NITTANY NATION

Penn State football chat, 8 p.m., July 11

Frank Bodani
fbodani@ydr.com

James Franklin and company are ready to host their biggest — and most important — recruiting weekend of the summer.

The Lions will need potential stars like linebacker Manny Bowen (43) to become a force in order to hang tight in the Big Ten East.

And they're also hitting the homestretch before preseason camp begins.

Let's chat about that and more Penn State football tonight at 8.

Do the Lions break their recruiting slump with a verbal commitment or two after next weekend's Lasch Bash? Just how good do you think this new offense will be and what does that mean for the rest of the Big Ten?

Plus, I'll provide my picks for this season's breakout players you may have missed ...

In the meantime, check out my column about "what's wrong" with Penn State recruiting and where this is headed for Franklin and his staff.

Chat Penn State football here ...