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Here's some stuff we talked about today: 1. Recruiting 2. The 2021 Penn State football season 3. The 2022 Penn State football season 4. Your mailbag questions

Penn State's defense: real good! On today's pod, Bill and Matt look back on the Nittany Lions' 2021 defense and take a quick look ahead to what we can expect in 2022.

Penn State's offense had its good and its bad during the 2021 season. On today's pod, Bill and Nick look back on each position group and the offense as a whole.

Penn State lost the Outback Bowl, and on today's episode of the pod, Bill and Matt explain why they're pretty bummed about that.

Penn State plays Arkansas in the Outback Bowl on New Year's Day. To get you ready for the game, Bill is joined by Matt Brown of The Athletic to break things down. They also discuss opt-outs in bowl games and give their College Football Playoff picks.

Things went pretty well for Penn State during the Early Signing Period, as the Nittany Lions managed to secure one of the top classes in America. To break it all down, Bill and Nick were joined by Ryan Snyder of Blue White Illustrated.

It's the start of the Early Signing Period, and the gem of Penn State's 2022 class is 5-star quarterback prospect Drew Allar. To learn a little more about him, we sat down with Medina coach Larry Laird, under whom Allar turned into the top QB recruit in America.

Penn State had two big pieces of news in the last week, as Sean Clifford will come back in 2022 and Manny Diaz is the team's new defensive coordinator. Bill and Matt break down what that all means on today's edition of the pod. (NOTE: Bill mentions an episode of BWI Daily in which Thomas Frank Carr breaks down Diaz's fit at Penn State. It was very good, and you can watch it here: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/news/what-did-penn-state-land-in-manny-diaz-bwi-daily/)

The college football regular season is over. To celebrate, Bill and friend of the pod Patrick Mayhorn discussed every Big Ten team. Follow Patrick on Twitter, @patrick_mayhorn, subscribe to his newsletter, and listen to his podcast, @FieldFlipping.

Brent Pry is now the head coach at Virginia Tech. On today's episode of the pod, Bill and Nick discuss his tenure in Happy Valley coming to an end.

Welp! Bill and Matt talk about the game, the end of the regular season, and [gestures at the weird stuff in college football lately] and how Penn State fits into it.

Penn State wraps up its regular season this week with a trip to East Lansing. On today's pod, Bill say down with Chris Vannini of The Athletic to talk Sparty, James Franklin's extension, and of course, the Land Grant Trophy.

1-0 this week. On today's episode of the pod, Bill and Matt look back on Penn State's win over Rutgers.

Penn State's 2021 home finale against Rutgers takes place this week. On today's pod, Bill and Matt get you ready for the game.

Penn State lost to Michigan this past week. On today's episode of the pod, Roar Lions Radio debutant Andrew Rubin and Bill discussed the game and some big picture questions facing the program.

Penn State takes on Michigan this week. To talk through the game, Bill is joined by Daniel Gallen of PennLive. There is a very brief discussion of Penn State basketball at the very end, for those interested.

Penn State takes on Michigan this week. To learn some more about the Wolverines, Bill sat down with Ace Anbender of The Bucket Problem.

1-0 this week. On today's episode of the pod, Bill and Matt talk about Penn State snapping its recent losing streak. Jahan Dotson is excellent.

Penn State heads to Maryland this week in an attempt to break its three-game losing streak. Ahead of the game, Bill sat down with Jacob Richman of The Diamondback to learn a little bit more about the Terps.

Penn State lost to Ohio State on Saturday. Bill and Matt break it all down on today's pod.

Penn State heads to Ohio State this week. If you wanna hear us talk about that game, jump right to the 27:16 mark. Otherwise, prepare for a lot of talk about James Franklin's future in Happy Valley.

Penn State heads to Columbus to take on Ohio State this week. To learn a little more about the Buckeyes, Bill sat down with Jason Priestas of Eleven Warriors.

We have been in better moods.

Penn State is back in action this weekend, as the Nittany Lions play host to Illinois. On this today's edition of the pod, Bill is joined by Will Pegler of Onward State to discuss the vibe around the team since the Iowa loss and preview Illinois.

Well, that stunk! On today's episode of the pod, Bill, Matt, and Nick discuss Penn State's loss to Iowa and how things will look after the bye.

Penn State football heads to Iowa this week. On today's episode of the pod, Bill and Matt look at the top-5 battle in Kinnick Stadium.

Penn State heads to Iowa this week. To get some insight into the Hawkeyes, Bill sat down with Ben Lewis of Go Iowa Awesome.

1-0 this week. On today's episode of the pod, Bill and Matt break down Penn State's win over Indiana.

Penn State hosts Indiana under the lights in Beaver Stadium this week. On today's episode of the pod, Bill and Matt break down the game.

