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

The Penn State Nittany Lions football team lost another game, and this time in shocking fashion. The fallout from its 34-13 loss to Northwestern on Friday night is still reverberating through the team’s fan base. Today on the BWI Live Show, we’re going to discuss what happened in the loss. We’ll break down what Penn State tried to fix on offense, the pivots they made, and what the team can do next. We’ll also discuss the defense’s historically bad night and why it happened. We’ll also discuss the team’s defensive changes after the loss to Wisconsin and how, generally, the team can only change so much on either side of the ball.


If you want to check out the film review recaps that this show is based on, check out the links below.


Passing Game Film analysis: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/news/penn-states-rocco-becht-has-a-confidence-problem-thats-impossible-to-ignore/


Run game film analysis: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/news/theres-no-one-fix-but-penn-states-run-game-problems-trace-back-to-the-left-side-of-the-line/


Defensive run game analysis: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/news/heres-how-chip-kelly-broke-the-penn-state-defense-can-other-teams-replicate-it/


Anne Lusk State College office: https://annelusk.com/area-info/state-college/


0:00 – Intro & What's Coming This Week
1:30 – Breaking Down Penn State's Passing Game Changes vs. Northwestern
8:41 – Koby Howard Update & the Malachi Goodman "Tipping" Theory
13:13 – Malachi Goodman and Penn State's Run-Blocking Problems
19:07 – Grading the Rest of the Offensive Line
23:16 – Fixing the Offense: Formations, Play-Calling and Receiver Chemistry
31:30 – Viewer Questions: Anticipation Throws and Rocco Becht's Process
36:06 – Penn State's Run Defense Collapse: What Chip Kelly Exposed
41:19 – Defensive Tackle Identity, Blitz Packages and Missed Tackles
52:41 – Previewing Penn State's Defense vs. USC
59:43 – Previewing the Offense vs. USC & Viewer Questions on Rocco Becht's Legs


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A day after Penn State's 34-13 blowout loss at Northwestern, we're trying to make sense of a team that keeps finding new things to break each week.


Nate Bauer and Sean Fitz join to break down a defense that allowed 413 rushing yards against an offense that entered the night ranked 92nd nationally in rushing, linebacker play that fell apart without Cam Smith available at Mike, and whether Caleb Bacon or Alex Tatsch should slide into that role going forward. We debate whether Penn State's roster-building strategy — built heavily around Iowa State transfers brought in under serious time constraints — set the program up for this stretch, and dig into Rocco Becht's continued struggles and Matt Campbell's public loyalty to him.


We also look at the stunning numbers, including ESPN's FPI still projecting Penn State for eight wins, and discuss what's really at stake with USC and Michigan both looming on the schedule.


0:00 – Intro: Searching for Answers a Day After the Loss
3:06 – Why Does Something New Keep Breaking Every Week?
8:32 – Questioning the Roster-Building Strategy & Portal Priorities
15:20 – Linebacker Play Collapses: Cooper Ebel & the Mike Spot
19:51 – Debating Who Should Play Mike Linebacker
23:34 – Stunning Stats: Northwestern's Rushing Jump & FPI Still Projects 8 Wins
25:34 – Rocco Becht's Fall & Campbell's Loyalty to Him
28:06 – Is This Team Actually Talented Enough?
29:49 – Nate's Big-Picture Take: A Reckoning & What's at Stake vs. USC


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The game between Penn State and Northwestern wasn’t particularly close but not in the way that most thought. The Nittany Lions looked lifeless against Northwestern in the team’s opening of Ryan Field and lost in stunning fashion. We’re discussing what the Wildcat offense did to put up over 300 rushing yards against the Penn State defense, and why the Penn State offense is again struggling to run the ball or play with any rhythm. Join the BWI Live Postgame show immediately following the final whistle of tonight’s game as we take you through the loss and what it all means for the 3-2 Penn State football team.


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The Penn State Nittany Lions football team didn’t get the outcome they wanted on Saturday, but they have a chance to bounce back this weekend against Northwestern. The team faces the Wildcats at the new Ryan Field on Friday night, and we’ll give you a final preview before the day-early kickoff. It’s also a game sandwiched between an important two-game home schedule for the team’s recruiting efforts. We’ll discuss the recap of Saturday’s recruiting efforts at home against Wisconsin plus we’ll check in with the Class of 2027 to see how the team’s commits have progressed during their senior seasons. Finally, we’ll give you our game previews and predictions for Northwestern.


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0:00 – Intro & 2027 Class Check-In Setup
3:31 – Ka'Ron Caesar: The Class's Most Underrated Playmaker
10:10 – David Tara Wall & Owen Riley's Move to Center
15:18 – Chu Odo's Breakout Senior Season at Running Back
19:24 – Landon Bloom's Eight-Man Football Production
28:40 – Caleb Cooper's Growth at Safety
33:03 – Carter Blattner: Edge Rusher or Interior Lineman?
37:58 – Ryan Robbins' Jump as a Pass-Protecting Tackle
41:12 – Weekend Visitor Recap: Jamar Taylor, Chase Guyse & Jordan Hall
44:12 – Northwestern Preview: Penn State's Pass Rush Concerns
48:01 – Sean Fitz Joins: Grading the Secondary & Alex Tatsch's Role
56:52 – Offensive Keys: Tight End Blocking & Getting Ben Bramer Involved
1:01:48 – Can Rocco Becht Bounce Back? Breaking Down His Missed Reads
1:05:14 – Final Score Predictions: Penn State-Northwestern


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The Penn State Nittany Lions Football team faces off against Northwestern on Saturday. The team is trying to shake off its first loss of the season this past weekend, when it dropped its opening conference game of the season to Wisconsin at home. Today on the BWI Live Show, we’ll preview the game against Northwestern and discuss whether they’ll have the chance to do that. We’ll also give you our predictions and what we want to see from the team this weekend.


Join the BWI Live Show today at 2 pm on YouTube as we discuss all of that, plus your questions. We’ll also recap the most important quotes from Wednesday morning’s press conference with Campbell, who discussed his team’s progress and its ability to move on from the loss and focus on the game ahead.
0:00 – Intro & Campbell's Wednesday Presser: Daryus Dixson's Status
5:33 – Dixson's Injury Effect on Zion Tracy's Role & the Crowd Noise Discourse
13:05 – Campbell's Message to Fans & the Process vs. Results Debate
20:40 – PolyMarket Odds & Scouting Northwestern as a Well-Coached Team
27:01 – Northwestern's Offense: Chip Kelly's Scheme & Aiden Chiles
41:42 – Pass Rush Without Sacks & Previewing Penn State's Offense vs. a Beatable Defense
54:32 – Talent Gap, Learning the Right Lessons & Big-Picture Concerns
59:49 – Final Score Predictions: Penn State-Northwestern

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