Tag: 2022 Big Ten Media Days

Best photos of Ohio State football players, Ryan Day at Big Ten media days

Some of the best photos of the Ohio State players and head coach Ryan Day at Big Ten media days this week. #GoBucks #B1G

Another Big Ten football media days has come and gone and with it, some pretty interesting quotes and revelations from commissioner Kevin Warren and some of the head coaches in the league.

To say that it is a season of change in college football would be the understatement of the year in sports, and you can bet that we’re not done reporting on some significant shifts as we progress through so much uncertainty.

As usual, the Ohio State football contingent represented itself well. Year after year of covering the Buckeyes at the annual spectacle, and there simply aren’t too many times when comments by the players or head coach go viral (aside from Urban Meyer before his last season).

We’ve collected some of the best pictures of the three players and head coach Ryan Day as they got all dressed up to put on their best show in Indy and are sharing them with you.

James Franklin says Penn State has right AD, president to achieve great football success

James Franklin says Penn State’s university leadership has football program in good hands for years to come

For the first time during head coach James Franklin’s time at Penn State., the university appears to have a stabilized leadership at the university level to allow for the future success of the football program the way Franklin envisions it. Speaking to ESPN at Big Ten media day this week, Franklin praised the university’s hiring of president Neeli Bendapudi and athletics director Pat Kraft and suggested they are leaders that can help Penn State take the next step toward building a championship-caliber program.

“For the first time, the alignment is the way it should be,” Franklin said to ESPN this week. “I mean this in total respect. We’re doing things and making decisions to move past. It’s not all in response, which is what I’ve been living with for eight years. We’re finally at that point, and that’s powerful.”

Franklin has always been vocal about stating what he feels Penn State needs in order to take the next steps in progressing as a football program, and for years he felt he was in a position where he needed to be more vocal about those desires. But now, Franklin appears to feel comfortable knowing there are leaders in place that can help take that pressure off of his hands.

“There’s things that I’m watching my AD say that I used to have to say before,” Franklin said. “Now I don’t have to. I can focus on coaching ball and not be pounding the table.”

During Big Ten media days this week, Kraft spoke to the media about a concern over Penn State having so many Big Ten openers played on the road over the years. Penn State is about to open its third consecutive season with a road game against a Big Ten team (Indiana in 2020, Wisconsin in 2021, and Purdue in 2022).

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Big Ten media days: Penn State AD frustrated over abundance of Big Ten road openers

Has Penn State played more than enough B1G openers on the road? AD Pat Kraft sure thinks so.

In a little more than a month, Penn State will begin a new season on the road with a Big Ten contest at Purdue. The Nittany Lions are opening a third consecutive season with a Big Ten conference matchup, and for the third consecutive season, that game will be played on the road. Penn State athletics director Pat Kraft is not exactly thrilled about this trend for Penn State.

“It stinks, it stinks,” Kraft said at Big Ten media day in Indianapolis on Wednesday, according to Lions247. “[James Franklin] called me the other day. I said, ‘What?’ I called the conference office and said this is unacceptable. So we’re addressing that right away.”

Penn State opened the adjusted 2020 season with a road game at Indiana. Last season, Penn State opened the season with a Week 1 contest at Wisconsin. And this season will begin with a road trip to Purdue for a nationally televised Thursday night showdown.

While opening so many seasons of conference play on the road does feel a bit odd, the question should probably be whether or not it really matters. Big Ten schedules fluctuate between four and five home games each season with the current scheduling format, so Big Ten teams will be at a disadvantage with conference travel every other year. That’s to be expected. But does it negatively impact if the first conference game is at home or away?

Regardless, Kraft is taking measures to ensure Penn State isn’t opening Big Ten play on the road more than others around the conference moving forward.

“That shouldn’t happen at Penn State,” he said. “We should be at home for our opener. I think it’s nine or seven years (now). That’s crazy. That stinks. I did deal with that. I called our friends in the conference, who I love dearly. But that’s not right.”

The importance of opening conference play at home or away is fair to debate, but Penn State should probably be more upset it has to open a third straight season on the road in conference play. It’s one thing to open conference play later in September on the road, but to open three consecutive seasons away from home because the television schedule and conference schedule want it is another issue worth barking about.

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Big Ten media days: James Franklin impressed by PJ Mustipher’s appetite at St. Elmo Steak House

James Franklin was impressed by PJ Mustipher’s steak house order before Big Ten media days

One of the biggest injuries Penn State had to deal with last season was the season-ending one to defensive tackle [autotag]PJ Mustipher[/autotag]. Mustipher was lost for the year in an early October road game at Iowa and the journey to get back on the field appears to have been cleared.

