WATCH: Can Penn State football come out of bye week strong vs UMass?

Penn State is 5-0 and the No. 6 team in the country going into the midway point of the college football season. Despite being heavy favorites against UMass tomorrow, the Nittany Lions are facing a historical pain point in the James Franklin era: slow starts following bye weeks. Can Penn State football shake off the rust, move to 6-0, and get ready for an epic showdown next weekend in Columbus? We tackle that and more in this week’s edition of our Penn State football gameday central.

Tailgate Talk Podcast: No Looking Ahead! Penn State football set to play UMass ahead of monster matchup in Columbus

Tailgate Talk is a podcast that brings together lifelong friends and Penn State fans to cover all the happenings around the Nittany Lion football program. Each week, the gang provides their honest, unfiltered, and (sometimes) wild opinions in what can only be described as tailgate talk.

Penn State football has one of the premier games of the season next week against Ohio State. But first, a homecoming date with the UMass Minutemen awaits. The guys break down the edges in this matchup, which almost exclusively favors the Nittany Lions. Given James Franklin’s 3-7 record coming off bye weeks, the gang discusses what needs to be seen from the Penn State offense to feel comfortable heading into next week’s showdown in Columbus.

In addition, the gang recaps the week that was in college football and breaks down Penn State’s new Big Ten schedule. As always, the guys finish with a preview of all the Week 7 college football action and their picks for Saturday’s slate.

You can watch the full episode on YouTube with the link below.

Penn State Roar Room: What’s needed from the Penn State offense coming off the bye week?

The Penn State Roar Room is back! This week, Basic Blues site manager Morgan Chapman reconnected with everyone’s favorite Penn State online personality, Caroline, as well as the Nittany Lion faithful, to break down all the action on and off the field.

On this edition of the Roar Room, Morgan and Caroline discuss what is needed from the Penn State offense this week from UMass, in light of the lack of explosive plays through 5 games. The group also looks ahead to the Ohio State game and the announcement that the matchup will take place on Fox’s Big Noon. 

In addition, Morgan and Caroline break down the viral moments from James Franklin’s weekly press conference, including the incorrect reports that the Penn State football coach was taking shots at rival Michigan. The show concludes with Q&A from the audience, including questions comparing Drew Allar and Kyle McCord before next week’s game.

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– Bye Week Recap
– UMass Preview
– Big Noon Kickoff is ruining College Football
– Preparing for Ohio State and Michigan
– Drew Allar vs Kyle McCord
– Need for Explosive Playshttps://t.co/QOvZxEg83G

— Basic Blues Nation (@BasicBlues) October 12, 2023

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