Hey everyone,

Penn State begins fall camp today and will have practice availability. As many of you remember, my wife and I are expecting. We have an appointment today, but it will cause me to not be able to make it to practice tonight. We are hoping to get one of our other staffers to practice this evening and will have a notebook possibly. Also media day is on Saturday so we will have plenty of coverage from that on the site Saturday, Sunday, and throughout.

Nonetheless, football is back in Happy Valley!

No doubt Franklin has the opportunity to help himself with an expanded playoff, however, at the same time his coaching ability will really be put to the test in an expanded playoff because once u get past the first round you’re really going up against quality teams with quality coaches at that point in each round, & talent alone doesn’t win those games, especially, in the playoffs!

Watching the quarterfinal game on FS1. Sessoms is the sparkplug for the team but the heart and soul is John Harrar. He's playing just like I remember. Absolutely ferocious on the boards. Wahab looks overmatched.

Hoopers up 9 at half. My only concern is that they are shooting lights out and still haven't put the game away.

The most (I chose to list no wrestler more than once)

Physical - 1. Retherford 2. Brooks
Technical - 1. Nick Lee 2. Hall
Creative - 1. Nolf
Dangerous - 1. Bo 2. Q
Difficult to take down 1. Haines 2. Beau
Smooth - 1. Ruth 2. RBY
Competitive/refuse to lose - 1. Carter
Fun to watch - 1. Joseph 2. Messenbrink
Underrated recruit - 1. Cassar 2. Brown
Overrated recruit - I'd rather not go there
Overachiever - 1. Dean 2. Conaway
Underachiever - pass
Aggressive - all the above
Prototype - David Taylor

PRIBULA PACKAGE FILM STUDY

See link above. There's been enough smoke in the offseason of a possible 'Pribula Package' that we wanted to explore the surface-level, elementary stuff Pribula ran under Yurcich (and the Seider-Howle hybrid) and showcase the 'advanced class' mobile qb concepts Kotelnicki utilized at Kansas. Interestingly, the guy who might benefit most from a Pribula package is Singleton since so much of these option variations mirror what he feasted on in high school.

Fun Stat we couldn't fit in:

'Breakaway Gains' on Designed Runs in 2023

Allen: 11, Singleton 9, Pribula 6...but Allen and Singleton each had 110+ more carries than Pribula.

"Respect my decision to take the cash from the highest bidder."

Good read about our work in this school.

Highlights '26 LB recruit Colsen Gatten (son of former 90s LB Aaron), Smith and his prowess in the Pittsburgh area.

Kirk Herbstreit on Pat McAfee Show mentions Penn State as a threat to make the College Football Playoff.

"I think in the Big Ten, if their quarterback can step up, Drew Allar and Penn State are always a threat. They are close."

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Does anyone know how to determine the face value ticket price for each of the home games this season?

Anyone have a good list of small businesses that sell PSU related merchandise and gifts? I think it's great to support small businesses and I always look for creative new PSU merchandise for the mancave and for gifts. Thanks