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

The quarterback is always the center of attention for a successful football team and at 5-0, Penn State QB Sean Clifford is drawing plenty of attention. After a 24-0 win over the Indiana Hoosiers, BWI Live host Thomas Frank Carr goes into detail about where Clifford has improved from 2019 to today. T-Frank explains which areas Clifford has taken the biggest strides in and how Mike Yurcich is opera...

Penn State dominated Indiana 24-0 in primetime to go to 5-0 on season. Thomas Frank Carr and Tom Hannifan break down the game on the BWI Live Post Game show and take questions from the audience about the Nittany Lion's shutout win.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Penn State's Class of 2022 is already loaded, and BWI recruiting analyst Ryan Snyder is back on the BWI Daily Edition to talk about yet another player who's projected to the class in the coming days. T-Frank and Ryan discuss the class, what's left and how Penn State can keep adding players going forward. T-Frank also asks if it's wise for Penn State to take players that are ready to commit now, kn...

BWI Daily host Thomas Frank Carr interviews Indiana beat writer Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star and the Bloomington Herald-Times to find out more about what's going on with the Indiana football team.  The Hoosiers are 2-2 so far this season with losses to two ranked teams in Iowa and Cincinnati. Dustin starts by taking T-Frank through the ups and downs of quarterback Michael Penix Jr.'s recovery f...

Penn State is 4-0 heading into a showdown with 2-2 Indiana on Saturday, but despite that, head coach James Franklin struck a serious tone on Tuesday during his weekly press conference. Blue White Illustrated's Nate Bauer and host Thomas Frank Carr get into not just what Franklin said, but his tone and demeanor since his post-game comments and it means for the team this week. Is winning and being r...

Penn State picked up two new commitments between the last episode of Blue-White Illustrated's football and recruiting podcast. Hosts Ryan Snyder and Greg Pickel start the show by discussing offensive lineman Andre Roye, who committed last Thursday, Sept. 23. How much space is left in the Class of 2022, and who are some other names to know? From there, the talk turns to Mathias 'Mega' Barnwell, who...

The Nittany Lions are 4-0 and a top-5 team in the nation heading into another primetime showdown, this time with 2-2 Indiana. Before the resumption of Big 10 games for the year, host of the BWI Daily Edition, Thomas Frank Carr, takes a look back at the first month to see which Nittany Lions have stood out from a production standpoint. Seven players, three offensive and four defensive, have elite-l...

The Penn State Nittany Lions wrapped up non-conference play with a 38-17 win over Villanova at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. The crew at Blue White Illustrated is back on Monday for the live lunchtime recap of the weekend, plus an early preview of Penn State's rematch with Indiana this coming weekend.   Host Thomas Frank Carr, senior Editor Nate Bauer, and reporter Dave Eckert as they take you throu...

The Penn State Nittany Lions are now a Top 5 team in the nation at 4-0 heading into a key game against Indiana this Saturday. Before we turn the page to that game, host Thomas Frank Carr points out five key depth players that stood out to him on his review of the Penn State vs Villanova film. These players stood out either for their exceptional play, or their importance in Penn State's rotation go...

Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford nearly set a program record in passing yards on the way to a 38-17 victory over Villanova in the Nittany Lion's final non-conference game of the season. What went into his performance? What was the reason for the team's struggles in the running game? Film Analyst Thomas Frank Carr for Blue White Illustrated is back to host the BWI Live Post-Game show to give yo...

The BWI Daily Edition closes out the week with recruiting insider Ryan Snyder bringing you the latest insight from Penn State's 28-20 win over Auburn in the annual White Out game. This week Ryan shares a few players who visited for the Auburn game but are also going under-the-radar a bit in the Class of 2023.  From there Ryan and host Thomas Frank Carr discuss Dani Dennis-Sutton and Abdul Carter's...

Penn State faces Villanova Saturday at noon and senior editor Nate Bauer is back on the BWI Daily Edition to talk about his observations from Wednesday night's open practice, as well as the season so far with host Thomas Frank Carr. Other Topics Discussed: - The observable difference between backup quarterback Ta'Quan Roberson and starter Sean Clifford during drills, as well as the effect that off...

Penn State's Basketball program added yet another highly-sought after prospect in the Class of 2022 with 6-foot-9 big man Kebba Njie on Saturday. Recruiting Insider for Penn State basketball, Dave Eckert, joins host Thomas Frank Carr to give some insight into why the 147th ranked player in the nation, according to Rivals, chose Penn State over Kansas State and Butler. They also discuss the Penn St...

