Penn State Sports Magazine
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team right now that has played a bunch of games on the road in Big Ten venues. So I think we'll be more prepared just from an experience standpoint. Yetur Gross-Matos got a lot of snaps on Saturday and looked to me like he played pretty well. I remember a couple weeks ago that you said he has a great motor, great talent and all that but doesn't really understand what he's doing yet. Getting him so much work Saturday – is that a reflection that he's starting to figure it out or that you're trying to get him work so that he can figure it out? Probably a combination of both. We're trying to speed up his maturation process as much as we possibly can. As you can imagine, you're playing big-time college football – the speed of the game, the size, the strength, all of the different subtle adjustments that he needs to make on how he takes a block on – whatever we're asking him to do, the details are so impor- tant. The details are going to probably de- termine whether it's a tackle for a loss or whether you give up an explosive run. It's just [a matter of] understanding that some things you could get away with in high school you can't get away with in college. He's a great kid, he's a smart kid and he's going to be a really good football player. We're just trying to speed his mat- uration process up as much as we possibly can. We had a bunch of guys get in there and play well [against Georgia State]. It's nice, because you watch scout team and there are guys showing up, and then some of those scout team guys were able to get in the game and they played really well and made an argument for themselves, as well. We've got some young guys who we're excited about and he's definitely one of those guys. Defensively you've played something like 55 third downs in three games. That's more than 18 per game. Is that a concerning number? The fact that our defense is getting peo- ple to third down, I think, is a positive. Now, the next step is: We've got to get off the field so that you don't have a 15-play drive and have three or four third downs in one drive. … I think we're doing a better job at this point in the season on turnovers, but I do think we can still be better on third down, there's no doubt about that. S E P T E M B E R 2 0 , 2 0 1 7 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M 13 PENN STATE RADIO NETWORK COACHES STATION SIGNAL CITY/MARKET* GAME SHOW** WAEB 790-AM Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton ✔ ✔ WVAM 1430-AM Altoona ✔ ✔ WRKY 104.9-FM Altoona/Hollidaysburg ✔ WAVL 910-AM Apollo ✔ ✔ WPGG 1450-AM Atlantic City, N.J. ✔ WPG 104.1-FM Atlantic City, N.J. ✔ WILK 103.1-FM Avoca ✔ ✔ WAYC 1600-AM Bedford ✔ ✔ WAYC 100.9-FM Bedford ✔ WAGL 103.9-FM Bradford ✔ ✔ WAGL 99.1-FM Bradford ✔ ✔ WISR 680-AM Butler ✔ WJEJ 1240-AM Chambersburg/Hagerstown, Md. ✔ ✔ WCCR 92.7-FM Clarion ✔ ✔ WWCB 1370-AM Corry ✔ ✔ WAGL 103.9-FM Coudersport ✔ ✔ WAGL 99.1-FM Coudersport ✔ ✔ WZDB 95.9-FM DuBois/Sykesville ✔ ✔ WWLZ 820-AM Elmira, N.Y./Ithaca, N.Y. ✔ ✔ WWLZ 101.3-FM Elmira, N.Y./Ithaca, N.Y. ✔ ✔ WPSE 1450-AM Erie ✔ ✔ WPSE 107.1-FM Erie ✔ ✔ WAVL 98.7-FM Greensburg ✔ ✔ Sports Radio 96.5 FM Harrisburg ✔ ✔ Sports Radio 95.3-FM Harrisburg ✔ ✔ Sports Radio 1400-AM Harrisburg ✔ ✔ Sports Radio 93.5-FM (HD) Harrisburg ✔ ✔ WKZN 1300-AM Hazleton ✔ ✔ WCCL 101.7-FM Johnstown ✔ WAGL 103.9-FM Kane ✔ ✔ WAGL 99.1-FM Kane ✔ ✔ WNPV 1440-AM Lansdale ✔ ✔ WLBR 1270-AM Lebanon ✔ ✔ WLIU 670-AM Lewistown ✔ ✔ WLIU 92.9-FM Lewistown ✔ ✔ WOGA 92.9-FM Mansfield ✔ ✔ WOGA 93.1-FM Mansfield ✔ ✔ WVNJ 1160-AM New York Metro ✔ ✔ WKQW 96.3-FM Oil City ✔ ✔ WKQW 1120-AM Oil City ✔ ✔ WNTP 990-AM Philadelphia ✔ ✔ KQV 1410-AM Pittsburgh ✔ ✔ WAVT 101.9-FM Pottsville ✔ WPPA 1360-AM. Pottsville ✔ ✔ WIOV 1240 AM Reading ✔ ✔ WIOV 98.5-FM Reading ✔ ✔ WBZU 910-AM Scranton ✔ ✔ WAGL 103.9-FM Smethport ✔ ✔ WAGL 99.1-FM Smethport ✔ ✔ WQWK 1450-AM State College ✔ ✔ WBUS 93.7-FM State College ✔ WKOK 1070-AM Sunbury ✔ ✔ WCCL 101.7-FM Somerset ✔ WHGL 100.3-FM Troy/Canton ✔ ✔ WTRN 1340-AM Tyrone ✔ ✔ WTRN 100.7-FM Tyrone ✔ ✔ WNDA 1490-AM Wellsboro ✔ ✔ WNDA 93.5-FM Wellsboro ✔ ✔ WILK 980-AM Wilkes-Barre ✔ ✔ WKSB 102.7-FM Williamsport ✔ WRAK 1400-AM Williamsport ✔ WSBA 910-AM York ✔ ✔ WGLD 1440-AM York/Red Lion ✔ * Pennsylvania unless otherwise noted | ** Airs Thursdays at 6:05 p.m.