Roar Lions Roar: A Penn State Football Podcast

After three seasons in Happy Valley, John Scott Jr. is moving on. Matt Flip and Matt de Bear recap his tenure, look at some potential candidates for the job, and take a quick look at spring ball.________Take advantage of our discount with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Penn State basketball is riding a high but is still on the outside looking in of the NCAA Tournament. Bill and Vincent talk all things hoops as the season comes down the final stretch. With Jalen Pickett on his way to All-America status, the Nittany Lions need to steal a few wins to get themselves dancing.________Take advantage of our discount with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Penn State has a new wide receivers coach! It's about time we talk about it! Bill and Nick are back to break down the hire of the new Nittany Lion receivers coach, Marques Hagans. They talk through what he brings to Happy Valley and what fans should expect. The guys also have a discussion on position coaches in general and what their true impact on the roster is. ________Take advantage of our discount with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you'll remember, before the 2023 college football season began, Bill, Flip, and Nick got together to make some picks on Flip's manufactured prop bets about the upcoming season. Now that the season has come and gone, it's time to look back, see how we did, how our expectations changed as the season played out, and which one of us was crowned the winner. ________Take advantage of our discount with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Penn State's wide receiver room looks quite different than it did just a week ago. Nick and Bill are back today to break down the many changes with the Nittany Lion receivers including the additions of Dante Cephas and Malik McClain via the transfer portal as well as the departure of positional coach Taylor Stubblefield. The guys also talk about two more entrants to the transfer portal on Penn State's side of things in running back Keyvone Lee and cornerback Marquis Wilson as well as break down new 2024 commit Anthony Speca. ________Take advantage of our discount with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2022 Penn State roster was loaded with NFL-caliber talent. Much to the glee of James Franklin and his staff, a lot of that talent will still be on the roster in 2023. Nick and Flip are back on the podcast to break down the Nittany Lions who could have declared early for the NFL Draft but decided to stick around in Happy Valley for at least one more year. You know the big names like Olu Fashanu and Curtis Jacobs, but there are several others who had the option to make the jump and chose not to. The guys break them all down in today's episode. ________Take advantage of our discount with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2022 Penn State Football season may be over, but that doesn't mean the machine comes to a halt. With the start of the new semester, the newest batch of early enrollees, Bill and Flip are back today to break down that group, expectations for each of them, and how soon we can expect them to contribute. ________Take advantage of our discount with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Friends, it's time to start paying some attention to Penn State Basketball.The Nittany Lions (11-4, 2-2) are playing some of the best basketball in the conference right now and despite a loss to Michigan this week, have an opportunity to get some love on the national scale in the coming days and weeks. Flip and Vince recap the season so far and look ahead to a looming matchup with Purdue in Philly.________Take advantage of our discount with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another year, another New Years Six bowl win for Penn State under James Franklin. While it may not have been the playoff berth fans were hoping for, Penn State capped its season with a comfortable win in the Rose Bowl over No. 8 Utah. Bill and Flip are here to break down the game from Sean Clifford's stellar performance to yet another strong defensive showing. ________Take advantage of our discount with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rose Bowl is finally here.Bill and Flip break down the Nittany Lions and Utes, discuss what each team's path to victory is, and make their predictions for the biggest bowl game in the land. ________Take advantage of our discount with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the Rose Bowl fast approaching, let's take stock of things with the Penn State program. Nick and Bill get together to get you all caught up on the happenings within the Nittany Lion program. They talk through the two newest additions to the 2023 recruiting class, discuss the latest with top targets in the transfer portal, and new opt-outs for the Rose Bowl. Finally, they talk through some questions submitted by followers via TWitter. Be sure to follow @RLRblog on Twitter to submit your questions next time! ________Take advantage of our discount with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emergency Pod! Penn State is headed back to Pasadena! As was widely-rumored, the Nittany Lions will indeed be returning to the Rose Bowl to take on Utah this holiday season. Bill and Nick got together to break down initial thoughts about the game and what it means. We'll have plenty more on this game in the coming weeks, so stick with us for more! ________Take advantage of our discount with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite not being in action on the field this weekend, it's been quite the eventful week for the Nittany Lions. Nick and Flip get together to break down two of the biggest stories of the week between the news that Penn State seems to be Rose Bowl-bound and that the College Football Playoff will expand to 12 teams starting in 2024. They also touch on... Joey Porter Jr. declaring for the NFL Christian Veilleux entering the portal One-time commit Dont'e Thornton as an option in the portal A possible commitment from 4-star cornerback Daniel Harris ________Take advantage of our discount with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Penn State put the wraps on yet another double-digit win season with a comfortable beatdown of Michigan State on Saturday, reclaiming the world's greatest treasure in the process – the Land Grant Trophy. That wasn't the only good news of the weekend, however, as left tackle and potential top-10 NFL draft pick Olu Fashanu announced that he will return to Happy Valley for at least once more season in 2023. Bill and Matt are here to break down the Lions' win, the huge Fashanu news, and much more in today's episode. ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "CYBERMONDAY" at checkout to receive 20% off your order. The offer is valid until the end of the day on 11/29!Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for the most prestigious rivalry in sports – Penn State vs. Michigan State for the illustrious Land Grant Trophy. Nick and Matt are here to break down the regular season finale for the Nittany Lions as they attempt to lock up a 10-win season and keep the Spartans out of a bowl game. The guys talk through the matchup and touch on this week's College Football Playoff rankings. The guys finish up with a brief appreciation of Sean Clifford and his Penn State career ahead of his final appearance in Beaver Stadium. ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "BLACKFRIDAY" at checkout to receive 20% off your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In case you haven't noticed, Penn State Basketball is off to a hot start through the first few weeks of the 2023-23 season. Thanks to some hot shooting, the Lions are 5-1 with only a very narrow loss to a Top-25 caliber Virginia Tech team. Flip and Vince are back again to break down how the team got here, whether they can keep it up, and what needs to improve as the team inches closer to its conference schedule. ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "BLACKFRIDAY" at checkout to receive 20% off your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Penn State made easy work of Rutgers on Saturday thanks to fireworks from all three phases of the game – special teams, offense, and defense.Bill and Craig are here today to break down how the Nittany Lions were able to dispatch the Scarlet Knights so easily, give out game balls, find key takeaways, and even talk Christmas music.________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "BLACKFRIDAY" at checkout to receive 20% off your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Rutgers Week... ...which means we're only going to talk about the football game this weekend as much as we need to! Nick and Craig got together to break down the game and what they want to see from Penn State on Saturday. Then the guys dive into other topics such as playoff ranking talk, Nittany Lion-Scarlet Knight trivia, and twitter memories. ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take another break from our regularly-scheduled football podcast this week to break down a hot start from the Penn State hockey program. Nick is joined by fellow Roar Lions Roar alum Jacob Cheris to get the inside scoop on how the Nittany Lions have managed to beat the number-one ranked team in the country two weekends in a row en route to moving up to #6 in the USCHO Polls. Jacob gives us the scoop on how the Lions have gotten here, who the breakout players are, and what Guy Gadowsky's team still needs to improve on to keep things going. ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When does a game that ends 30-0 somehow feel even more dominant than that? When the team that scores 30 holds the other team to fewer yards in the first half than points scored in the game. Penn State steamrolled Maryland yet again en route to moving to 8-2 on the season. Nick and Matt get together to break down the win, give out game balls, and heave praise upon the roster's incredible group of underclassmen. The guys then move on to discussing the future of the Nittany Lion program and how the underclassmen group's success this year affects it. Finally, they discuss everyone's favorite topic – Sean Clifford versus Drew Allar. ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Penn State will attempt to move to 8-2 on the season when the Terrapins come to town on Saturday. Bill is joined by Daniel Gallen of Lions247 to break down this matchup with Maryland and discuss whether or not the Nittany Lions really need to feel threatened by the Terps who more often than not end up all bark and no bite. ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Isn't it fun when a good team does what it's supposed to do against bad teams? That's exactly what Penn State did on Saturday in its dismantling of the lowly Hoosiers. Indiana simply couldn't hang with the Nittany Lions so Bill and Craig are here to break down exactly why that was the case. The guys talk through the solid offensive and dominant defensive performance as well as spend some time talking about the outstanding freshman class. ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the big storylines in James Franklin's tenure at Penn State has been his team's unfortunate habit of allowing a loss to Ohio State to carry over into the next week. On Saturday, they have the chance to prove that such a habit is a thing of the past. Bill is joined by our buddy Jacob Rude of Locked on Hoosiers today to break down the upcoming clash between the Nittany Lions and Indiana. Jacob breaks down where the pulse of the fanbase is at these days with head coach Tom Allen and the program in general and gives some insight on the Hoosiers' season to this point. Then, the pair talk through what has to happen for each side to walk away with a win on Saturday and make final score predictions. Be sure to follow Jacob on Twitter, as well as his podcast, Locked on Hoosiers.