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Can Penn State get back on the right track against Northwestern? The Nittany Lions will head to the ~new~ Ryan Field hoping to bounce back after a tough loss to Wisconsin. We break it all down. 0:00 Intro 1:19 Final Takeaways from Wisconsin 17:10 Previewing Northwestern 33:36 Quick plug for our channel (Please Subscribe!) 35:26 Overreactions from Week 4 1:02:20 Pick Em: Pitt at Virginia Tech (-3.5) 1:07:33 Pick Em: No. 7 Alabama at No. 16 Mississippi State (+5.5) 1:09:31 Pick Em: No. 5 Ohio State at No. 14 Iowa (+14.5)

Penn State suffers a devastating loss at home to the Badgers. We break it all down.

Well, it ain't all sunshine and rainbows in Happy Valley. Matt Campbell announced that Koby Howard would be out for an "extended" period of time. We react to the news and how Penn State will move forward with Koby. Plus, we preview this Saturday's game against the Wisconsin Badgers. 0:00 Koby Howard Injury Discussion 9:17 Wisconsin Preview 4:24 Quick plug for our channel (Please Subscribe!) 37:21 Week 3 Overreactions 48:56 Pick 'Em: No. 1 Texas at No. 14 Tennessee 51:50 Pick'Em: No. 17 Iowa at No. 18 Michigan 55:21 Pick'Em: No. 20 Oregon at No. 12 USC

Penn State wrapped up its non-conference slate with a blowout of Buffalo. We break down everything that happened, including Quinton Martin's 100 yard rushing game.

Penn State wraps up non-conference play with a visit from the Buffalo Bulls from the MAC. We discuss how the Nittany Lions, as 40.5-point favorites, shouldn't have much trouble with the Bulls, and look ahead to the Big Ten slate. 0:00 Intro 2:18 Buffalo Preview 15:12 Predicting PSU's Leaders in Rushing, Receiving, and Sacks 24:58 PSU Season Record Predictions (Have They Changed?) 32:26 Quick Plug for our Channel (Please Subscribe!) 34:13 Week 2 Overreactions 50:32 SMU-Louisville Predictions 52:58 Virginia Tech-Maryland Predictions 57:28 LSU-Ole Miss Predictions

PSU had a rough first quarter (offensively) but the last three weren't too shabby! We break it all down for you in our live postgame show.

Penn State heads to Philadelphia this Saturday to renew its rivalry (one-sided?) with the Temple Owls. Can the Nittany Lions put together another A+ performance? We'll preview the game in every and all facets.

The new era of Penn State football started with sunshine and touchdowns as Matt Campbell and the Nittany Lions blew out Marshall 45-0 on a picture-esque late summer day in Happy Valley. Rocco Becht was nearly perfect, Koby Howard broke out as was promised, Caleb Bacon sizzled from his new defensive end position. We react and discuss all that -- and much more -- on the postgame show.

Penn State opens up its new era -- the Matt Campbell era -- on Saturday against Marshall. We discuss the Thundering Herd and every other game on the schedule as we preview the season ahead for the Nittany Lions. We also discuss our CFP teams, who wins the national championship, and our Heisman picks.

We're officially in a game week for Week 0 of the college football season. While Penn State doesn't play until Week 1, we're kicking off the football season with our top 10 Penn State players heading into the year.

For the second year in a row, Pat is joined by former BSD writer Clay Sauertieg to fire off some takes. For an explainer on the concept: in the movie, The Purge, all criminal activity is legal for 12 hours. For this episode, criminal activity isn't legal, but any and all takes can be said for 90-ish minutes without fear of repercussion. Rational thoughts? Logical takes? Keep those at the door for this episode.

Football season is just around the corner, so how about letting us whet your appetite by reminiscing about a classic contest featuring the 1999 Penn State squad? Tim and Bennett break down the Nittany Lions' narrow win on the road over a Drew Brees-led Purdue team. Condensed (27-minute) version (via Arc Lite): https://youtu.be/D8oeBmXn0RI?si=wzkqUOS0HyD4AGCF 10-minute version (via Linebacker-U.com): https://youtu.be/FG-j1WfOGY8?si=zPX3iAyuTIZLPbfi 0:00 Intro (and quick plug for our channel) 1:31 State of the Program 14:57 Most Rewatchable Play 19:49 Mandela Effect 27:43 Biggest Gaffe 30:12 "Hey, Remember That Guy?" 40:15 Man, It'd Be Nice To Have This Guy 44:12 Pivotal Moment 51:00 Apex Mountain Performance 52:42 Rewatchability Ranking 57:37 What We Wish We Knew Then 1:14:46 Programming Notes (and another plug for our channel)

Matt Campbell just wrapped up his first Big Ten media day as Penn State head coach. We react to his press conference before going through a series of over/unders for the 2026 football season. Plus, we debate whether a team should go for two or kick an extra point if they score a touchdown to bring them within 9 points with just four minutes left.

We continue with our position previews, focusing on the defensive side of the ball this week. Will a bigger, beefier, D-line help keeping opposing run games in check? Can Tony Rojas remain healthy throughout an entire season? Is Marcus Neal a future first-round pick? All these and much more, on today's episode.

We are just over 50 days out from the season, which means it's time we start our position previews. This week, we take a look at the offense. How will new offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser do? What can we expect from Rocco Becht? Will wide receiver actually be OK? How about the offensive line? We hit that, and much more, on today's episode.