FALL '26 Episode 5: The Zen of Matt Campbell
About this episode
The episode features an interview with Mark Wogenrich discussing Matt Campbell's role as Penn State's head coach and insights from his experience covering the team.
Fall camp opens this week. Summer graduation and Campus Move-In are right around the bend. Before you know it, Week Zero will be in the record books, and "Thundering Herd Hate Week" will be upon us. Many inquiring Nittany Lions want to know: Who is this guy set to lead the team out of the tunnel on September 5th? To gain deeper insight into Penn State's head coach of the future, the guys welcome back Mark Wogenrich, editor and publisher of Penn State on SI , the site for Nittany Lions sports on the Sports Illustrated network. Mark has covered the team dating back to the late Paterno era and has spent time reporting on Coach Campbell's first offseason both in Happy Valley and, recently, Big Ten Media Days in Chicago. He offers perspective on who Campbell seems to be as a coach, communicator, and person and contrasts this latest coaching transition with the prior two, which both occurred under far less conventional circumstances. HOSTED BY: Brandon Noble , Mike "The Mailman" Herr , Kevin Horne , Chris Buchignani GUEST: Mark Wogenrich The Obligatory PSU Podcast will be brought to you once again this season by Gold Hen , a Penn State alumni-owned company, makers of the truly…
Topics covered
- Penn State football
- Matt Campbell
- coaching transitions
- Nittany Lions
- Big Ten Media Days
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