________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time to take a quick break from our regularly-schedule football podcast to talk Penn State Basketball! Flip and Vincent are here to break down everything related to Micah Shrewsberry's team, going position-by-position to identify potential breakout players, those who need to step up, and more. You can expect to find hoops podcasts all throughout the season, so be sure to be on the lookout! ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I mean...that could have been worse? That's surely little solace to Penn State fans after watching approximately 3.5 quarters of an upset win over the Buckeyes, but the truth is that Penn State followed the script to beating Ohio State NEARLY perfectly. And then there were the turnovers. Flip and Matt got together for a #MattCast to discuss the second regular season loss for the Nittany Lions, what we should take away from it, and what it means for the season going forward. ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's about that time, folks! It may not be the Whiteout game as it usually is when the Buckeyes come to town, but Penn State and its fanbase are ready to host Ohio State with a raucous home crowd anyway come Saturday at noon ET. To help break down this clash of heavyweight Big Ten foes, Bill sat down with Bill Landis of Rivals to hear what the other side of the coin is thinking and feeling about this one. They break down how Ohio State has handled its foes so easily this year, what its potential weaknesses could be, and make final score predictions. Nick and Matt also add more Penn State-sided thoughts, draw some more parallels to 2016, and make some guesses about the outcome. ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Whiteout game for Penn State not only represents a chance to showcase the best environment in college football for the fans and those watching on television, but also provides an opportunity to show off everything the Nittany Lions have to offer to some of the top recruits in the entire country. With another Whiteout weekend in the books, we were grateful to be joined by Ryan Snyder of On3 to break down everything recruiting-related when it comes to Penn State. He joined Nick to talk about the current 2023 class, including who could still be added and who some under-the-radar names are. Ryan also gave us the download on the 2024 names to know who were in town last weekend, as well as a few 2025 prospects and beyond. Ryan also lends his thoughts on the biggest surprises among the current true freshmen (the 2022 recruiting class) and how they've performed to this point. ________Be sure to check out all of Ryan's work, as well as the rest of the great Blue White Illustrated staff over on On3.________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Whiteout may not offer a cure for the common cold, but it was able to cure an ailing Penn State offense. Nick and Bill are back to break down what was an emphatic win for the Nittany Lions over Minnesota in a packed Beaver Stadium on Saturday night. The crowd that was in attendance not only witnessed Penn State getting back into the win column but saw James Franklin's team post the most points ever by the good guys in the Whiteout with the 45-17 victory. The guys talk through the win, what worked so well that allowed the offense and defense to flourish as they did, and how much we should actually be taking away from the blowout win over PJ Fleck's crippled Gophers. The guys also appreciate Sean Clifford for his outstanding performance, the offensive line for getting back on track, Curtis Jacobs for one of his best games played in the blue and white, and a whole lot more. ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Which narrative will prevail this week, folks? Penn State always showing up for the Whiteout or Penn State having a bad habit of stacking losses? Nick and Bill break down everything to do with this Nittany Lions-Golden Gophers showdown on Saturday night in Happy Valley. They briefly touch on the Michigan game to identify the things that Minnesota will try to emulate of the Wolverines, try to figure out what is so wrong with Mike Yurcich's offense, make final score predictions, and more. ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens has had one of the most unique career arcs of any quarterback to come through Happy Valley. From first joining the Nittany Lions partially thanks to an insane recruiting domino effect to carving out a role in the offense despite being the backup quarterback to eventually transferring to causing an arms race between two NFL programs as the draft wound down, Stevens has plenty of stories to tell about his football career to this point. Tommy was kind enough to sit down with Nick to discuss all of this, the new chapter of his career with the Calgary Stampeders, and much more in today's episode of the podcast. Huge thanks to Tommy for stopping by, sharing some fascinating stories we hadn't heard before, and adding new backstories about things we thought we knew. If you want to watch Tommy and the Stampeders play, you can catch all of their games on ESPN+ (full schedule here). The Stampeders have just two regular season games left before the playoffs begin, for which they have already clinched their spot. Good luck, Tommy! ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well...that wasn't great. Bill and Flip got together to discuss the murder that occurred on Saturday in Ann Arbor when the Nittany Lions' corpse was left motionless on the field in Michigan Stadium. Are we being dramatic? Perhaps! But things sure don't feel great in the Penn State universe right now, so the guys are here to try and dig through it all, dissect what it means for the short-term and long-term, and where James Franklin's program goes from here. ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The time has come, folks. It's Michigan week. Nick and Matt got together to break down everything about this Michigan game they could think of. But first, they take some time to discuss some of the James Franklin narratives surrounding this game, such as his record against top-5 teams on the road and how his team performs out of the bye week. He'll have a great chance to buck trends in both areas on Saturday. Getting into the game, the duo discusses what has to happen for each side to win this one, as well as how oddly similar the 2022 versions of these teams actually are. They break down the best and worst-case scenarios for each side and finish with some score predictions. ________As mentioned on the podcast, former Penn State linebacker Bani Gbadyu is currently hospitalized with complications from pancreatitis and cancer in his gall bladder, pancreas, and liver. Bani was a great Nittany Lion football player but is an even better human being, and his family needs our help in his trying time. If you are able, please visit the GoFundMe link below and help ease the financial burden on Bani and his family so they can simply focus on getting Bani back to full health. https://gofund.me/48235e75 ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IT'S MICHIGAN WEEK. Penn State survived its first two road tests of the season at Purdue and Auburn but will now face its toughest one in the form of #5 Michigan. As part one of our preview coverage for the Lions' biggest game of the 2022 season thus far, we thought a good place to start would be getting the inside scoop from someone who lives and breathes Wolverine football. Who better to provide us with that information than Ace Anbender of Meet at Midfield? Ace joins Bill and the two break down this huge matchup of Big Ten powerhouses from the Michigan point of view. Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Penn State on a bye this week, it's a good chance for us here at Roar Lions Roar to take a step back and assess things on a broader scale without a game preview to take care of. Given that the bye week is also coming after five weeks of play, meaning several true freshmen have burned their redshirts, now seems as good a time as any to take a look at what that class has contributed so far, and what more it may have in store for us. Nick and Flip also take advantage of the off-week to take a look around the conference and see what's been going on with the other members of the Big Ten. The guys break down the bigger names to watch out for and what their strengths and weaknesses might be, and then attempt to dissect what in the world is going on in the Big Ten West. Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was rainy. It was ugly. It was boring at times. It was painful at times. It was fun at times! And then it was ugly and painful and boring again. But hey, 5-0 is 5-0, and wins like these are never to be taken for granted against a team like Northwestern that WANTS to play in as ugly a fashion as possible. Bill and Flip are here to break down Penn State's latest win, look back at the season that has been so far, and answer the questions you all submitted via Twitter (@RLRblog). Thank you to all for sending in such great suggestions! Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If Penn State is to move to a perfect 5-0 on the season, it will have to do so by defeating its second Big Ten West foe of the season – the Northwestern Wildcats.Bill got together with friend of the pod Ben Goren, formerly of Inside NU, to get the lowdown on what to expect from Pat Fitzgerald's team this weekend in Happy Valley. From the outside looking in, the Wildcats don't seem to fluctuate much from year to year, so Ben stopped by to give us a better idea of what's happening behind the scenes in Evanston. And of course, provide his final score prediction. Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a 4-0 start, we've learned a good amount about the 2022 Penn State football team. In some ways, they're better than we anticipated. In some ways, they still have a lot of room to grow. What can't be denied is how exciting this year's edition of the team is, flaws and all. Bill and Nick got together for this week's midweek pod to break down those strengths and weaknesses and assess the reasons why they each think that the Nittany Lions are and are not capable of doing what they haven't done since 2016 – win the Big Ten. Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The #Mattcast is back. Matt and Flip return for another round of the famous Mattcast to discuss Penn State's latest win. The Nittany Lions were able to move to 4-0 after defeating Central Michigan in a game that screamed from the top of its lungs "I AM A NON-CONFERENCE GAME THAT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER". The guys break down the game itself, what we should take away from it, and reassess the landscape of the Big Ten conference and what it means in the context of Penn State's remaining schedule. Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One more non-conference test remains before the Nittany Lions dive into the meat of Big Ten play this fall, and that test comes this weekend in the form of Central Michigan.Flip and Craig are here to break down the matchup with the Chippewas, what Penn State needs to do in order to move to 4-0, and what they want to see from James Franklin's team in its final tune-up before Big Ten play resumes. Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SEC? Penn State took its show on the road down to Alabama for what was supposed to be arguably its toughest road test of the season and absolutely blew the doors off of the Auburn Tigers in front of their dejected home fans. Nick and Bill got together to recap this beatdown and how James Franklin's team pulled it off. Most notably, that includes another incredible rushing effort led by true freshmen Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen. The guys talk through how this win came to be, what their big takeaways were, and how this effort changes the calculus of the entire season for the Nittany Lions. Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for Penn State's toughest test yet, as the Nittany Lions will travel to the unfriendly confines of Jordan Hare Stadium to take on Auburn (2-0) in Week Three. James Franklin's team took home a 28-20 win last year in a thrilling contest in front of a whiteout crowd in Beaver Stadium, but now the Tigers and their fans get their chance to turn the tide. Bill and Nick break things down from a Penn State point of view before Bill is joined by friend of the podcast, Jerry Hinnen of War Eagle Reader and formerly of CBS Sports. Jerry gives us the inside scoop on what to expect from Auburn as well as makes a prediction of his own for the game that may surprise you.Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With two weeks of Penn State football in the books, it's time to take a step back from the day-to-day conversation and do a quick heat check with a stock up and stock down report. Flip and Craig get together for a quick look at all things Nittany Lions and how they're feeling after two games worth of data on the 2022 squad.Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2-0! The Nittany Lions moved to 2-0 on the season with a comfortable win against Ohio in front of the hometown faithful on Saturday. Penn State wasn't troubled much by the Bobcats which allowed them to get out in front early and give plenty of valuable reps to the many younger, talented players on the roster. Of course, the most notable of those names was backup quarterback Drew Allar, who shined upon entering the game. So while the Lions sit at 2-0 heading into a huge road game against Auburn, the conversation about the team this week will be dominated by one simple question – Sean Clifford or Drew Allar? Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You know the only thing better than being 1-0? Being 2-0. And that's what the Nittany Lions will be trying to do this weekend in front of the hometown faithful.Penn State returns to Happy Valley this Saturday to take on Ohio, and Nick and Flip are back to break down the matchup. The guys talk about what to expect from the visiting Bobcats, what they want to see from the Lions in Week Two, and make score predictions. And as a bonus, the pair takes a walk down memory lane to revisit the last time these two teams squared off – Bill O'Brien's first game.Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Week One of the college football season is officially in the books, and you know what that means – time to overreact to everything!Bill, Nick, and Flip get together to break down some reactions to Penn State's season-opening win on the road at Purdue and decide whether they are spot-on, overreactions, or underreactions. Will this team cause weekly heart attacks? Is the run game still broken beyond repair? Is this the best secondary James Franklin has ever had? Are Mike Yurcich and Phil Trautwein coaching for their jobs in 2022? The guys discuss all of this, plus more.Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It wasn't pretty. It was often quite painful. But in the end, the Nittany Lions walked out of Week One in West Lafayette with a win instead of a loss, and that's what matters most. Bill and Flip got together to break down the heartbeat-stopping win over Purdue, as well as what we think we learned about the team and what we still don't know. The guys also answered some reader questions. If you have a question you want to be answered on the podcast, the best way to ask it is via a review on Apple Podcasts!Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IT. IS. GAMEWEEK.With Penn State's season opener just a few days away, Nick sat down with Grant Tribbet of The Big Time Boiler to talk about what to expect from the Boilermakers on Thursday night when the Nittany Lions make their way to West Lafayette. The two break down what makes the offense and defense tick, and make some predictions.Before that, though, Bill and Craig discuss some Penn State roster updates including the somewhat shocking announcement that true freshman Drew Allar will serve as the backup quarterback for Week One. The guys also do a quick Purdue breakdown and make game predictions of their own.Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roar Lions Roar continues its look at the 2022 Penn State season from a betting perspective. Flip, Bill, and Nick got together to discuss some hypothetical over/under picks for both individual players on the Penn State team, as well as team-based numbers. Some of the results of the conversation may surprise you!Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Roar Lions Roar continues its preseason coverage with a look at the over/under win totals for each Big Ten team and makes picks for each. Robby Kalland of Uproxx joins Bill on the podcast to help make those picks and talk about some truly terrible football teams along the way.Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick, Flip, and Craig are back to take a look at Penn State's schedule. On the surface, it looks difficult, but is it? Could it be worse? The guys break the schedule down into thirds and take a look at what the team needs to accomplish in each four-game chunk in order to be successful in 2022. They also discuss Penn State's out-of-conference game scheduling tendencies, whether or not Michigan and Ohio State will take a step back or improve this season, and whether they prefer to see the schedule's toughest games at the beginning, middle, or end of the regular season.Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.