Breaking down Ohio State and potential Penn State coach target Brian Hartline; what's next for Lions recruiting?

Lions247: A Penn State athletics Podcast

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4.9 • 921 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Ahead of Penn State's matchup at No. 1 Ohio State, we welcome Buckeyes insider Patrick Murphy for a closer look at that squad and potential PSU coach candidate Brian Hartline. Then we catch up on Nittany Lions recruiting and the early tasks for this program's next leader. Enjoy complete Penn State coverage anytime at Lions247.com. Follow the team on X: @Lions247 @TDsTake @danieljtgallen @tyler_calvaruso @MarkXBrennan. Follow or subscribe to the Lions247 Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. And watch every episode on YouTube. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:56.7	slash AI dash glasses. Welcome back into the Lions 24-7 podcast. I am Tyler Downey. We've got
1:08.4	another show for you that I think is going to hurt in some ways,
1:11.6	but that's kind of the nature of the business right now in covering Penn State football.
1:15.5	We're going to get to the recruiting situation for the nitty lines later here with Tyler Calvaruso,
1:21.0	a resident recruiting insider. We haven't caught up with him in a couple weeks since I think
1:25.3	about 48 to 72 hours after James Franklin was fired.
1:29.0	Obviously, a lot of things have evolved with the 2026 recruiting class, not necessarily in a good
1:34.2	way. Tyler Cabrosa is going to tell us what's going on with that class, what a new coaching
1:39.0	hire is going to be facing immediately. We'll get to some big picture conversation about
1:42.9	what's next in trying to
1:44.7	salvage things. But there are some special talents still on board with this 2026 class. So he'll
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