STATE COLLEGE | After the Blue-White Game on Saturday, Penn State football coach James Franklin made a pit stop for the "Hype Cam" in the Beaver Stadium tunnel. Franklin delivered an animated pitch, as many of his players did, for a social media video plugging the Nittany Lions' season-opener Aug. 30 against Nevada.

Spring storyline: The Nittany Lions snagged Jim Knowles, who just coordinated the No. 1 defense in college football last season at Ohio State. Penn State made him the highest-paid coordinator in the country ($3.1 million). Knowles will begin molding the Nittany Lions defense this spring, with plenty of talent to deploy.

The Nittany Lions will play a 'non-traditional' Blue-White Game to end spring practice. Everything you need to know