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

Penn State football is 0-2 over its last two game weeks and is now staring down a matchup with fifth-ranked Ohio State in Columbus on Saturday.  While you may have seen the lopsided scores that the Buckeyes have been piling up over the last several weeks, host Thomas Frank Carr takes you deeper into the Buckeyes depth chart with Bill Rabinowitz of the Columbus Dispatch.  Rabinowitz joins the BWI D...

Note: James Franklin clarified during his Tuesday press conference that he had changed agents during the summer and it was being released now. He also did not respond with "yes" or "no" when asked directly if he was committed to being the head coach at Penn State beyond 2021.    News broke last night that Penn State Head Coach James Franklin had hired mega-agent Jimmy Sexton so host of the BWI Dai...

The final Penn State recruiting podcast of October with the Blue-White Illustrated duo of Ryan Snyder and Greg Pickel covers plenty of ground. This week's episode begins by breaking down new Class of 2023 commit and Pa. tight end Joey Schlaffer before moving on to talk about Class of 2022 corner Jordan Allen decommitting and how that process played out. Ryan and Greg then answer a key question: Is...

Penn State football lost 20-18 to Illinois on Saturday in a heartbreaking game for Nittany Lions football fans. Thomas Frank Carr, the host of the BWI Daily Edition, gives you some of his observations of Penn State's game plan and execution throughout the loss. He starts on the offensive side of the ball and looks at the team's apparent game plan of running the football early and often. Did they a...

Host Thomas Frank Carr is joined by Blue White Illustrated analysts Nate Bauer and Dave Eckert to break down Penn State's 20-18 loss to the Illini on Homecoming.    They discuss the defense, offense and then give their opinion of what this game should tell fans about the program's chances moving forward through a brutal end to the season.    ORDER THE 2021 BWI FOOTBALL PREVIEW: https://bluewhiteon...

The Penn State Football team saw their seasons come crashing down around them on homecoming Saturday with a 20-18 loss to Illinois is game that featured nearly 400 yards rushing by the Illini.    Host of the BWI Live Post Game Show Thomas Frank Carr breaks the game down from both side of the ball and explains why the Nittany Lions could not stop the run, why they couldn't run and why they couldn't...

The Penn State football coaching staff is busy preparing for Illinois, but we start with some recruiting talk on today's episode of the BWI Daily Edition. Rivals recruiting insider Ryan Snyder has placed a FutureCast for a player in the Class of 2023 that will be attending the game this weekend,  Joey Schlaffer . Ryan explains why, and host of the Daily Edition and film analyst for Blue White Illu...

Some of the mysteries around starting quarterback Sean Clifford were cleared up on Wednesday when the media was able to see Clifford take part in, and throw at practice. Host Thomas Frank Carr and Senior Editor Nate Bauer were both at media availability this week to take in the sights and sounds and give you a report on what they saw in this edition of the BWI Daily.    They start with their impre...

Penn State hosts Illinois for their annual homecoming game on Saturday under new Head Coach Bret Bielema. What are the Illini shaping into under the former Wisconsin coach? Scott Richey, who covers Illinois football for The News Gazette joins host Thomas Frank Carr to discuss Bielema, the team and how things have gone so far this season.    They start with Bielema's comments this week where he see...

The Penn State Football Team is about to begin the second half of the season this weekend when they host Illinois at Beaver Stadium. To get ready for the stretch run, Host of the BWI Daily Edition Thomas Frank Carr brings on writer at Blue White Illustrated Dave Eckert to take a look at the final six games and give some predictions.    They begin with some True or False questions that T-Frank want...

After a week off, Ryan Snyder and Greg Pickel return for another Penn State Nittany Lions football recruiting podcast. Following a few quiet weeks on the recruiting trail, the pair open the show by discussing what Penn State's Class of 2023 could look like in a year from now, based on what the landscape currently looks like. In addition to discussing who the pair believes are the staff's top targe...

Fresh off the bye week the Penn State Nittany Lions Football Team faces Illinois for a homecoming game at Beaver Stadium to start the stretch run of the 2021 season. Host of the BWI Daily Edition Thomas Frank Carr gives you five players he thinks need to step up and play well in the meat of the Big 10 East schedule in order for Penn State to have a chance at finishing the season the way they start...

