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James Franklin details why Penn State will be better in 2022

Ethan Stone

By Ethan Stone

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Nobody was more disappointed with Penn State’s 2021 season than James Franklin.

The Nittany Lions head coach is confident the work the team has put in this offseason will show Week 1 against Purdue in West Lafayette. Monday, Franklin labeled the B1G East-West clash as a “tremendous opportunity.”

“I just think we’re back to a more similar role that we’ve been with depth,” Franklin said. “We’ve got much more depth than we’ve been in previous seasons.”

The Nittany Lions have plenty of talent at the skill positions. Penn State returns some strong receivers in Parker Washington and KeAndre Lambert-Smith, and has a pair of talented freshman running backs in Kaytron Allen and 5-star Nick Singleton.

And it’s hard to ignore what kind of hype Sean Clifford and freshman quarterback Drew Allar are drawing heading into Thursday’s game.

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.