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James Franklin details why Penn State will be better in 2022
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.”
James Franklin calls this week a “tremendous challenge, tremendous opportunity.”
Why will the team be better this year? “I just think we’re back to a more similar role that we’ve been with depth. We’ve got much more depth than we’ve been in previous seasons.”
— Audrey Snyder (@audsnyder4) August 29, 2022
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 was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.