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Big Ten Media Days: Highlights from Penn State HC James Franklin

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James Franklin, head coach of Penn State, speaks during Big Ten Football Media Days at McCormick Place Conference Center in Chicago on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

By Adam Hensley | [email protected]

Penn State head coach James Franklin speaks to members of the media at the Big Ten media days to discuss the 2017-18 season.
  • Last year was “a step in the right direction.”
  • Only one senior on offense, two on defense last season. Still one of the youngest teams in college football.
  • “I think [our season] ended in a way where our guys were wanting more.”
  • “The expectations are always big at Penn State. I think where it’s changed is nationally.“
  • Said the first few seasons, with he and the staff laying the groundwork, were the best coaching seasons, not last season.
  • “The thing we’re most excited about on both sides of the ball is the offensive line.“
  • Says Penn State has a chance to have one of the best offensive lines in the Big Ten.
  • With an offense such as Penn State’s, which spreads the field, defenses must “pick their poisons.”

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