Penn State starting linebacker Brandon Smith was named the Big 10 Defensive player of the week for his performance against Auburn. But does the third year linebacker's performance measure up to the accolades? Host Thomas Frank Carr and BWI Senior Editor Nate Bauer get into the details of Smith's play so far this season. They also discuss how Penn State's tough non-conference slate to star the year...

Penn State picked up a new Class of 2023 commitment on Sept. 18 when Pennsylvania native and four-star Lamont Payne picked them over Pittsburgh and others. This week's Blue-White Illustrated recruiting podcast starts there with hosts Ryan Snyder and Greg Pickel. Later in the show, the pair recap the official visitors who saw the Lions defeat Auburn, share some 2023 names to know who were also on t...

The Blue White Illustrated staff is live every Monday on YouTube with a recap of that weekend's Penn State Football game. This week host Thomas Frank Carr, Senior Editor Nate Bauer and staff writer Dave Eckert go through Penn State Football's 28-20 win over Auburn in the White Out game.    They discuss:    - Sean Clifford's performance  - Where that game ranks among the other notable White Out gam...

The #PennState #NittanyLions are 3-0 and have defeated two top 25 football teams to get there. The team sits at 6th in the nation and is poised to be a contender in 2021 thanks to stellar play from several key areas. The clear strength of the team, according to host Thomas Frank Carr, is the secondary. The Penn State coverage unit, led by All-American candidate Jaquan Brisker has been playing at a...

The Penn State Nittany Lions beat the Auburn Tigers 28-20 Saturday in their annual White Out Game. Host Thomas Frank Carr and co-host of the PayDirt Podcast Tom Hannifan take you through their post-game thoughts and get reactions from the audience.    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Penn State will host a packed house at Beaver Stadium Saturday and not just in the stands, as it's also the biggest recruiting weekend of the year. BWI recruiting analyst Ryan Snyder is back on Friday to provide an update on who will be at the game and how things are going from a recruiting standpoint for the Nittany Lions. Ryan and host Thomas Frank Carr also discuss: - The Class of 2022. Is it d...

Penn State faces the Auburn Tigers at Beaver Stadium on Saturday and host Thomas Frank Carr has brought in two guests to get you ready for one of the biggest event in college football. First senior editor Nate Bauer joins the show to give a ground-level perspective of what he's seen and heard leading up to the game. T-Frank and Nate discus how the game with Auburn came about and how Franklin and h...

Penn State faces the Auburn Tigers Saturday for its White Out game at Beaver Stadium, and to get a better sense for Bryan Harsin's squad, host Thomas Frank Carr brings in Christian Clemente from AuburnSports.com to give a preview of the team. First T-Frank gets Christian's view on how the White Out atmosphere is viewed by someone who has never been to Beaver Stadium and what he's expecting from th...

The Nittany Lions face another Top 25 opponent in the month of September, this time hosting the 20th ranked Auburn Tigers at Beaver Stadium for their annual White Out Game. What do you need to know about the Tigers? Film Analyst for Blue White Illustrated and the Host of the BWI Daily Edition, Thomas Frank Carr, gives his scouting report on Auburn quarterback Bo Nix. He's looked at the film and wi...

The Penn State Nittany Lions are set for their biggest recruiting weekend of the season as Auburn comes to town for the annual White Out game at Beaver Stadium. In this edition of the Blue-White Illustrated football and recruiting podcast, hosts Ryan Snyder and Greg Pickel discuss who's coming to campus, the official visitors to know, while also looking back at the Ball State game from a recruitin...

The Blue White Illustrated staff recaps Penn State's 44-13 win against Ball State during the Monday edition of BWI Live. Host Thomas Frank Carr gets the staff's impression on how Penn State played in key facets of the game and what that means for the team going into a key game this weekend against Auburn. T-Frank is joined by Senior Editor Nate Bauer, Reporter Greg Pickel and staff writer Dave Eck...

With two games into the regular season the #PennState #NittanyLions are 2-0 and heading into a big matchup with The Auburn Tigers. We're also two weeks into having more information about the Penn State offense and defense and what they're going to look like in 2021. Host Thomas Frank Carr takes a look at the trends that stand out to him so far this season. First he takes a look at where the target...