Penn State's Top 5 Hardest Games in 2026 | Season Preview & Burning Questions

The Penn State football team is less than 60 days out from the start of the 2026 season, and conference media days are already kicking off this week. Today on the BWI Live Show, we begin our season preview by discussing the top five hardest games that the team will play this year and the top burning questions we have for the team heading into Big Ten media days later this month. We’ll also discuss the latest news on the recruiting front.  Join us live at 10 a.m. on YouTube! We’ll be taking your questions and comments throughout the show! Want to stay up to date on the latest Penn State football news and opinion? Subscribe to the Blue White Illustrated YouTube Channel right now and enable notifications so you don’t miss anything as the summer winds down and the 2026 season begins! 00:00:10 - Intro: Less Than 60 Days Until Penn State Football 00:01:37 - Aiden Gibson Decommits to Rutgers: What Happened & Why It Matters 00:18:11 - Burning Questions Heading Into Big Ten Media Days 00:19:03 - Burning Question #3: The Running Back Rotation 00:26:00 - Burning Question #2: The Defensive End Pass Rush 00:38:56 - Burning Question #1: Is This Offensive Line Ready for the Big Ten? 00:41:13 - Sponsor: BetMGM Best Bets — Michigan vs. Penn State Wins Prop 00:44:34 - Top 5 Hardest Games: Schedule Overview & Methodology 00:45:51 - #5: Northwestern — Friday Night, New Stadium & Chip Kelly 00:48:09 - #4: At Washington — The Most Underrated Danger Game 00:57:00 - #3: Wisconsin — The First True Conference Test 01:00:00 - #2: USC — White Out Game & Lincoln Riley's Must-Win 01:03:00 - #1: At Michigan — Kyle Whittingham's Toughest Challenge 01:03:59 - TFC's Rant: Speed Is Not the Only Thing That Makes a Pass Rusher Subscribe to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3KzEcqK Check out the site too! - https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/ 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.