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What James Franklin said at Penn State’s weekly press conference
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Penn State closed out its non-conference schedule in impressive fashion last Saturday, pummeling Kent State 63-10 to improve to 3-0 on the year. Now, the Nittany Lions enter conference play this Friday night.
James Franklin and Co. will travel to Champaign for a cross-division matchup with Illinois. It will serve as the B1G opener for both teams. The Illini are coming off a 25-19 loss to USF.
Here’s what Franklin had to say at his weekly press conference, talking about the Friday game, playing Illinois and improvements he’d like to see:
JF: Looks like Illinois is going to be getting some injured players back this week that they think are among their better players.
Could be the QB.
— Donnie Collins (@PennStateTT) September 18, 2018
JF: Biggest factor in this game, no doubt about it, is going to be turnovers. Illinois hasn't turned the ball over this year.
— Donnie Collins (@PennStateTT) September 18, 2018
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JF: On PSU's red zone success, he talks about "red zone trips." That's probably as big an indicator of success as anything.
RZT. Sounds like football's equivalent to baseball's OBP. Penn State, in other words, is giving itself chances.
— Donnie Collins (@PennStateTT) September 18, 2018
JF: Stevens injury might be a blessing in disguise for offense, as Clifford probably doesn't get the reps he has if Stevens was healthy.
"We expect to have all the guys available for this week." Says Stevens could have played last week.
— Donnie Collins (@PennStateTT) September 18, 2018
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Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB