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- Pick/market: This is the Lions247 weather forecast for No.

- Pick/market: $20 million per year over 10, apparently.

- Pick/market: Noted 5-9 beat writer @danieljtgallen next to TE Ben Brahmer (6-7)

- Pick/market: Rocco Becht to...

- For Buffalo at Penn State, meteorologist Joe Murgo forecasts south-southeast winds of 10-20 mph throughout the game, with roughly 68 degrees at the noon kickoff and temperatures near 70 during play. This is the article's pregame weather forecast, not an observed game condition or a quantified scoring adjustment. - Murgo gives Penn State-Buffalo a chance of a shower or thunderstorm by the end of the game but explicitly does not call it likely. Wind is expected to persist; a rain-affected game or lightning delay is not confirmed.

- Injury: The nature of a football program is constant battles with injury challenges, and continued tests await for Penn State depth moving ahead.

- Injury: Tight end Gabe Burkle on his return from injury: "It was a blessing to be out there and playing football again.

- Injury: Broke down a few key takeaways from Matt Campbell's Tuesday press conference

- Injury: Campbell on what he's learned so far and what there's left to learn: "I think the couple things that I learned so far is this group loves football.

- Injury: Caleb Bacon, a former linebacker, has been a playmaker at edge rusher early in Penn State's season.

- Injury: Matt Campbell on Max Granville: "Max got injured in practice this week.

- QB/LB: QB Rocco Becht, OT Anthony Donkoh and LB Kooper Ebel are now 3-for-3 in being named Penn State game captains.

- Pick/market: We're probably 6th in the B1G and 20ish nationally at the moment.

- QB/WR: He's a freshman who leads the team in catches, yards, yards per catch, longest catch and TDs.

- QB: Former Penn State QB Beau Pribula, now at Virginia, faces West Virginia on Saturday.

- Pick/market: Penn State QB Rocco Becht has completed 34 of 45 passes for 539 yards and seven touchdowns in his first two starts for the 2-0 Lions.

- Pick/market: Penn State quarterback Rocco Becht led the offense on an 83-yard touchdown march to put the Lions up 10-3 on Temple at halftime.

- RB/WR: Penn State also dressed only four running backs in the season opener where as we've seen seven tight ends play in two games with an eighth we know to be part of the plans.

- Penn State DE Max Granville is out for the season after a practice injury before Temple; LaVar Arrington II's reported absence is 4-6 weeks following late-camp cleanup surgery. At tackle, Alijah Carnell and Armstrong Nnodim dressed but did not play at Temple after missing Marshall. Matt Campbell said both will play against Buffalo; no workload was specified. - Lions247 projects Penn State to use primarily two linebackers, with Caleb Bacon working mainly at defensive end rather than SAM. That is the outlet's expectation, not an official weekly chart. Alex Tatsch returned for 24 Temple snaps after missing Marshall with an injury; Cam Smith missed Temple with an unspecified injury, with no return confirmed here. - Penn State's Zion Tracy started in the slot at Temple, playing 16 snaps there and 29 overall; Josiah Zayas had 14 slot snaps and 25 overall. Tracy has also played outside and wore a left-hand splint in the opener. Safety Jeremiah Cooper's workload grew from 12 to 34 snaps as he returns from injury, without an explicit full-health declaration. - Penn State tight end Gabe Burkle started at Temple and played 20 snaps, third most among the tight ends, after missing Marshall following an ACL recovery that limited spring and camp work. The unofficial chart gives Ben Brahmer, Andrew Rappleyea and Burkle shared first-line status. Cooper Alexander has missed action since camp with an injury. - Penn State's Dominic Rulli projects as the second center when healthy but has only played special teams against Marshall and Temple after offseason injury issues. Right tackle Owen Aliciene, dinged up late in camp, missed Marshall but returned for three late Temple snaps. Neither note establishes readiness for a full offensive workload.

- Intel: Here's our depth chart projection for Saturday

- Lembo described Penn State's offense as run-first and formation-heavy, using multiple tight ends and extra linemen to widen edges and make perimeter defenders tackle. Zone, duo and counter runs support play-action, screens and RPOs, with tempo mixed in. Moving tight ends between attached, wing and slot alignments creates run/pass conflicts rather than simply adding blockers. - Lembo described Penn State's defense as roughly 70% four-down fronts with three- and five-man variations and eight or nine linemen rotating. On passing downs he expects crowded-line simulated pressures, defenders dropping out, Cover 2/Tampa 2 and man coverage; he also noted double-edge pressure and red-zone bear fronts. These are Buffalo's scouting observations, not a fixed call sheet.

