Penn State standouts and storylines at 5-0; Nittany Lions climb national rankings ahead of USC trip

Lions247: A Penn State athletics Podcast

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4.9 • 921 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Fresh out of a James Franklin press conference, we're back to break down the latest Penn State football notes, including Nick Singleton's status and recent standouts. Plus, how has national perception on the Nittany Lions shifted following a dramatic week of upset losses (including upcoming opponent USC) across college football? Follow the team on X: @Lions247 @TDsTake @danieljtgallen @tyler_calvaruso @MarkXBrennan. Follow or subscribe to the Lions247 Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google 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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0:00.0	Welcome back in to the Lions 24-7 podcast. I am Tyler Downey you new game week ahead for us new
0:09.6	ranking for Penn State they're up from number seven to number four. It was a wild weekend of college football. Really hammered home James Franklin's point of learning in games that you pick up wins from because the top 10 was decimated. We'll talk about as the dust settles,
0:24.5	where that leaves the Nimini Lions moving forward
0:26.4	with seven regular season games ahead.
0:28.0	Obviously that ranking reflects a big jump for them,
0:30.9	but a lot of movement across college football and you look at that
0:34.0	college football playoff picture. We'll get into that a little bit later but fresh out of another
0:37.8	beaver stadium press conference with James Franklin we welcome back in Daniel Gallen and
0:41.9	Mark Brennan my colleagues at
0:43.5	Alliance 24.7.com.
0:45.5	Gentlemen, always good to have you on board.
0:47.9	As I said, Penn State's on the rise in those national rankings
0:50.9	following a 27 to 11 victory over the UCLA Bruins.
0:54.8	They are five and no on the season as James Franklin has mentioned a couple times here
0:59.2	in the last 48 hours or so.
1:01.2	They are the only team in college football to open the last four seasons with that five and oh Mark
1:08.3	As we get you on board for these Monday episodes we always go back to you and get your thoughts so what stood out
1:14.0	initially coming out of that UCLA matchup as Penn State failed to cover that
1:18.7	four touchdown spread but didn't really have to sweat one out at all in Beaver Stadium Saturday afternoon.
1:24.0	Yeah, I gave him a C-plus overall for that game and I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing.
1:29.0	I think it proves that you could win relatively easy against an overmatched opponent even though you're not playing your best game.
1:35.9	You know defensively I was looking for ways to really nitpick it but at the end of the day the
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