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It's not a system thing, if you think about it. We have run two backs with a tight end or fullback in the backfield. We've run power, which is a style that I think would lend itself well to [Zwinak]. We run one-back inside zone, we run one-back outside zone, we really run all of the schemes that have been run here in the past. I think we run schemes that complement Bill [Belton] and Zach's style. We need to be more physical up front and need to be consistent in how we're blocking things at the tight end position and on the offensive line, even on the perimeter at the wide receiver position. Is there a chance that Miles Dieffen- bach could see action? When it comes to Miles, it's really a week-to-week thing. It's not just a mental thing or it's not just the physical aspect of the injury, it's also the mental aspect of the injury. I think he's doing some really nice things. I think the bye weeks were huge for him. If he's ready this week, we would love him to be back, we would love to have him in there, because I do think having him next to Donovan is really valuable. Those guys have experience together and communicate extremely well to- gether. We would love to have him. To think he's going to go from not playing at all to starting, that's probably not going to happen, but if you can get him for a series or two, that will be great, but we'll see how that plays out. You've obviously been in college football for a while now, and you mentioned the 46 scholarship players before. Is this the toughest football challenge you've had in your career? And by that, I mean not just winning for the future but winning this season with what you have. And if not, what was the biggest challenge? I think it's very similar [to Vanderbilt], and where I would say it's different is when you are at a place like Penn State, it's the expectations. Everybody talked about all these things before the season started, but once the season starts, you have to find a way to get it done. There is an expectation here, there is a culture of winning here. It's been here for a long time, and we embrace that. That's one of the reasons why we want to be here and why we were so excited about coming to Penn State. I think that's where it's a little bit different. I think some of the challenges that we're having are similar to challenges that we've been through in the past, but the challenge is the difference in expec- tations. I've also told you, I think there is nothing better than having 107,000 fans when things are going well. When you have challenges, there are 107,000 critics. As a coach, you try to insulate the players and the staff from that as much as you can, but social media makes it difficult. Thirty-five years from now at my re- tirement party, I'm going to show you guys all the stuff that's sent to me and the rest of the coaches on Twitter. It's amazing. Some of it is really construc- tive criticism, which I appreciate, and others, I wouldn't necessarily describe as constructive. I told you guys I read everything. The last couple of weeks I've read a little bit less. That's part of it, and we embrace it all. O c T O B E R 2 2 , 2 0 1 4 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . c O M 14 FRANKLIN CONTINUED FROM 13 814 . 861 . DINE (3463) West College & Cato Ave., State College SOUTHERN TABLE gigisdining.com NSPIRED. NSPIRED. NSPIRED. NSPIRED. NSPIRED. NSPIRED. NSPIRED. NSPIRED. NSPIRED. NSPIRED. NSPIRED. West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave ., ., West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave West College & Cato Ave State College State College State College State College State College State College State College State College State College State College State College State College SOUTHERN SOUTHERN SOUTHERN SOUTHERN SOUTHERN SOUTHERN SOUTHERN SOUTHERN TABLE TABLE TABLE TABLE TABLE State College

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