BWI Live: Final Penn State Camp Recap | Position Battle Update Before Regular Season

It was an incredibly busy day for the Penn State Football program as the team closed camp on Tuesday evening. The program opened up the new Greenberg dining hall, hosted the media for camp, and had a press conference for Athletic Director Pat Kraft and James Franklin all in the same afternoon. Of course, Blue White Illustrated was at each event, and we’ll outline the most important parts of the day on today’s BWI Live Show. We’ll take you between the lines of what James Franklin and Andy Kotelnicki had to say about the team’s offense. Plus, we’ll answer your questions in the BWI Mailbag! Of course, we’ll recap practice to give you a sense of what we saw on Tuesday evening.

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Kraft outlines stadium capacity and plans for the West Side Bleachers

Kraft began the press confernece inside the new Greenberg dining facility by discussing the renovations to Beaver Stadium. He outlined the temporary capacity, the safety of the temporary bleachers, and where the program is in terms of budget and timeline.

We’ll also discuss the biggest takeaways from yesterday’s day overall to start the show.

Penn State practice update

Next, we’ll dive into what fans want to know most. What happened at practice? We’ll discuss the highlights of Penn State’s open practice and what we got to see in the team’s final open period before the start of game preparation. The team offered up two live periods, including a receiver and defensive back passing drill in the red zone. We’ll recap our thoughts on the process.  

Which players stood out? Who was there, and what’s a rough outline of the depth chart so far? We’ll discuss all of that on the show.

Between the lines and the BWI Mailbag

Lastly, we’ll discuss the most significant and interesting comments from Penn State head coach James Franklin and his staff after practice. We’ll delve into the quarterback two competition between Jaxon Smolik and Ethan Grunkemeyer, examine how the right side of the offensive line will perform, and assess the team’s expectations for its transfer wide receivers.

We’ll end the show by opening up the BWI Mailbag and answering your questions! Join the live chat and drop your thoughts in the thread throughout the show. We’ll discuss them with you during the show and feature the best on the mailbag section at the end.