Speaking on Mustipher’s status at Big Ten media day on Wednesday in Indianapolis, head coach James Franklin noted Mustipher is feeling back to 100 percent both physically and mentally.

“He’s in great spirits,” Franklin said about Mustipher. “He feels both mentally and physically 100 percent back because I think that’s a big part of this, right, as well as not just the physical aspect of it, it’s the mental aspect of it as well.”

How do you know Mustipher is feeling good? According to franklin, you just have to look at his order from St. Elmo Steak House the night before Penn State’s media appearances in Indy.

“One of the most impressive things that I’ve ever seen is PJ ate one of the biggest steaks I’ve ever seen in my life, biggest piles of mashed potatoes, ate the shrimp,” Franklin recalled. “I didn’t tell him about the cocktail sauce beforehand. And then also ordered a full separate meal of two lobster tails that are massive. And he crushed it all.”

“He said he was kind of enjoying himself because he’s passed the conditioning test,” Franklin said of Mustipher’s night at St. Elmo’s. “He is celebrating the fact he’s passed the conditioning test. That’s behind him. He’ll never have to run the Penn State conditioning test again.”

That’s certainly one heck of a delicious way to celebrate.

All quotes were provided by Penn State athletics.

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Big Ten Media Days: James Franklin supports Sean Clifford’s advocacy for improving athlete benefits

James Franklin says he is proud of Sean Clifford for opening a dialogue with the Big Ten about benefits for student-athletes.

Penn State head coach [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] had a lot of ground to cover in a relatively short period of time during his media availability at Big Ten media days in Indianapolis. Aside from hyping up what he hopes will be an improved offensive unit, Franklin took time to show vocal support for one of his own players working to open dialogues at a conference level regarding benefits for student-athletes.

Leading up to Big Ten media days, it was reported [autotag]Sean Clifford[/autotag] had discussions with Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren about exploring ways to improve access to medical benefits and more for student-athletes in a rapidly evolving college landscape. Franklin showed his support for appreciation for having an environment in which Clifford could feel comfortable speaking out on these issues at a higher level.

“One of the things I’m very, very proud of is the relationships that we have with our players at Penn State,” Franklin said when commenting on the recent Clifford-related headlines. “It’s something that I truly believe in, and having these open discussions and dialogue with your players is important.”

“[Penn State athletics director Pat Kraft] has got on campus and has jumped in with both feet and has done a really good job in a very, very short period of time at developing those relationships as well, and to me that’s the nature of college athletics and college football right now, that you’d better be willing and able to have discussions that maybe we haven’t had in the past,” Franklin went on to explain. “There’s been more changes in college football over the last three years than probably the first 25. Those are great discussions and dialogue.”

Franklin went on to say he is proud of seeing Clifford and others use their role as student-athletes to work to improve the lives of student-athletes moving forward, including many who will be in college long after they have moved on.

“At the end of the day, our players and specifically Sean, want what’s best for college athletics, want what’s best for Penn State, want what’s best for the Big Ten,” Franklin said. “So I couldn’t be more proud of them.”

All quotes have been provided by Penn State athletics.

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Big Ten Media Days: James Franklin excited about offensive depth of Nittany Lions in 2022

James Franklin hyped Penn State’s offensive depth at Big Ten media day.

Penn State head coach [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] took to the podium on Wednesday, the second day of the Big Ten football media day event in Indianapolis, and stressed how optimistic he is about what the Nittany Lions will look like on offense this fall. The key theme for the offensive side of the ball was depth, and Franklin could not have been more excited about what he feels his program has to offer this upcoming season with the football.

“One of the things that probably stands out about our team right now is I love our overall depth,” Franklin said in his opening remarks at his press conference at Big Ten media day. “I think our overall depth is as good as it’s been in a number of years. I think a couple of the things that have factored into that is obviously we had a very well-regarded recruiting class coming in, a combination of some transfer student-athletes, not a lot, and a junior college player.”

Penn State signed a consensus top 10 recruiting class in the Class of 2022, one of the best in program history to date, for a good mix of some talented freshmen to look forward to. Penn State also plugged some key holes on the roster with additions through the transfer portal, including wide receiver [autotag]Mitchell Tinsley[/autotag] from Western Kentucky and [autotag]Hunter Nourzad[/autotag] from Cornell, one of the top offensive linemen in the transfer portal this offseason.

“In this class, what we’ve been able to evaluate since they’ve been on campus, is there’s probably a larger number of those young men that we feel like are going to be able to impact our program and our organization earlier in their careers than probably normal, in our normal recruiting classes,” Franklin said. “So we’re excited about that.”

Franklin notes improved depth at quarterback in 2022

One of the biggest detriments to the Penn State roster was the lack of depth at the quarterback position. The transfer of Will Levis to Kentukcy hurt Penn State on the depth chart and the pursuit of a coveted quarterback transfer ultimately came up empty, leaving Penn State with a lack of experience behind Sean Clifford. That came back to bite Penn State in a big way most notably in the first loss of the season at Iowa.

But this year could be a different story, according to Franklin.

“Kind of going through our roster, you look at the quarterback position, obviously returning an experienced player at the quarterback position, a starter, a guy who’s been a captain for three years,” Franklin said, referring to Clifford coming back for a sixth year of eligibility. “But this year our depth at the quarterback position with four quarterbacks that we feel very, very strong about, we feel great about the competition in that room.”

Backing up Clifford is [autotag]Christian Veilleux[/autotag], who got some playing time in last season in place of an injured Clifford late in the year. Penn State also adds one of the top passers in the Class of 2022, [autotag]Drew Allar[/autotag]. Allar is expected by many to be the next in line to be Penn State’s full-time starter when Clifford leaves the program, but Veilleux is not about to fade away just yet either.

Of course, it may not matter who is playing quarterback if the offensive line still struggles in the fall.

NEXT: Franklin wants the offensive line to prove themselves

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Best Penn State photos from Big Ten media days

Best photos from Penn State at Big Ten media day in Indianapolis

Penn State is bracing for what it hopes will be a nice little rebound season in the fall. During Big Ten media days in Indianapolis, head coach James Franklin was joined by a trio of veterans on the roster — Sean Clifford, PJ Mustipher, and Ji’Ayir Brown — to preview the upcoming season n Happy Valley as part of Big Ten media days.

As the Big Ten moves toward expansion in the coming years, Franklin and his players were focused on the more immediate future of the prorgam. after a pair of mediocre seasons on the field, Penn State is hoping to restore the roar in Beaver Stadium this fall.

Here are some of the best photos from Big Ten media day as the Nittany Lions spent time with the media.

What Ryan Day said at Big Ten media days

Everything Ohio State head coach Ryan Day had to say at Big Ten media days on Wednesday. #GoBucks #B1G

The second day of Big Ten media days took place on Wednesday, and with it, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day got his turn at the podium as the last coach to speak during the two-day event in Indianapolis.

As you would expect, Day got peppered with several questions and had quite a bit to say as the flagbearer of the conference these days. In the event that you didn’t get to catch all that the OSU head man had to say, never fear, because it’s our job to bring it to you.

You can watch the entire video at the end, or scroll through each question in a transcript format if that’s more your style. Here is everything Ryan Day had to say inside Lucas Oil Stadium at the 2022 Big Ten media days on Wednesday.

How to watch Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, players during Big Ten media days

Here’s how to find and watch Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and players at Big Ten media days Wednesday. #GoBucks #B1G

The annual circus that can be Big Ten football media days kicked off on Tuesday. Conference commissioner Kevin Warren got things started with some honest and interesting comments about further expansion and the state of college football. That was followed by seven coaches taking their turn at the podium in front of the media firing squad.

But Ohio State’s turn in all the hoopla isn’t until Wednesday when head coach Ryan Day takes the podium, followed by some of the players and further comments from Day at another media setting afterward.

In addition to that, the Big Ten Network will have Day and some of the players on their set to discuss the upcoming season and to answer some questions that inquiring minds want to know.

Since you are here, we’re sure you are wondering about how to take in all the action tomorrow and we’ve got it for you here.

Ohio State Football at Big Ten media days

  • When: Wednesday, July 27
  • Time: 12:00 p.m. ET (Ryan Day takes to the podium at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET)
  • TV Channel: Big Ten Network
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (stream now)

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2022 Big Ten Media Day: Iowa Hawkeyes’ Kirk Ferentz previews the college football season

At Big Ten Media Days, Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz had plenty to say in previewing the 2022 season.

One of the hallmark signs that the college football season is just around the corner got underway on Tuesday. On the first day of the 2022 Big Ten Media Days, Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz was flanked by linebacker Jack Campbell, defensive back Kaevon Merriweather and tight end Sam LaPorta to preview the Hawkeyes’ upcoming season.

After being introduced by Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren, Ferentz opened up with the following statement before taking several questions from the media. Here’s everything Ferentz had to say on Tuesday.