![]() 18) for its annual Penn State White Out game. 22/20 Auburn to Beaver Stadium on Saturday (Sept. (Compiled by Neil Rudel of the Altoona Mirror.UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. *Saturday marks Penn State’s 103rd homecoming, and the Lions will be wearing their “Generations of Greatness” uniforms, which includes numbers on their helmets. *The teams have only met once, with the Lions winning 48-7 in 2014 – Franklin’s first season at PSU. *Penn State has scored 30-plus points in 11 straight games, the longest streak in the nation. *Franklin opened the press conference by “giving some love” to cornerback Johnny Dixon, who has been overshadowed by opposite corner Kalen King. Nelson, RB Kaytron Allen) - Franklin said there are no changes, “but we’re in a pretty good place.” *Of those injured in the last couple weeks - (WR Trey Wallace, G J.B. “Turnovers go hand-in-hand with guys that are panicking,” he said. When it was brought up that starting quarterback Drew Allar has not committed a turnover in the 15 games he’s played – five as a starter this year – Franklin praised his 6-foot-5 NFL prospect but quickly added, “I don’t want to talk a whole lot about it.”įranklin did compliment Allar on his checkdowns, knowing when to throw the ball away and his overall poise. Most of the coaching staff, including Franklin, spent Thursday through Saturday out recruiting, and players got the weekend off with some going home. Several light practices were held and, “we had a chance to get fresh,” Franklin said. 129 of the nation’s 133 FBS programs.įranklin said the Lions used their open date to “self scout,” with the offensive and defensive coaching staffs evaluating each other candidly. UMass has struggled defensively, allowing 39.4 points per game, ranking No. “Those guys have got our attention.”įranklin said the Lions recruited UMass quarterback Taisun Phommachanh, who went to Clemson and Georgia Tech before landing in Amherst. “We think their skill players would start for a lot of people,” he said. UMass won its opener over New Mexico (41-30) but has lost six straight, including last week at Toledo (41-24).įranklin said the Minutemen are explosive on offense, thanks to a number of transfers. In fact, Brown was the DC at Maryland when Franklin was the OC (2008-10). In addition to UMass, the Lions’ non-conference opponents this year were visits from West Virginia and Delaware.įranklin is quite familiar with Minutemen head coach Don Brown, Michigan’s former defensive coordinator. “I don’t think the (PSU) philosophy or the model has changed,” he said. Ohio State has played Oregon and Notre Dame in non-cons over the last three years.Īccording to, UMass will receive $1.6 million to play at Penn State on Saturday.įranklin did not say he favors attempting to buy out scheduled non-conference games with WVU (2024) or Syracuse and Temple in the future. “There’s another team in this conference that has had a ton of success the last couple years, and again, I think it would follow the same argument (of weaker non-conference foes),” Franklin said. UM, though, hasn’t played a non-conference game off its campus in three years. Some speculated it might be Michigan, but the Wolverines are scheduled to play Texas next year and visit Austin in 2027. Indiana reportedly backed out of a two-game series with Louisville in the coming years. It’s unclear to which Big Ten team Franklin was referring. With a bigger playoff … you’re scheduling to have the least amount of losses possible.” “… You’ve got to do whatever you possibly can to give yourself a chance, number one, to be undefeated at the end of the season. “There’s a team in this conference specifically that’s buying out of a ton of game contracts that are already signed to go in the complete opposite direction,” he said. Tuesday, he suggested teams are begging out of certain games to protect their schedule. ![]() He was adamant that despite sweeping a home-and-home with Auburn (2021-22), he didn’t support the idea. ![]() As sometimes happens when the Nittany Lions are playing an opponent perceived to be outclassed, the topic of non-scheduling came up and whether philosophies will change with a 12-team playoff arriving next year.įranklin is on record as saying teams should best position themselves to be in the playoff.
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