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Obligatory PSU Shows
The Obligatory PSU Pregame Show: Penn State vs. Michigan State
The Obligatory PSU Pregame Show: Penn State at Indiana
The Obligatory PSU Pregame Show: Penn State vs. Ohio State
The Obligatory PSU Pregame Show: Penn State vs. Minnesota
The Obligatory PSU Pregame Show: Penn State at Michigan
The Obligatory PSU Podcast features wide-ranging discussions of Penn State sports, Nittany Lions football in particular, and all things Penn State and Happy Valley from the cast of The Obligatory PSU Pregame Show: Former Penn State and NFL defensive lineman Brandon Noble (โ92-97), campus icon Mike โthe Mailmanโ Herr, Onward State managing editor emeritus Kevin Horne, and Nittany Valley Society president Chris Buchignani. Along with a rotating cast of characters from around State College and across Nittany Nation, the guys focus on the stories, issues, and personalities surrounding the Blue and White fan experience. The Obligatory PSU Podcast delivers fun and insightful commentary on the teams, University, and place that are beloved by many thousands of students, alumni, and fans.

The Obligatory PSU Podcast features wide-ranging discussions of Penn State sports, Nittany Lions football in particular, and all things Penn State and Happy Valley from the cast of The Obligatory PSU Pregame Show: Former Penn State and NFL defensive lineman Brandon Noble (โ92-97), campus icon Mike โthe Mailmanโ Herr, Mount Nittany Conservancy Board Secretary Kevin Horne, and seven-time Sam’s Club Member Chris Buchignani. Along with a rotating cast of characters from around State College and across Nittany Nation, the guys focus on the stories, issues, and personalities surrounding the Blue and White fan experience.
The Obligatory PSU Podcast delivers fun and insightful commentary on the teams, University, and place that are beloved by many thousands of students, alumni, and fans. Thereโs no pretense of objectivity or โjournalisticโ distance here; these guys are here because they care, and their Penn State knowledge and love shine through in every installment. The goal is to touch on a broad variety of topics relating to the Nittany Lions in conversations that are frequently funny and occasionally profound, all while enjoying a few (or more) adult beverages. If youโve got Penn State in your blood, youโll enjoy sharing the journey with us.
Penn State football has a new head coach! It may have taken Pat Kraft a couple of months, cost us a recruiting class, and ended with a stranger-than-fiction leaked audio scandal destined for memetic infamy, but Penn State’s AD got his man in former Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell. The guys react to Campbell’s introductory press conference – expanding on their thoughts from The Obligatory PSU Pregame Show and adding Brandon’s perspective – and then consider what comes next on a roller coaster ride that (with roster retention, staff changes, a bowl game, and the transfer portal all looming) may be closer to its beginning than its end.
More on the Matt Campbell hire from this week’s Pregame Show: https://youtu.be/OAFT1ilAOik?si=owIdRjeCYBZdR2VH
HOSTED BY:Brandon Noble, Mike “The Mailman” Herr, Kevin Horne, Chris Buchignani
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