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Former Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens has had one of the most unique career arcs of any quarterback to come through Happy Valley. From first joining the Nittany Lions partially thanks to an insane recruiting domino effect to carving out a role in the offense despite being the backup quarterback to eventually transferring to causing an arms race between two NFL programs as the draft wound down, Stevens has plenty of stories to tell about his football career to this point. Tommy was kind enough to sit down with Nick to discuss all of this, the new chapter of his career with the Calgary Stampeders, and much more in today's episode of the podcast. Huge thanks to Tommy for stopping by, sharing some fascinating stories we hadn't heard before, and adding new backstories about things we thought we knew. If you want to watch Tommy and the Stampeders play, you can catch all of their games on ESPN+ (full schedule here). The Stampeders have just two regular season games left before the playoffs begin, for which the

Well...that wasn't great. Bill and Flip got together to discuss the murder that occurred on Saturday in Ann Arbor when the Nittany Lions' corpse was left motionless on the field in Michigan Stadium. Are we being dramatic? Perhaps! But things sure don't feel great in the Penn State universe right now, so the guys are here to try and dig through it all, dissect what it means for the short-term and long-term, and where James Franklin's program goes from here. ________Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The time has come, folks. It's Michigan week. Nick and Matt got together to break down everything about this Michigan game they could think of. But first, they take some time to discuss some of the James Franklin narratives surrounding this game, such as his record against top-5 teams on the road and how his team performs out of the bye week. He'll have a great chance to buck trends in both areas on Saturday. Getting into the game, the duo discusses what has to happen for each side to win this one, as well as how oddly similar the 2022 versions of these teams actually are. They break down the best and worst-case scenarios for each side and finish with some score predictions. ________As mentioned on the podcast, former Penn State linebacker Bani Gbadyu is currently hospitalized with complications from pancreatitis and cancer in his gall bladder, pancreas, and liver. Bani was a great Nittany Lion football player but is an even better human being, and his family needs our help in his trying time. If you are a

IT'S MICHIGAN WEEK. Penn State survived its first two road tests of the season at Purdue and Auburn but will now face its toughest one in the form of #5 Michigan. As part one of our preview coverage for the Lions' biggest game of the 2022 season thus far, we thought a good place to start would be getting the inside scoop from someone who lives and breathes Wolverine football. Who better to provide us with that information than Ace Anbender of Meet at Midfield? Ace joins Bill and the two break down this huge matchup of Big Ten powerhouses from the Michigan point of view. Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat

With Penn State on a bye this week, it's a good chance for us here at Roar Lions Roar to take a step back and assess things on a broader scale without a game preview to take care of. Given that the bye week is also coming after five weeks of play, meaning several true freshmen have burned their redshirts, now seems as good a time as any to take a look at what that class has contributed so far, and what more it may have in store for us. Nick and Flip also take advantage of the off-week to take a look around the conference and see what's been going on with the other members of the Big Ten. The guys break down the bigger names to watch out for and what their strengths and weaknesses might be, and then attempt to dissect what in the world is going on in the Big Ten West. Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Plea

It was rainy. It was ugly. It was boring at times. It was painful at times. It was fun at times! And then it was ugly and painful and boring again. But hey, 5-0 is 5-0, and wins like these are never to be taken for granted against a team like Northwestern that WANTS to play in as ugly a fashion as possible. Bill and Flip are here to break down Penn State's latest win, look back at the season that has been so far, and answer the questions you all submitted via Twitter (@RLRblog). Thank you to all for sending in such great suggestions! Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If Penn State is to move to a perfect 5-0 on the season, it will have to do so by defeating its second Big Ten West foe of the season – the Northwestern Wildcats.Bill got together with friend of the pod Ben Goren, formerly of Inside NU, to get the lowdown on what to expect from Pat Fitzgerald's team this weekend in Happy Valley. From the outside looking in, the Wildcats don't seem to fluctuate much from year to year, so Ben stopped by to give us a better idea of what's happening behind the scenes in Evanston. And of course, provide his final score prediction. Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information

After a 4-0 start, we've learned a good amount about the 2022 Penn State football team. In some ways, they're better than we anticipated. In some ways, they still have a lot of room to grow. What can't be denied is how exciting this year's edition of the team is, flaws and all. Bill and Nick got together for this week's midweek pod to break down those strengths and weaknesses and assess the reasons why they each think that the Nittany Lions are and are not capable of doing what they haven't done since 2016 – win the Big Ten. Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The #Mattcast is back. Matt and Flip return for another round of the famous Mattcast to discuss Penn State's latest win. The Nittany Lions were able to move to 4-0 after defeating Central Michigan in a game that screamed from the top of its lungs "I AM A NON-CONFERENCE GAME THAT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER". The guys break down the game itself, what we should take away from it, and reassess the landscape of the Big Ten conference and what it means in the context of Penn State's remaining schedule. Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One more non-conference test remains before the Nittany Lions dive into the meat of Big Ten play this fall, and that test comes this weekend in the form of Central Michigan.Flip and Craig are here to break down the matchup with the Chippewas, what Penn State needs to do in order to move to 4-0, and what they want to see from James Franklin's team in its final tune-up before Big Ten play resumes. Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SEC? Penn State took its show on the road down to Alabama for what was supposed to be arguably its toughest road test of the season and absolutely blew the doors off of the Auburn Tigers in front of their dejected home fans. Nick and Bill got together to recap this beatdown and how James Franklin's team pulled it off. Most notably, that includes another incredible rushing effort led by true freshmen Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen. The guys talk through how this win came to be, what their big takeaways were, and how this effort changes the calculus of the entire season for the Nittany Lions. Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com

