Today’s Penn State football news headlines feature a look at the latest forecast for the Lions this bowl season, plus James Franklin’s thoughts on the Lions’ ability to retain second-year defensive coordinator Manny Diaz through another offseason.
With a 9-2 record this season, Penn State is a heavy favorite to win season victory number ten when they play Michigan State in Detroit on Friday. According to Daniel Gallen of Lions247, the Lions’ bowl situation has started to clear up going into that game, and they are still on track to win a New Year’s Six bowl. According to Mark Wogenrich for All Penn State, representatives from the Peach Bowl also stated that they would like to choose Penn State.With Franklin’s news conference on Monday raising doubts about Diaz’s situation, Thomas Frank Carr set out to respond to the question, “Can Penn State hold on to Manny Diaz this offseason?” Although Diaz’s stock is still rising and the Lions still have a big question to answer for the upcoming season, Franklin addressed that question in relation to keeping any of his assistant coaches from leaving for “lateral moves.” How do they fare?
enhancing the attack? Franklin’s capacity to reinstate Diaz for Year 3 may be correlated with his ability to resolve that issue.
Today’s Penn State football news roundup is highlighted by those headlines and more:
Following an injury against Rutgers, Penn State quarterback Drew Allar is anticipated to play against Michigan State: McGonigal [PennLive]
