Black Shoe Diaries: Penn State Football Podcast

Three straight losses have soured what was once looked at as a promising season. Can Penn State get back on track this week with a big win in the Big House? Maybe? Please?!0:00 Intro1:07 Final USC Thoughts12:16 Concerns w/Matt Campbell and the Roster15:14 Tim's Hot Bob Chesney Take22:27 More Piling on Pat Kraft25:02 Michigan Preview34:29 Quick Plug for the Channel (please subscribe!) 35:48 No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Indiana (+3.5) 40:05 No. 18 Oklahoma State at No. 20 Houston (-4.5)41:52 No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU (+10.5)

Another show, folks. We discuss more of the fallout from the Northwestern game now that a couple days have gone by. We take a look at Pat Kraft's job security: is he really on the hot seat? Plus, we preview the USC game this weekend.

Can Penn State get back on the right track against Northwestern? The Nittany Lions will head to the ~new~ Ryan Field hoping to bounce back after a tough loss to Wisconsin. We break it all down.0:00 Intro1:19 Final Takeaways from Wisconsin17:10 Previewing Northwestern33:36 Quick plug for our channel (Please Subscribe!)35:26 Overreactions from Week 41:02:20 Pick Em: Pitt at Virginia Tech (-3.5)1:07:33 Pick Em: No. 7 Alabama at No. 16 Mississippi State (+5.5) 1:09:31 Pick Em: No. 5 Ohio State at No. 14 Iowa (+14.5)

Well, it ain't all sunshine and rainbows in Happy Valley. Matt Campbell announced that Koby Howard would be out for an "extended" period of time. We react to the news and how Penn State will move forward with Koby. Plus, we preview this Saturday's game against the Wisconsin Badgers.0:00 Koby Howard Injury Discussion9:17 Wisconsin Preview 4:24 Quick plug for our channel (Please Subscribe!)37:21 Week 3 Overreactions 48:56 Pick 'Em: No. 1 Texas at No. 14 Tennessee 51:50 Pick'Em: No. 17 Iowa at No. 18 Michigan55:21 Pick'Em: No. 20 Oregon at No. 12 USC

Penn State wraps up non-conference play with a visit from the Buffalo Bulls from the MAC. We discuss how the Nittany Lions, as 40.5-point favorites, shouldn't have much trouble with the Bulls, and look ahead to the Big Ten slate.0:00 Intro2:18 Buffalo Preview15:12 Predicting PSU's Leaders in Rushing, Receiving, and Sacks24:58 PSU Season Record Predictions (Have They Changed?)32:26 Quick Plug for our Channel (Please Subscribe!)34:13 Week 2 Overreactions50:32 SMU-Louisville Predictions52:58 Virginia Tech-Maryland Predictions57:28 LSU-Ole Miss Predictions

Penn State heads to Philadelphia this Saturday to renew its rivalry (one-sided?) with the Temple Owls. Can the Nittany Lions put together another A+ performance? We'll preview the game in every and all facets.

Penn State opens up its new era -- the Matt Campbell era -- on Saturday against Marshall. We discuss the Thundering Herd and every other game on the schedule as we preview the season ahead for the Nittany Lions.We also discuss our CFP teams, who wins the national championship, and our Heisman picks.

For the second year in a row, Pat is joined by former BSD writer Clay Sauertieg to fire off some takes. For an explainer on the concept: in the movie, The Purge, all criminal activity is legal for 12 hours. For this episode, criminal activity isn't legal, but any and all takes can be said for 90-ish minutes without fear of repercussion. Rational thoughts? Logical takes? Keep those at the door for this episode.

Matt Campbell just wrapped up his first Big Ten media day as Penn State head coach. We react to his press conference before going through a series of over/unders for the 2026 football season. Plus, we debate whether a team should go for two or kick an extra point if they score a touchdown to bring them within 9 points with just four minutes left.

We are just over 50 days out from the season, which means it's time we start our position previews. This week, we take a look at the offense. How will new offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser do? What can we expect from Rocco Becht? Will wide receiver actually be OK? How about the offensive line?We hit that, and much more, on today's episode.

What are the easiest games on Penn State's schedule? What games look most difficult? We're taking a look at each and every game and power ranking them accordingly.

We are in the doldrums of the college football offseason so we're going to pass the time with some Penn State football trivia. 10 rounds, 10 topics, only one of Tim or Jared will leave victorious.(Classic Pat that I messed up the first answer. Everything else is correct though.)