BWI Live: A Penn State football podcast from Blue White Illustrated

Penn State football held their open practice yesterday, and senior editor Nate Bauer is back for his weekly chat to discuss what he saw and heard. He joins host Thomas Frank Carr to discuss what they saw from the players and what head coach James Franklin said after practice to the media.    They start with the issues along the offensive line that Penn State is dealing with this week. Three player...

Penn State football hosts Rutgers for their final home game of the 2021 regular season on Saturday. To get you ready, Thomas Frank Carr, host of the BWI Daily Edition, brings on James Kratch of NJ.com to preview the game from the Scarlett Knights perspective.  They start with the well-known ties of former Penn State assistant coach Greg Schiano coming back to Penn State for the first time as a hea...

It’s senior day on Saturday at Beaver Stadium for the Penn State football team. Typically this has been a time to celebrate outgoing classes and reflect on their accomplishments as they head on to the next chapter of their lives. But, is that the case anymore?  On the BWI Daily Edition, host Thomas Frank Carr looks at the senior class and precisely two members in it as to whether or not they shoul...

Blue-White Illustrated hosts Ryan Snyder and Greg Pickel are back with the latest Penn State recruiting podcast. On this week's show, Ryan and Greg discuss the status of four-star running back Kayton Allen and defensive lineman Zane Durant after both prospects took visits to other schools recently. From there, the two recap the Michigan visitor list and preview the Rutgers game, which marks the fi...

The Penn State football team lost 21-17 this weekend in another dud performance from the Penn State offense. So what has happened to the ordinarily high-flying squad under head coach James Franklin? Is it the new coaching staff or something else?    Host Thomas Frank Carr takes you through the moments and stories off the field that all led up a 4th-and-2 pass to Cam Sullivan-Brown to end the game....

Penn State lost their fourth game of the season on Saturday, this time 21-17 to Michigan. The Nittany Lions were able to move the ball, but could not find the end zone, with 86 plays but going 3-4 in the red zone with two field goals. What went into the loss? What does this mean for the program going forward? Listen to the BWI Live Monday recap show with host Thomas Frank Carr. He's joined by seni...

Penn State faced Michigan in a highly-anticipated showdown in the Big Ten East Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Unfortunately for the Nittany Lions, they weren’t able to pull off the upset. After going down 14-6 in the third quarter, Penn State managed to tie the game 14-14 following a  Sean Clifford  to  Tyler Warren  touchdown and a  Jahan Dotson  two-point conversion. The Nittany Lions then got a fu...

A packed Friday edition of the BWI Daily is now live. Host Thomas Frank Carr is joined not by Ryan Snyder this week but instead by his colleague, Blue-White Illustrated report Greg Pickel. T-Frank and Greg start the show by looking at a big surprise in the recruiting world from Thursday. Ohio four-star tackle Aamil Wagner picked not Kentucky or Penn State but instead Notre Dame. How did that come...

Penn State football held open practice yesterday, and senior editor of Blue White Illustrated Nate Bauer joins the BWI Daily Edition to fill you in on what he saw. Host Thomas Frank Carr joins him to discuss their observations from open practice and what head coach James Franklin said after practice.    From his perspective, Bauer thought that one particular position group was sharp on Wednesday n...

Penn State football faces Michigan in their second-to-last home game of the regular season on Saturday. So what do you know about the Wolverines? Clayton Sayfie of The Wolverine jones host Thomas Frank Carr to give an in-depth scouting report on Penn State's next opponent.  As always, they start on the offensive side of the ball, but unlike most shows, T-Frank begins up front with Jim Harbaugh. Fa...

Penn State football faced Michigan on Saturday in one of the most anticipated home games of the season. After watching the film, looking up the data, and listening to experts, host Thomas Frank Carr has boiled the entire game down to just one key matchup.    He believes how left tackle Rasheed Walker, right tackle Caedan Wallace and quarterback Sean Clifford handle the pass rush of Michigan edge r...

A new episode of the Blue-White Illustrated Penn State recruiting podcast is live! Hosts Ryan Snyder and Greg Pickel focus on the Class of 2022 during the first half of this show. The pair discuss a commit who recently visited another school, share an overview of how solid the class is from a commitment standpoint overall, and review some top performances as high school football playoffs continue...

