Penn State Practice Recap: What We Saw on Day One of Matt Campbell Era

The Penn State football team opened up training camp on Wednesday for the start of the 2026 season. Head coach Matt Campbell and his staff also opened training camp to the media yesterday and will do so again today. Join the BWI Live show as we discuss what we saw from the 90-minute practice, plus what we want to see and learn more about on day two of our open access. Reporter Sean Fitz was with the defense for most of practice and will give his thoughts on what he saw during today’s show. We’ll also cover the offensive side.  If you haven’t read our offensive and defensive reports yet, now is the time! Subscribe to Blue White Illustrated right now for 75% off, during our training camp sale! Hurry, because the deal doesn’t last long! While you’re at it, subscribe to the Blue White Illustrated YouTube Channel. Enable notifications so you don’t miss our live shows, post breaking news, videos, highlights and more!  0:00 – Intro: Camp Music & Setting Up Day One 4:21 – Defensive Recap Begins: D'Anton Lynn's Hybrid Defense 11:09 – O-Line vs. D-Line: The New Run-Fit Drill 21:55 – Secondary Shuffle: Hybrid Safety Roles 27:57 – Offense Recap: Alex Manske & Rocco Beck at Seven-on-Seven 32:59 – Receiver Notes: Zay Robinson, Kobe Howard & Amari Jackson 39:45 – Tight End Room: Ben Bramer & Gabe Burkle's Return 47:30 – Defensive Multiplicity: Edge Rushers & Front Flexibility 54:09 – What We Want to See Next: Preview of Day Two Offensive notes: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/news/alex-manskes-camp-debut-highlights-penn-states-opening-practice/ Defensive notes: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/news/penn-state-practice-notes-nittany-lions-new-look-defense-takes-the-field/ Subscribe to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3KzEcqK Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/BWI Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount Check out the site too! - https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/?utm_source=publisher&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=subscriber_referral&ref=418462 Get 20% off and free shipping at Fanatics with our affiliate link: https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/OeZg2z Use Code BWI20 to get 20 percent off Rhoback’s Gameday Collection: https://rhoback.com/collections/pennsylvania-state-university-licensed-collection Want breaking news like this delivered straight to your inbox for FREE? Sign up today for the BWI breaking newsletter! You’ll also get daily updates with the top headlines of the day five times a week. Click here to sign-up! https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/newsletter/join/ #PennState  #NittanyLions   JOIN Blue White Illustrated: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/?plan=annual SUBSCRIBE to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube and enable alerts - new highlights and videos uploaded regularly: https://www.youtube.com/c/bluewhiteillustratedvideo?sub_confirmation Bookmark our homepage: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/ Subscribe to BWI Magazine and Newsletters:  https://bluewhiteonline.com  Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BlueWhiteIllustrated/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/PennStateOn3 Music and SFX from Zapsplat.com  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.