Penn State's post-Franklin mentality, QB change in focus for Iowa game preview and predictions

Lions247: A Penn State athletics Podcast

247Sports, Penn State, Penn State Nittany Lions, Penn State Football, Penn State athletics, College Football

Basketball, Sports, Football

4.9 • 921 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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A new era begins for Penn State this Saturday at Iowa as the Nittany Lions enter a game without James Franklin as head coach and without Drew Allar at quarterback. Following a visit to team facilities, we focus on team mentality, Terry Smith and Ethan Grunkemeyer before spotlighting players to watch and score predictions. 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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1:06.4	Welcome back in to the Lions 24-7 podcast.
1:07.7	I am Tyler Downeyhew.
1:09.8	They are Mark Brennan and Daniel Gallen.
1:14.3	As always, we get together on a Thursday to look ahead to Penn State's next matchup.
1:28.0	We'll give you our previews, predictions, players to watch. And of course, this is a little bit different than any of the Thursdays we have gathered for this particular show because Penn State is working with a new coach interim Terry Smith as the leader right now.
1:31.3	And then a new quarterback. Drew Aller is out for the season.
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