Welcome back into the Lions 24-7 podcast. I am Tyler Donahue. They are Mark Brennan and Daniel Gowan, and we are here to set the stage for Penn State's Saturday matchup at Michigan State.

A trip to East Lansing awaits the Nittany Lions, awaits these two who are on the podcast with me.

We're going to break things down, some key storylines for the Nittitty Lions coming off the practice field. We had our weekly look on Wednesday. We also heard from Terry Smith for the second time this week. Throughout the week, we heard from a few different veteran players on this team. And on Thursday morning, we actually sat down for a chat with Phil Tratwine, Penn State's offensive line coach that we had not spoken

with since before the season. So a lot of developed in his position room since then to discuss.

And so we'll do that all. I want to make sure people are aware that our last episode, we went deep

in on the Michigan State Spartans who are riding their own six-game losing streak.

And their head coach, Jonathan Smith, is firmly on the hot seat

right now. Very curious what kind of environment could be developing in East Lansing if this game

starts to go south for them. But the Ninty Lions are a seven-point favorite and learn a little bit

about why they are considered the superior team by hearing from Stephen Brooks, our Spartans insider

within the 24-7 sports

network. He broke down some of the real problems that they've had on both sides of the ball.

They have a two-quarterback situation going on, not sure who the starter is going to be.

And he talked about what has plagued this coaching regime since it took over last year.

We also had Tyler Cavaruso on our episode that dropped on Wednesday.

We ranked the top five must keep commits who remain in Penn State's 2026 recruiting class.

It's lost about a dozen guys since James Franklin was fired. We're less than a month away from the signing period.

So a lot to look at with Tyler Cabruso on our last episode.

And of course, the coaching search discussion rolls on at lines 247.com.

3.3 million views, 43,000 plus comments at this stage on the hotboard and the thread that goes with it.

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