The Nittany Lions open spring practice with high expectations, and some questions, for the 2025 season. Penn State football coach James Franklin previewed spring practice this week, and his most revealing insight was about his head. Specifically, scalp care. Franklin shaves his six days a week at 4:45 a.m.

Penn State opens the 2025 spring practice period with the first of 15 practices ahead of the Blue-White Game on April 26. The Nittany Lions finished the 2024 season with a 13-3 record, ultimately falling in the College Football Playoff Semifinal against Notre Dame 27-24.

One of the most recognizable members of Penn State’s coaching staff has decided to hang it up. Frank Leonard, an offensive analyst for the Nittany Lions since spring 2022, has retired. Blue-White Illustrated first reported the news Thursday,