BWI Live: A Penn State football podcast from Blue White Illustrated

The Penn State football team starts the second half of its 2026 season on Saturday, facing the Purdue Boilermakers at Beaver Stadium. Both teams are 3-4 and looking to get back to .500 with a win. Today on the BWI Live Show, we’ll preview the game and the second half of the season to discuss Penn State’s chances of finishing strong. We’ll start the show with three pivotal questions that the team faces exiting the bye week that will shape the final five games of the year. Next, we’ll get into our Purdue preview by looking at the Penn State defense’s matchup with the Boilermakers. What is making Purdue a tough out for Big Ten teams? We dive into the team’s offensive scheme and how it places stress on the defense to make plays. Finally, we’ll list the top five players who need a good game on Saturday to keep the Purdue offense in check.

The Penn State football team is on its bye week, getting a needed reset for the second half of the 2026 season. Today on the BWI Live Show, we’re going to review what we learned through the first half of the team’s tumultuous season with our midseason superlative show. First, we’ll discuss Penn State head coach Matt Campbell’s Tuesday morning comments to the media. We’ll also discuss the latest news from the Big Ten with Mike Locksley’s firing from Maryland. Finally, we’ll wrap up the show with our superlatives.

It was another Big Ten slugfest for Penn State football, and once again, Penn State didn’t execute well enough to get the win. The Nittany Lions fell to Michigan after a 14-point third-quarter surge by the Wolverines put the game out of reach for the struggling Penn State offense. Starting quarterback Rocco Becht threw two costly interceptions that led to two Michigan touchdowns. The team is now 3-4 and heads into its bye week to lick its wounds.

The Penn State Football team took a hit on the field, losing a winnable game against USC last Saturday in the White Out. But does that matter for the team’s recruiting efforts around the event? Today, we’ll dive into the weekend's viral moments, recruits' reaction to the environment, and what it all means for the program’s future. We’ll end the show breaking down and predicting Penn State’s next game against Michigan this weekend.

The Penn State football team felt like it was in the game for most of the night. However, that feeling vanished in the fourth quarter as the team lost to USC 31-23 in front of a sold-out White Out crowd. Today, the team is searching for answers as fans demand accountability, and the team sits at 3-3. We’ll try to explain what happened on Saturday during today’s BWI Live Show. We’ll discuss the offense's tweaks to the run game this week that led to more positive runs. We’ll also discuss how the left side of the offensive line remains a major problem. On defense, we’ll explain how the team tried to throw the kitchen sink at USC QB Jayden Maiava, but it didn’t work in their favor. Finally, we’ll offer a few things the team can try moving forward on both sides of the ball.

The Penn State Nittany Lions dropped their third game in a row on Saturday night to USC. The team put up a valiant effort, showing growth on offense but failed to contain Jayden Maiava and the USC passing attack, ultimately falling behind in the fourth quarter. We’ll discuss what happened early and late to keep them in the game and what happened to allow USC to get the lead and keep it for good. Join the BWI Live Postgame Show immediately following the game to discuss the loss with other Penn State fans!

The Penn State Nittany Lions face USC this weekend for a chance at a ranked win in one of the best atmospheres in college football. It’s the White Out Game this weekend, and we’re pulling out all the stops to get you ready for the game. Join the BWI Live Show today as we preview the Nittany Lions matchup on offense and defense. NBC Sports Color Analyst and Penn State letterman Todd Blackledge joins the show to give his thoughts about the game. We’ll also discuss Matt Campbell’s comments about the team’s progress this week ahead of the game from Wednesday’s post-practice availability. Finally, we’ll preview the game and share what we think will happen this weekend.

A day after Penn State's 34-13 blowout loss at Northwestern, we're trying to make sense of a team that keeps finding new things to break each week. Nate Bauer and Sean Fitz join to break down a defense that allowed 413 rushing yards against an offense that entered the night ranked 92nd nationally in rushing, linebacker play that fell apart without Cam Smith available at Mike, and whether Caleb Bacon or Alex Tatsch should slide into that role going forward. We debate whether Penn State's roster-building strategy — built heavily around Iowa State transfers brought in under serious time constraints — set the program up for this stretch, and dig into Rocco Becht's continued struggles and Matt Campbell's public loyalty to him.

The Penn State Nittany Lions football team didn’t get the outcome they wanted on Saturday, but they have a chance to bounce back this weekend against Northwestern. The team faces the Wildcats at the new Ryan Field on Friday night, and we’ll give you a final preview before the day-early kickoff. It’s also a game sandwiched between an important two-game home schedule for the team’s recruiting efforts. We’ll discuss the recap of Saturday’s recruiting efforts at home against Wisconsin plus we’ll check in with the Class of 2027 to see how the team’s commits have progressed during their senior seasons. Finally, we’ll give you our game previews and predictions for Northwestern.

The Penn State football team built an early lead but couldn't finish, losing to Wisconsin 24-20 and starting the conference season with a thud. For some fans, that's enough. But for others who want to dig deeper into why the team fell from such a high after the non-conference season, we have your answers. Today on the BWI Live show, we’re recapping Penn State's offensive and defensive performances after the loss to explain what happened. We’ll break down the changes that made the offense implode, and we’ll discuss how the defense gave up explosive passing plays to the Wisconsin offense.

The Penn State football team tried to play a defensive battle but left its defense out on the field too long and lost to Wisconsin 24-20 at Beaver Stadium. Despite a 17-0 lead to start the game, Penn State’s offense failed to mount any threat to score after the first quarter and allowed the defense to wither on the field. Join the BWI Live Postgame Show immediately following the game to discuss what happened and why.

Things heat up this weekend for the Penn State football team when Wisconsin comes to town for the team's first conference game of the 2026 season. It's also a night game, with kickoff at 5 p.m. With a big-game atmosphere comes big-name recruits. Today on the BWI Live Recruiting Show, we'll preview the visitor list of 60-plus prospects and commits making the trip to Happy Valley this weekend. Join reporters Ryan Snyder and Sean Fitz as they discuss the names you need to know for the next wave of recruiting commits. We'll also discuss which under-the-radar 2027 prospects you need to know as the team puts the finishing touches on the upcoming class.

The Penn State football team is 3-0 and coming off its most lopsided win of the nonconference season on Saturday. They defeated the Buffalo Bulls 55-13 in a no-doubter at Beaver Stadium. Today on the BWI Live Show, we’re recapping the team’s performance vs. Buffalo and looking ahead to the team’s first conference game of the year against Wisconsin. Join the show today as we discuss who struggled and who shined this past weekend. Then, we’ll take that information from the nonconference season and preview the Badgers.