- OL: Penn State left tackle Malachi Goodman earned praise from offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser this week.

- Penn State coach Matt Campbell expects interior defensive linemen Armstrong Nnodim and Alijah Carnell to play against Buffalo after holding them out following last week's warmups to avoid setbacks. Dallas Vakalahi is still working back into form after missing most of camp. The expected returns are Campbell's outlook, not completed medical clearances or proof that every returning lineman is game-ready. - Cam Smith remains questionable despite being out at Tuesday's practice after missing the previous game. Alex Tatsch played roughly 20 snaps last week, and Gabe Burkle also returned to action. Campbell distinguished being healthy enough to practice from being ready to perform in a game; Smith's participation should not be treated as a confirmed return. - Penn State's running-back roles remain unsettled: practice performance, packages and the hot hand will determine important carries. Campbell expressed confidence in Quinton Martin but did not promise an expanded role. Carson Hansen is producing positive runs after missing camp, while explosiveness, finishing and game conditioning are still coming back. - Campbell attributed goal-line and early offensive problems to details such as run reads and blocking timing, while backing coordinator Taylor Mouser's play-calling. He saw better execution after the first quarter. The improvement does not erase short-yardage concerns: missed blocks and inches on individual runs still prevented drives from finishing. - Campbell called offensive-line depth a major question and said receiver roles are still separating through practice. With a new team and players returning from injuries, he is still evaluating position-group depth rather than presenting the early rotation as settled.

- OL: Mouser's full answer on the interior O-line: "You watched Cooper Cousins and Trev and those guys and Brock Riker, their ability to pull and be physical in the C and D gap.

- RB: Mark and Daniel both included Hansen TDs as part of their predictions later in this podcast.

- Offense: Really hoping Peoples gets more play this next game.

- KICKER: Campbell on what he wants to find out more about from his team: "I think there’s a lot.

- OL: Mouser on the offensive line and the running game: "I think as you can probably tell, we're all frustrated with the level of mediocrity that I would call the run game, and that starts...

- OL: Poor Saquon left the Giants to go to a team with an offensive line.

- Offense: OC Taylor Mouser on the run game: "Feel like there's a lot of growth to be had there.

- WR: Penn State wide receiver Chase Sowell is on his fourth school.

- WR: Penn State's keys to victory include another turnover-free game and a detailed plan to slow Buffalo big-play wideout Chance Morrow.

- WR: Keep your eyes on the wideouts in Penn State-Buffalo on Saturday.

- TE/LB: Traverse City (Mich.) West TE Aidan Jacobs will be at Penn State on Saturday and while the Kent State commit loves the Golden Flashes, an opportunity to suit up in State College would be...

- TE: Tight end Finn Furmanek grew up in the shadow of Penn State.

- RB/WR: Penn State's running back room, defensive end room and wide receiver room were all talking points after the Temple win.

- DB: Penn State second-year CB Jahmir Joseph is healthy again after being limited in August camp and the Lions' season opener.

- DL: Fresh out of Beaver Stadium press conferences, Daniel and I sat down for our usual Tuesday afternoon recap on the Lions247 YouTube channel.

- DL/LB: Penn State great Matt Millen will provide analysis on the Big Ten Network broacast of PSU-Buffalo on Saturday at Beaver Stadium.

- DB/KICKER: Second-year Penn State player Daryus Dixson is a key part of the Lions' CB rotation.

- DB: Ibn McDaniels getting some run at cornerback here opposite Daryus Dixson with Josiah Zayas in the slot.

- Intel: There are both Family Trusts and his Charitable Foundation.

- LB: A look back at Matt Campbell's commentary coming out of Game 2.

- Intel: Go behind the scenes of our Wednesday media access and get to know a few Penn State football players

- Intel: I have Redzone on, then if there's a half decent game on network TV, then I have that on, too.

- Intel: This is certainly something to monitor ahead of Penn State's White Out Game against USC (Oct.

- Intel: Have to imagine more than one of those went out this morning.

- UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State Football received its kick time for its September 26 contest against Wisconsin. - The Nittany Lions and the Badgers will kick off in West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium at 5 p.m. with the game being streamed by Peacock. - Nittany Lions will take on the Badgers at 5 p.m. on September 26 on Peacock

- Intel: Here's how PennLive reporter Jake Aferiat would rank the Top 25 teams in college football after Week 2 if he had an AP vote.

- Intel: Penn State football continues its climb up the AP Top 25 rankings.