PennLive’s Bob Flounders and Max Ralph analyze the Nittany Lions’ collapse after a competitive first half. They highlight significant post-snap breakdowns on Penn State’s defense, particularly in the secondary, which allowed Ohio State’s receivers to dominate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal dive into their predictions for the Penn State-Ohio State game this week, where the Nittany Lions are nearly three-touchdown underdogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive’s Bob Flounders is joined by Doug Lesmerises on this episode. Lesmerises, a former Ohio State football columnist for Cleveland.com, writes about Ohio State football and is part of “The Bill and Doug Show” podcast with Bill Landis.  Bob and Doug discuss what went wrong for James Franklin at Penn State and focus on what the program should be looking for in its next permanent head coach. Doug makes it clear that PSU should not be considering Brian Kelly.  Plus, Doug discusses what makes the Penn State coaching job such an attractive position. Bob and Doug also mention some coaching candidates PSU should consider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive’s Bob Flounders is joined by special guest Stephen Means of Cleveland.com to discuss Penn State’s 2025 demise and the unbeaten Ohio State Buckeyes’ bid to repeat as national champions.  OSU hosts Terry Smith’s Nittany Lions on Saturday afternoon at the Horseshoe. Means goes into detail on how Ohio State has produced another fantastic season after losing so many talented players from its 2024 championship team.  Stephen also shares his thoughts on how last year’s Buckeyes were able to rebound from a crushing regular-season loss to Michigan and why Penn State never recovered from this year’s Oregon loss.  Plus, check out the Buckeye Talk podcast on Cleveland.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Penn State ranks as one of the nation's worst offenses despite bringing back a ton of veteran talent and a second-year play caller. Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal dive into what they've seen from the Nittany Lions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Bob Flounders and Max Ralph have a lot of ground to cover on this episode.Playing under the direction of interim head coach Terry Smith, Penn State pushed Iowa to the limit before losing in Iowa City on Saturday night. What were the positive takeaways from the Nittany Lions' effort? What were the main reasons PSU's losing streak is at four games and counting? Bob and Max also discuss Kaytron Allen's standout effort vs. the Hawkeyes and the impact safety Zake Wheatley has made in recent games. Plus, Penn State's veteran wideouts ... what's the deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Bob Flounders analyzes Penn State's 25-24 loss at Iowa. It was interim head coach Terry Smith's first game as well as the start of the Ethan Grunkemeyer era at quarterback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal break down the early portion of Penn State's coaching search and dive into what will happen in Iowa City this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Head coach James Franklin is out at Penn State, cornerbacks coach Terry Smith is in. PennLive's Bob Flounders and Max Ralph analysis from Athletic Director Pat Kraft's press conference the day after the firing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Flounders and Max Ralph dive into the sudden departure of James Franklin as Penn State's head coach. They discuss the implications of this change, the interim leadership of Terry Smith, and what it means for the future of Penn State football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Bob Flounders and Max Ralph analyze Penn State's 22-21 loss to Northwestern as Drew Allar is knocked out for the season. The Nittany Lions fall to 3-3 on the season, is James Franklin in trouble? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive’s Bob Flounders welcomes back retiree David Jones to the Blue-White Breakdown podcast to discuss what has gone wrong for James Franklin’s Penn State program in the last two games. Jones, a longtime PSU football sports columnist for PennLive and The Patriot-News, watched the Nittany Lions’ stunning 42-37 loss to UCLA at the Rose Bowl and shared his thoughts on their performance. Franklin, Penn State’s 12th-year head coaching, is under fire after losses to Oregon and UCLA. The Lions have some major problems to solve when they host Northwestern on Saturday. Jones has some strong opinions on the Lions’ defense, Drew Allar, PSU football's culture and Franklin's relationship with the program's large fan base. Plus, what would Dave have written about Franklin last Saturday following the UCLA upset? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal make their picks for the Homecoming game and discuss Penn State fans’ calls to fire coach James Franklin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Max Ralph and Bob Flounders react to James Franklin's Monday news conference following Penn State's stunning loss to UCLA last Saturday at the Rose Bowl. What happened to Jim Knowles' defense? Franklin discussed PSU's plan at linebacker without Tony Rojas and had some thoughts on why Allen was not more involved in the Lions' offense.  Penn State hosts Northwestern on Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Worst loss in James Franklin era at Penn State? Worst loss in program history? Penn State is reeling after 42-37 upset loss to UCLA. and Bob Flounders is out in California with his take on what he saw on the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal go deep on an important injury for Penn State and make their predictions for the UCLA game. Plus, does Drew Allar fit in Andy Kotelnicki’s scheme? Did Penn State make the wrong choice in letting Beau Pribula leave? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Max Ralph and Bob Flounders react to James Franklin's Monday news conference with the Lions' coming off a disheartening loss to Oregon at home. Penn State's offense was stuck in neutral for 45 minutes vs. the Ducks before waking up in the fourth quarter and in OT. Franklin brought up all of the issues the offense had on first down and how it impacted third down.Bob and Max discuss some poor offensive line play and some poor Drew Allar play. Who should be getting the bulk of the "touches" in Andy Kotelnicki's offense? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Johnny McGonigal and Max Ralph wrap up Penn State's heartbreaking 30-24 double-overtime loss to Oregon in the White Out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive's Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal make their final predictions for the Penn State-Oregon White Out at Beaver Stadium. The Ducks beat the Nittany Lions in last year's Big Ten Championship, but will history repeat itself? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PennLive’s Max Ralph and OregonLive’s Aaron Fentress collaborated for a special White Out week edition of the Blue-White Breakdown/Ducks Confidential. With No. 3 Penn State hosting No. 6 Oregon, the guys break down what stands out about each team in 2025. Can the Nittany Lions get revenge from a 2024 Big Ten Championship loss to the Ducks? Every episode of the PA High School Football Report can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or your preferred podcast player. Follow all of PennLive's high school sports coverage at https://highschoolsports.pennlive.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices