HIGH HOPES
T H E B I G P I C T U R E
The Lions eye a future that resembles
their past, but it's not here yet
CONTENTS
30 >> STAFF PREDICTIONS
Blue White Illustrated's editors and
writers size up the Nittany Lions
heading into the 2015 season.
34
>> JAMES FRANKLIN INTERVIEW
Penn State's second-year head coach
offers his thoughts on the upcoming
season in this exclusive Q&A.
40
>> POSITION-BY-POSITION
BWI takes an extended look at Penn
State's strengths and weaknesses,
complete with breakdowns of each
position group and profiles of some of
the team's key players.
62 >> JOHNSON & ZETTEL
Penn State's stellar defensive tackle
tandem stands ready to create more
havoc than ever this fall.
77 >> OPPONENT PREVIEWS
The Lions will face defending national
champion Ohio State, along with the
rest of the ever-improving Big Ten
East Division.
84 >> BIG TEN ANNIVERSARY
Twenty-five years ago, the Big Ten
changed the shape
of college ath-
letics with the
announce-
ment that it
was admitting
Penn State.
Historian
Lou Prato
reflects
on a mo-
mentous de-
cision.
MIKE
GESICKI
Steve
Manuel
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