Five Penn State Defenders Key to Stopping Purdue
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The Penn State football team starts the second half of its 2026 season on Saturday, facing the Purdue Boilermakers at Beaver Stadium. Both teams are 3-4 and looking to get back to .500 with a win. Today on the BWI Live Show, we’ll preview the game and the second half of the season to discuss Penn State’s chances of finishing strong. We’ll start the show with three pivotal questions that the team faces exiting the bye week that will shape the final five games of the year. Next, we’ll get into our Purdue preview by looking at the Penn State defense’s matchup with the Boilermakers.
What is making Purdue a tough out for Big Ten teams? We dive into the team’s offensive scheme and how it places stress on the defense to make plays. Finally, we’ll list the top five players who need a good game on Saturday to keep the Purdue offense in check.
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Penn State lost 21-18 at Michigan, and the morning-after conversation is heated. Thomas Frank, Nate Bauer and Sean Fitz recap the game. They debate how much of the loss belongs to Rocco Becht, and whether an offense that can’t run the football asks too much of its quarterback. They also cover the defense’s struggles in sudden-change situations and the long Michigan touchdown runs, and ask whether this roster simply lacks the talent and clutch plays to win close Big Ten games.
It was another Big Ten slugfest for Penn State football, and once again, Penn State didn’t execute well enough to get the win. The Nittany Lions fell to Michigan after a 14-point third-quarter surge by the Wolverines put the game out of reach for the struggling Penn State offense. Starting quarterback Rocco Becht threw two costly interceptions that led to two Michigan touchdowns. The team is now 3-4 and heads into its bye week to lick its wounds.