It's time for Penn State's toughest test yet, as the Nittany Lions will travel to the unfriendly confines of Jordan Hare Stadium to take on Auburn (2-0) in Week Three. James Franklin's team took home a 28-20 win last year in a thrilling contest in front of a whiteout crowd in Beaver Stadium, but now the Tigers and their fans get their chance to turn the tide. Bill and Nick break things down from a Penn State point of view before Bill is joined by friend of the podcast, Jerry Hinnen of War Eagle Reader and formerly of CBS Sports. Jerry gives us the inside scoop on what to expect from Auburn as well as makes a prediction of his own for the game that may surprise you.Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, w

With two weeks of Penn State football in the books, it's time to take a step back from the day-to-day conversation and do a quick heat check with a stock up and stock down report. Flip and Craig get together for a quick look at all things Nittany Lions and how they're feeling after two games worth of data on the 2022 squad.Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2-0! The Nittany Lions moved to 2-0 on the season with a comfortable win against Ohio in front of the hometown faithful on Saturday. Penn State wasn't troubled much by the Bobcats which allowed them to get out in front early and give plenty of valuable reps to the many younger, talented players on the roster. Of course, the most notable of those names was backup quarterback Drew Allar, who shined upon entering the game. So while the Lions sit at 2-0 heading into a huge road game against Auburn, the conversation about the team this week will be dominated by one simple question – Sean Clifford or Drew Allar? Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See

You know the only thing better than being 1-0? Being 2-0. And that's what the Nittany Lions will be trying to do this weekend in front of the hometown faithful.Penn State returns to Happy Valley this Saturday to take on Ohio, and Nick and Flip are back to break down the matchup. The guys talk about what to expect from the visiting Bobcats, what they want to see from the Lions in Week Two, and make score predictions. And as a bonus, the pair takes a walk down memory lane to revisit the last time these two teams squared off – Bill O'Brien's first game.Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Week One of the college football season is officially in the books, and you know what that means – time to overreact to everything!Bill, Nick, and Flip get together to break down some reactions to Penn State's season-opening win on the road at Purdue and decide whether they are spot-on, overreactions, or underreactions. Will this team cause weekly heart attacks? Is the run game still broken beyond repair? Is this the best secondary James Franklin has ever had? Are Mike Yurcich and Phil Trautwein coaching for their jobs in 2022? The guys discuss all of this, plus more.Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio

It wasn't pretty. It was often quite painful. But in the end, the Nittany Lions walked out of Week One in West Lafayette with a win instead of a loss, and that's what matters most. Bill and Flip got together to break down the heartbeat-stopping win over Purdue, as well as what we think we learned about the team and what we still don't know. The guys also answered some reader questions. If you have a question you want to be answered on the podcast, the best way to ask it is via a review on Apple Podcasts!Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

IT. IS. GAMEWEEK.With Penn State's season opener just a few days away, Nick sat down with Grant Tribbet of The Big Time Boiler to talk about what to expect from the Boilermakers on Thursday night when the Nittany Lions make their way to West Lafayette. The two break down what makes the offense and defense tick, and make some predictions.Before that, though, Bill and Craig discuss some Penn State roster updates including the somewhat shocking announcement that true freshman Drew Allar will serve as the backup quarterback for Week One. The guys also do a quick Purdue breakdown and make game predictions of their own.Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Our GDPR pr

Roar Lions Roar continues its look at the 2022 Penn State season from a betting perspective. Flip, Bill, and Nick got together to discuss some hypothetical over/under picks for both individual players on the Penn State team, as well as team-based numbers. Some of the results of the conversation may surprise you!Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Roar Lions Roar continues its preseason coverage with a look at the over/under win totals for each Big Ten team and makes picks for each. Robby Kalland of Uproxx joins Bill on the podcast to help make those picks and talk about some truly terrible football teams along the way.Take advantage of our discount code with Homefield Apparel and use the code "ROARLIONSROAR" at checkout to receive 15% off of your first order.Be sure you're subscribed to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere else you listen. Please also take the time to leave us a 5-star review if you can! If you leave a question with your review, we'll happily answer it on the podcast. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.