The BWI Daily Edition wraps up on Friday as it always does with Rivals recruiting insider Ryan Snyder.  This week he tells host Thomas Frank Carr where the Penn State coaching staff will be recruiting during their bye week from Big 10 competition. It's an expansive list that Ryan includes mentioning most of the commits in the Class of 2022 as well as priority players in 2023 through 2025.  Ryan hi...

The storylines around Penn State and Iowa's game on Saturday continue to swirl as James Franklin responded to allegations that his team was faking injuries during the loss on Saturday. Host of the BWI Daily Edition Thomas Frank Carr and Senior Editor Nate Bauer bring you their impressions of James Franklin's comments, along with some of the specific comments he made last night. Nate also brings up...

The good news for Penn State fans is that their team is 5-1 on the season and has exceeded expectations to this point, being ranked in the top 10 nationally. The bad news for Penn State fans is that the loss to Iowa last weekend came with the loss of several key players including starting quarterback Sean Clifford and starting defensive tackle PJ Mustipher to injury. So how should Penn State fans...

Film analyst and host of the BWI Daily Edition, Thomas Frank Carr, is back with his bye week breakdown of Penn State's offensive line and the problems that have surfaced this season in the running game. With the uncertainty of starting quarterback Sean Clifford going forward, the Nittany Lions will need to get every ounce of productivity out of their offense in the event they need to support backu...

It's been widely known that the Penn State Nittany Lions were thin at quarterback. Transfers over the past three seasons have led to just three scholarship quarterbacks on the roster, led by senior Sean Clifford. The worst possible scenario happened on Saturday, and Clifford went down with an injury, not to return. His backup, Ta'Quan Roberson played poorly in the game, completing just seven passe...

The Blue White Illustrated Staff returns for their Monday Live Show Recapping Penn State's 23-20 loss to Iowa at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday.    Dave Eckert and Greg Pickel join host Thomas Frank Carr as they discuss the details and the fallout of Penn State's loss of not only the game, but potentially starting quarterback Sean Clifford. They spend the first half of the show breaking down Ta'Quan...

The Penn State Nittany Lions lost starting quarterback Sean Clifford in the second quarter of a close loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes 23-20. Thomas Frank Carr, film analyst for Blue White Illustrated and Tom Hannifan, co-host of the Paydirt Podcast take you through what happened during the game. They also take questions and reactions from the audience.  They discuss the injury to Clifford, it's affect o...

The Nittany Lions have been surging on the recruiting trail in recent weeks, but now that we're heading into the thick of the season, will Penn State pick up another player for its Class of 2023? BWI recruiting analyst Ryan Snyder is back on the BWI Daily to give his thoughts on who is the most likely to pull the trigger. He and host Thomas Frank Carr go through his list, while also discussing if...

Senior Editor of Blue White Illustrated Nate Bauer joins host Thomas Frank Carr as they discuss their observations on what they saw at Penn State's open practice Wednesday evening. T-Frank asks Nate what he saw spending time watching defensive coordinator Brent Pry's portion of practice along with the other defensive coaches, while T-Frank gives his impressions of the receivers and quarterbacks wo...

The Oct. 6 edition of the BWI Daily goes in-depth on the No. 3 Iowa Hawkeyes as John Steppe of The Gazette in Iowa City shares his knowledge about the team ahead of Saturday's clash with No. 4 Penn State. Host Thomas Frank Carr interviews Steppe about what has happened so far this season for head coach Kirk Ferentz's team and the strengths and weaknesses of the roster. T-Frank starts off by asking...

The No. 4 Penn State football program takes on No. 3 Iowa Saturday for a classic showdown between the two storied programs.  While both teams are undefeated heading into the game, what do we know about the Hawkeyes’ starting quarterback, Spencer Petras?  Film analyst and host of the BWI Daily Edition, Thomas Frank Carr, has reviewed his tape this year and is ready to let you know what Petras is go...

The Penn State Nittany Lions are active on the recruiting trail, which is of course the focus of this week's Blue-White Illustrated recruiting show, which is sponsored by Manscape. Join over 2 million men worldwide who trust MANSCAPED, with this exclusive offer for you: Twenty percent off and free shipping with the code: 20PSU at manscaped.com. This episode features: --Discussion about new Class o...

The BWI Staff is back to give you their Monday recap of Penn State's 24-0 win over Indiana on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Host Thomas Frank Carr, Senior Editor Nate Bauer and Writer Dave Eckert talk about the game that was, as well as give their initial thoughts on the top 5 showdown at Kinnick Stadium next Saturday.    First, they start with their general impressions of the game as well and then...