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really, really helpful. So those experi- ences are important. I think experience counts at the coaching position and at the quarterback position, things like that. So we're going to lean on those things. What kind of progress do you see on the offensive line? Who do you think is performing the best for you right now? I do think they're making progress. One of the things that's made it a little bit more challenging is not only are they making progress at playing their posi- tion, but then you lose a guy like Dono- van [Smith], and you're having to move guys around to different positions as well. That becomes a challenge. I think [Andrew] Nelson, for a [red- shirt] freshman playing offensive tackle, right tackle and now leC tackle, is really doing some good things. I think [Angelo] Mangiro, the flexibility that he's been able to create with not only playing center, but playing guard and tackle has been valuable. I think the other guys are still growing and developing and doing some nice things. But it's like anything else. You've got to be more consistent. We've got to be more consistent. Can you update us on the status of Donovan Smith and Miles Dieffen- bach? Again, you guys know I don't like to talk about injuries a whole lot, but not a whole lot has really changed, I can tell you right now. We're hopeful that Donovan will have the opportunity to play on Saturday. But I don't know that. That's not our call. That's our medical staff. It's not just being able to play on Saturday, it's also being able to prepare all week long and have the ability to do that. I think Miles, every week and every day, gets closer. We were hoping maybe a month ago that we would have had him last week. That didn't happen. So we're hopeful that maybe we'll get him this week. But, again, that's not neces- sarily my call. That is the doctors, that is the trainers, and that's Donovan, and that's Miles, really. Do you feel you guys are struggling for the right formula in the red zone? You've moved Christian Hackenberg out to receiver in that instance a few times. Also, with John Donovan, I know he's been upstairs and a couple weeks ago you said he was going to go back upstairs and now he's down- stairs. Is he comfortable with being on the field? Yeah, I think he is. It's obviously something different for us, but we felt like that was in our best interest. We felt like that was in Christian's best in- terest. That's what he's used to. But, yeah, we've talked about the red zone before. I think a big part of that is being able to consistently run the ball. We were able to throw the fade for a touch- down to Jesse [James]. But being able to run the ball in the red zone is very, very important. So we have a few new wrin- kles that we'll have this week that I know you guys will be excited to talk about postgame. We're going to be a little bit more creative than we've been in the past, to try to manufacture first downs and try to manufacture some points. N O V E M B E R 5 , 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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