Penn State plays host to Indiana this week. On today's episode of the pod, Bill sat down with Jacob Rude, the host of the Locked on Hoosiers podcast, to learn a little bit more about a team that has been a thorn in the Nittany Lions' side in recent years.

1-0 this week. On today's episode of the pod, Bill and Nick recap Penn State's win over Villanova before looking back at the non-conference slate and answering some mailbag questions.

Penn State takes on Villanova on Saturday afternoon. On today's episode of the pod, Bill and Nick break down the game.

Villanova is headed to Happy Valley this weekend. On today's episode of the show, Bill got the 411 on the Wildcats from Villanova radio broadcaster Ryan Fannon.

1-0 this week. On today's episode of the pod, Bill and Matt break down Penn State's win against Auburn.

Penn State takes on Auburn this week. On today's episode of the show, Bill and Matt discuss the 2021 White Out game. And, yes, they talk about James Franklin-to-USC rumors. If you wanna skip that, jump right to the 11-minute mark of the pod.

With the 2021 Whiteout just a few days away, Nick and Matt decided to get together and reminisce on some of their favorite memories from Whiteouts back when they were in school. Some highlights include the Marcus Allen blocked kick, the Mike Hull blocked punt, the Allen Robinson 4OT game catch, and the sheer ugliness that was the 2015 Michigan loss.

Penn State plays host to Auburn this weekend. Before we do our breakdown, Bill sat down with Jerry Hinnen of The War Eagle Reader to get a look at the Tigers.

1-0 this week. On today's episode of the pod, Bill and Nick break down Penn State's big win over Ball State.

Penn State football makes its Beaver Stadium debut on Saturday against Ball State. Bill and Nick broke things down in the lead-up to the game.

After Penn State beat Wisconsin in Camp Randall, James Franklin made it a point to say that the Nittany Lions win 97 percent of their games when they win two statistics: turnovers and big plays. Why? On today's episode of the pod, we decided to ask our pal Bill Connelly of ESPN to provide some insight.

1-0 this week. On today's episode of the pod, Bill and Matt break down Penn State's 16-10 season-opening win over Wisconsin.

ITS HERE THERE'S A GAME THIS WEEK GO STATE. On today's pod, Bill and Nick get you prepared for Penn State's 2021 season opener against Wisconsin.

Let's go behind enemy lines. On today's edition of the pod, Bill sits down with Jake Kocorowski of Badger Blitz and Drew Hamm of Bucky's 5th Quarter to learn a little bit more about Wisconsin ahead of Penn State's season-opening trip to Madison.

Penn State football is just around the corner. On today's episode of the podcast, Bill, Matt, and Nick break down the Nittany Lion defense, which includes questions up front, a talented linebacker room, and one of the best secondaries in the nation.

Penn State football is just around the corner. On today's episode of the podcast, Bill and Nick break down the schedule that the Nittany Lions face.

Penn State football is just around the corner. On today's episode of the podcast, Bill and Nick break down the Nittany Lion offense, express reasons for concern and optimism, look at each position group, and take reader questions.

The Big Ten, for all the things you can say about it, certainly exists. To celebrate this, Bill is joined by Patrick Mayhorn to break down every team heading into the 2021 season. In part two of a two-part episode, the pair discuss: Minnesota (1:29) Indiana (7:34) Michigan (14:25) Iowa (22:19 Penn State (27:37) Wisconsin (36:02) Ohio State (42:05) If you'd like to follow Patrick, you can do that @patrick_mayhorn on Twitter, while his writing is at theoutsidezone.substack.com and his podcast can be found on Twitter @FieldFlipping.

The Big Ten, for all the things you can say about it, certainly exists. To celebrate this, Bill is joined by Patrick Mayhorn to break down every team heading into the 2021 season. In part one of a two-part episode, the pair discuss: Illinois (2:56) Purdue (9:16) Michigan State (14:58) Maryland (20:57) Nebraska (27:14) Rutgers (34:05) Northwestern (41:41) If you'd like to follow Patrick, you can do that @patrick_mayhorn on Twitter, while his writing is at theoutsidezone.substack.com and his podcast can be found on Twitter @FieldFlipping.

Nick and Matt meet up to discuss whether some of the newest position changes on the Penn State roster will stick long-term or not, as well as a few other new developments.

Congratulations! If you are reading this, you probably committed to Penn State football's 2022 recruiting class sometime in the last month. On today's pod, Bill and the Matts discuss why the Nittany Lions have caught fire in recruiting, some of their favorite prospects in this class, and do the first of what will be several previews of the 2021 Penn State football season.

On today's pod, Bill and Matt discuss Penn State announcing fans will be back in Beaver Stadium for the 2021 season, do temperature checks on each position group, and take your mailbag questions.