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Update: 3:30 p.m.
**Let’s hope not. It didn’t work the last time around with Tommy Stevens, so why bother with it again?
Could there be a Lion package 2.0 for backup QB Will Levis?
"I haven't heard anything about that explicitly from the coaches," Levis said. "If that's something that they're thinking about, or that they're thinking about in the future, I'm all for it."
— Audrey Snyder (@audsnyder4) October 2, 2020
"I think for there to be any change there is an aspect of it that's education and there's an aspect of it that is about making people a little bit uncomfortable." @coachjfranklin speaks to the conversations being had in the @PennStateFball program regarding social issues. pic.twitter.com/qNRg6MhHMc
— Penn State On BTN (@PennStateOnBTN) October 2, 2020
Good. Not like this is Oregon State or Wisconsin or…. Utah State. https://t.co/IvHDBsWawF
— Sean Fitz (@seanfitz247) October 2, 2020
👏 to @grk5016, @GoPSUKris and their Penn State communications staff for wrangling 40+ Zoom calls with football players and coaches the past three days.
2020’s version of this. pic.twitter.com/RnfxIPwgii
— Mark Wogenrich (@MarkWogenrich) October 2, 2020
Update: 11 a.m.
Despite the pandemic and a delayed season, @PennStateWSOC is staying focused on one goal https://t.co/8Xga6pX7z1
— The Daily Collegian (@DailyCollegian) October 2, 2020
Update: 10:20 a.m.
First Night State College, the borough's annual family-friendly New Year's Eve event, won't take place this winter due to the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/WgQ2mKxFSp
— Onward State (@OnwardState) October 2, 2020
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Bryce Jordan Center to serve as polling site for 2020 general election!
🗳️ Early voting – Oct. 7-10, Oct. 14-17 & Oct. 21-24
🗳️ Day-of voting – Nov. 3https://t.co/7NGfPNU0Uv#VoteReady#ClimbWithUs 🦁 🄲🄻🄸🄼🄱 🅃🄾🄶🄴🅃🄷🄴🅁— Penn State Men’s Basketball (@PennStateMBB) October 2, 2020
Update: 9 a.m.
Today is the third and final day of Penn State’s virtual media days. We’ve already heard from James Franklin and the coaches Wednesday, then a whole slew of players Thursday. Today, more than 20 additional players will take part in Zoom calls with the media.
Here’s who’s on tap for today:
TE Pat Freiermuth, OL Des Holmes, OL Mike Miranda, DT Antonio Shelton, LB Brandon Smith, S Jonathan Sutherland and OL CJ Thorpe
CB Tariq Castro-Fields, QB Will Levis, K Jake Pinegar, S Lamont Wade, OL Rasheed Walker and OL Anthony Whigan
S Jaquan Brisker, WR Daniel George, DE Adisa Isaac, LB Charlie Katshir, OL Michal Menet, DE Jayson Oweh, OL Juice Scruggs and DE Shaka Toney
Check back all day for videos and stories from media day.
**There also was this big news from last night regarding a recruit. He decommitted from Louisville last week and is strongly considering PSU.
ALL Glory to God…. #Mytop4 pic.twitter.com/nQlRNgVFqL
— Zenuae Michalski (@ZenuaeM) October 2, 2020
