Penn State Is COMPLETELY Different in 2026 | Wisconsin Football Know Your Foe
Rajeev Chhabra & Justin Julka 
The Bucky Report continues the Wisconsin Football 2026 Know Your Foe series with a deep dive into the Penn State Nittany Lions!
We’re joined by Andrew and Vince from the Nittany Blues Podcast to preview Penn State Football heading into the 2026 college football season. After a stunningly disappointing 2025 season and the end of the James Franklin era, Penn State enters a new chapter under head coach Matt Campbell with major roster turnover and plenty of questions surrounding one of the Big Ten’s biggest programs.
What went wrong for Penn State in 2025? Can Matt Campbell quickly rebuild the Nittany Lions into a Big Ten contender? What should fans expect from Rocco Becht at quarterback? And what are the biggest strengths, weaknesses and concerns surrounding Penn State’s new-look roster?
We break down:
🔄 The transition from James Franklin to Matt Campbell
🎯 What Rocco Becht brings at quarterback
📋 Penn State’s massive roster turnover and key newcomers
💪 The biggest strengths of the 2026 Nittany Lions
❓ The biggest questions and concerns entering the season
🦡 An early look at Wisconsin vs. Penn State in Beaver Stadium
Wisconsin travels to Happy Valley to face Penn State on September 26 in one of the biggest games on the Badgers’ 2026 schedule. Get an inside look at the Nittany Lions from Andrew and Vince of the Nittany Blues Podcast as we continue breaking down Wisconsin Football’s 2026 opponents.
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