Clifford, Jacobs, DeLuca are your offensive, defensive, and special teams players of the week.
Football James Franklin press conference updates
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Nice little dramatic pause after saying Cliff was B1G Offensive Player of the Week!!
Yea, was going to mention this next. Says a lot without saying anything.
Franklin believes momentum will continue to hold off the Minnesota win and it needs to with Ohio State coming to town on Saturday.
Franklin asked about his famous elite speech and where the program is now compared to then. Believes they’ve made gotten better in some areas but “have work to do” in others.
Also mentioned now having a new president and AD which I think is notable. Penn State will need president, AD, and Franklin all on the same page going forward.
Franklin said that???? Is he F'ing kidding me? Seems like a finger pointing type of response, and what does the NEW President and AD have to do with Penn State not being elite?
President and ADs who are on the same page as a football coach and are willing to give a coach. the resources needed to get a program to where they want it to be is a huge part of success at any major program.
While Franklin is confident in his secondary against Ohio State’s passing attack he notes that the Buckeyes can beat you in multiple other ways.
“We want to recruit guys who aren’t scared of the room they’re coming into,” - Franklin on Kayton Allen and Nick Singleton coming to Penn State when they had an already deep running back room.
Franklin won’t commit to the three linebackers set they ran last week against Minnesota and says it will all be based on the opponent, the scheme, and personnel.
Franklin was asked about the offensive line and was very complimentary of both Bryce Effner and Vega Ioane. They view Effner as a starter and his snap counts would show he’s basically playing starter reps.
On Ioane, he’s somebody the staff is very high on. Franklin notes they would like to redshirt him but it may not be possible.
On Ioane, he’s somebody the staff is very high on. Franklin notes they would like to redshirt him but it may not be possible.
Franklin notes with Ohio State, creating a scout team that can replicate a certain or offense can be difficult. This week in terms of CJ Stroud especially.
Franklin was asked about a wishlist per say when it comes to facilities but declined to comment right now. Wants to focus on Ohio State.
Also had no comment on Jim Harbaugh’s comments.
Also had no comment on Jim Harbaugh’s comments.
LOL. Did they really expect a response.... "What, he called me the ringleader? Harbaugh is nothing but a complete and utter tool." Although I am sure that is what he is thinking.
Not that I would expect him to divulge what they’re gonna do vs Ohio State, but apart from the emergence of the TEs, the story of the Minny game was Jacobs’ performance at his old LB spot and having him and Carter on the field simultaneously. This HAS to continue. If not, CJF runs the risk of the “stubbornness” label gaining some traction.
Bingo. Just look at programs like Bama, LSU, etc. There is universal alignment from the board to the admins to the program. PSU doesn't have that, Franklin has to fight for things he wants internally while the Bama and LSU admins hand blank checks over to their programs. Of course these things come at a cost too. Rumors were Russ Rose was frustrated because funding was being shifted more towards football and away from his legendary program. There isn't enough money to feed all of the mouths, PSU is going to have to make some tough decisions about whether they want to try to attain OSU/Bama levels of success or not. Half measures aren't going to get it done and full commitment could come at the expense of other sports.
Glad to hear this response. That story was so minor and has already outlived what it should have been. I figured the media would try to keep stirring the pot and it's best left to die at this point.
It was Franklin saying in a nice way that Sandy and Barron were jokes. Which is accurate.
No one asked - we’ll see if they’re at practice tomorrow. I do wonder if Vega Ioane potentially not redshirting is Tengwall related.
PSU could bring the house to stop the run vs Minnesota's rookie QB. The problem is Stroud is both a better passer and better runner. Over pursuit could result in some big broken plays for OSU.
Stroud is not a runner. If Stroud is running the football then Ohio State isn't doing it right.
Isn't he a tackle? Could be more Wallace related who left the Minny game with an undisclosed injury.
Steve Jones said on his show the other day that Stroud doesn't run like the Michigan QB does. I don't know if he is not a good runner or he just chooses not to.
He's elusive and escapes pressure very well. He primarily looks to throw and avoids hits.
On the year, Stroud has 13 carries for negative 9 yards.
Of more concern is his 70% completion rate and 26 TD passes.
He chooses not to. Multiple OSU media sources mentioned that sometimes he has tons of open space to run but refuses to. Good for us as we really struggle to contain the QB.