Penn State got their sixth win of the season on Saturday to make the team bowl eligible. Yet inconsistencies on offense continue to be a problem, and the team still cannot run the football. It's causing some fans to question whether or not head coach James Franklin got the wrong guy in offensive line coach Phil Trautwein. Trautwein was hired in the winter of 2020 after Franklin decided not to rene...

The Penn State Football team pulled away late 31-14 over the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday. The BWI Live crew of Thomas Frank Carr, Nate Bauer and Dave Eckert discuss the game and what went into the Nittany Lions' victory. They talk about the season as a whole now that it is largely completed, and also answer questions from fans.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

Penn State got a critical win 31-14 over Maryland on Saturday in College Park. On3 film analyst Thomas Frank Carr breaks down the game and takes questions from the audience postgame.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Penn State football may have stalled out on the field, but are they still making headway in recruiting? On3 recruiting insider Ryan Snyder joins the BWI Daily Edition to talk about just where the Nittany Lions stand in several vital areas. A significant change to the show and Blue White Illustrated's recruiting coverage took place this week with our switch to On3, the newest recruiting site in hig...

On Saturday, the Penn State Nittany Lions football team faces the Maryland Terrapins in a key game for both teams. The winner will climb to .500 in conference play, while the other will sink into the basement of the Big Ten East. What sort of practice did Penn State have last night? Host Thomas Frank Carr and senior editor Nate Bauer were both at practice last night and give their impression of th...

Join BW at On3I: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/?plan=annual Host of the BWI Daily Edition Thomas Frank Carr is joined by Emily Giambalvo of the Washington Post to discuss Penn State football's next opponent, the Maryland Terrapins. This weekend, Penn State and Maryland square off in College Park for a critical game between two teams at a crossroads deep into the season. B...

Penn State faces Big 10 East foe Maryland on Saturday in College Park hoping to stop a three-game losing streak. Host of the BWI Daily Edition, and film analyst for Blue White Illustrated, Thomas Frank Carr brings his unique look at the Terrapins after watching several of their games on film this season. He points out just how similarly the two offenses are built and how they try to accomplish the...

Blue-White Illustrated is now apart of the On3 Network , and on this edition of the Penn State recruiting podcast, Ryan Snyder and Greg Pickel are joined by On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power. Join BWI and On3 today with a special sign up offer of just $1 for an entire year of Penn State football, basketball and recruiting coverage. Take advantage of it today by visiting us at: ht...

The Penn State offense under first-year coordinator Mike Yurcich has been enigmatic this season. Other than not being able to run the football, their offensive identity has been very hard to pin down. That is until today. Host of the BWI Daily Edition Thomas Frank Carr is joined by senior editor Nate Bauer to discuss exactly what the Nittany Lions are with quarterback Sean Clifford and the pieces...

The Blue White Illustrated is back for their Monday recap show of Penn State's 33-24 loss to Ohio State in Columbus on Saturday. What went into the game? Are there such things as moral victories? The staff of Thomas Frank Carr, Nate Bauer and Dave Eckert discuss those topics and more on the show.  First, some exciting news. Blue White Illustrated is officially a part of the On3 Network, the newest...

Penn State crawled back from two 10-point deficits against Ohio State on Saturday night, but after a Sean Clifford interception in the fourth quarter, could not muster another. They fell 33-24 in Columbus in a hard fought game that ultimatley leaves the team at 5-3 and on a three-game losing streak.    Host Thomas Frank Carr is joined by Tom Hannifan of the PayDirt Podcast to break down the game....

Despite an 0-2 skid in the middle of the Big 10 season, Penn State is still pushing strong on the recruiting trail for the Class of 2023. Rivals recruiting insider Ryan Snyder joins the BWI Daily Edition to log another FutureCast for the Class of 2023, the second in as many weeks.  Host Thomas Frank Carr takes a look Joshua Miller, the most recent player that Snyder has put a pick in for Penn Stat...

Penn State opened up practice to media availability on Wednesday night and senior editor Nate Bauer was there to take in the sights and sounds. He joins host Thomas Frank Carr to discuss what he saw and his thoughts about it. They discuss:   -The absence of Ta'Quan Roberson -Focus on the running game -The offensive line   They take a good amount of time talking about the Penn State offensive line...