcast at PennLive. We're going to follow Cael Sanderson and his wrestlers this year as part of our PennLive wrestling podcast. A Blue-White Takedown featuring Jim Carlson and Bob Flounders! Carlson is the PSU wrestling beat writer at PennLive and he'll team with Bob to bring you weekly coverage of Sanderson's Lions....

PennLive’s Johnny McGonigal and Max Ralph discuss the latest College Football Playoff rankings and where Penn State stands in relation to Notre Dame and the Nittany Lions’ push for a first-round home game at Beaver Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Max Ralph and Bob Flounders preview Penn State's final regular-season game against Maryland on Saturday and give their game picks. James Franklin's team should be extremely motivated to put away a Terps team that has been awful on the road in 2024. Plus, Max and Bob look at some PSU players who deserve praise for their development and their play in some of the Lions' biggest games to da...

PennLive’s Johnny McGonigal and Bob Flounders react to James Franklin’s Monday news conference with 10-1 Penn State prepping for Saturday’s visit from Maryland. Franklin provided an update on the status of starting right tackle Anthony Donkoh and reserved defensive lineman Alonzo Ford, who left the Minnesota game with injuries. Plus, Franklin was asked about the possibility of Penn State advancing...

Penn State survived what would have been a disastrous loss at Minnesota with a one-point win, keeping its hopes of a College Football Playoff berth alive. PennLive's Bob Flounders and Johnny McGonigal recap the win and how the Nittany Lions pulled off the must-needed victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices