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- Matt Campbell confirmed Penn State defensive end Max Granville injured himself in practice during the week and will miss the rest of the 2026 season. This is a confirmed season-ending availability loss, not a questionable designation. Campbell did not identify the injury or announce a replacement in this interview. - Campbell said Penn State failed on three goal-line runs against Temple: a poor first run, an interior loss on the next, and a right-guard defeat on the third. He saw improved physicality and some good Carson Hansen runs overall, but said execution still lagged the offense's standard. He did not announce an offensive-line change. - Campbell said Penn State defensive back Zion Tracy was getting back to full strength and health and praised his coverage along with AC Collins's play. He nevertheless criticized two roughly 40-yard gains caused by missed detail and tackling, plus rushing opportunities conceded to Temple. The positive secondary assessment did not mean the defense had eliminated explosive-play or run-fit concerns. - Gabe Burkle returned for Penn State, and Campbell said his point-of-attack blocking and receiving threat expanded the available formations and personnel packages. He also praised Ben Brahmer's production and Rapp's C- and D-gap blocking. The tight-end group offers ways to vary heavy personnel without relying on every player to contribute primarily through catches. - Campbell kept Penn State moving before halftime because he expected a favorable two-high coverage look against tempo and trusted the called play despite the running clock. The touchdown and another early in the second half produced a 14-point swing across the surrounding eight minutes. That successful sequence is not evidence that every offensive drive was efficient.

- Penn State's Temple depth chart is Lions247's projection, not an official team release. At tight end, Gabe Burkle is practicing after ACL recovery and warmed up but did not play against Marshall; Matt Campbell says he should be available for Temple. Cooper Alexander did not dress for the opener after an unspecified preseason injury; the article supplies no return date. - Penn State OL depth remains affected by injuries. Campbell calls Owen Aliciene questionable for Temple after he missed Marshall; Garrett Sexton played second-team right tackle in the opener. Dominic Rulli projects as the backup center when healthy, but offseason injury issues limited his Marshall role to special teams. - Penn State DTs Alijah Carnell and Armstrong Nnodim missed Marshall with unspecified injuries, and Campbell lists both as questionable for Temple. DE LaVar Arrington II is reported out 4-6 weeks following late-camp clean-up surgery. These are the report's availability assessments, not confirmed game-day absences for the two tackles. - Lions247 expects Penn State to use primarily a two-linebacker set, with Caleb Bacon mainly at defensive end despite his SAM listing. Alex Tatsch missed Marshall while returning from injury, but Campbell says he is available for Temple. That availability does not establish a starting role or snap count. - Penn State freshman Josiah Zayas started at nickel against Marshall. Zion Tracy played 18 snaps with a splint on his left hand and also worked at corner; Lions247 is monitoring that positional usage. Jeremiah Cooper, returning from injury, played 12 snaps and is expected to be a key secondary contributor when fully healthy.

- QB/TE: There are four former Penn State players on Temple's roster: defensive tackle Kaleb Artis, safety Kolin Dinkins, tight end Joey Schlaffer and quarterback Jaxon Smolik, who remains in a competition for the full-time starting...

- Across a 44-snap sample from Penn State's first eight drives against Marshall, Taylor Mouser used one-back, one-tight-end personnel 20 times and one-back, two-tight-end personnel 16 times, plus five heavy formations with Garrett Sexton as a sixth offensive lineman. - Within that Penn State sample, Carson Hansen took 24 running-back snaps, James Peoples 13 and Quinton Martin Jr. seven, with six of Martin's snaps on the eighth drive as the offense transitioned toward backups. - Penn State used only Brett Eskildsen, Koby Howard and Chase Sowell at receiver during the first half, with Zay Robinson and Amarion Jackson entering in the third quarter after Eskildsen took a hard hit rather than an immediate six-man rotation. - Penn State mixed Ben Brahmer, Andrew Rappleyea and Finn Furmanek at tight end, with Furmanek also taking three fullback alignments, while Gabe Burkle warmed up but did not play as he continued returning from a torn ACL. - Penn State kept Malachi Goodman, Trevor Buhr, Brock Riker, Cooper Cousins and Anthony Donkoh together for the first eight offensive drives, while the reviewer identified Sexton, Will Tompkins and Vaea Ikakoula as next-up candidates from their reserve usage and work at multiple positions.

- Penn State has optimism that the former Iowa State starter Matt Campbell called the best blocking tight end in college football could be available next week in Philadelphia. - Tony Rojas played his first game back from last September's knee injury and drew praise for his presence. - Penn State's defense started the Marshall game with repeated three-and-outs, while the new offensive pieces gave Rocco Becht a cleaner first impression despite prior shoulder injuries.

- Penn State opened Matt Campbell's tenure with a 45-0 shutout of Marshall, holding the Thundering Herd to 147 total yards. - Rocco Becht completed 13 of 18 passes for 271 yards and four touchdowns before Alex Manske entered in the third quarter and completed six passes for 57 yards. - Koby Howard led Penn State with 161 receiving yards and scored the first touchdown, while Brett Eskildsen, Zay Robinson, and Benjamin Brahmer also caught touchdowns. - Penn State spread rushing work among Carson Hansen, Quinton Martin Jr., Cam Wallace, and James Peoples, with Martin and Wallace each scoring on the ground. - Tony Rojas and Caleb Bacon led Penn State's defensive front production, combining for multiple tackles for loss and one sack apiece, while freshman safety Bryson Williams added an interception.

- QB/TE: QB-turned-TE Peyton Falzone makes his Penn State debut with 90 seconds left in the third quarter.