BlueWhite Tailgate Pawcast S2 Ep9: Lavar Arrington Talks Everything Penn State Football 2025
Tagged under: Penn State, Pennsylvania Colleges
Billy Splain | August 12, 2025
Penn State has massive expectations in 2025. One man who knows a thing or two about expectations, hype, and meeting those expectations is Penn State great Lavar Arrington. For nearly an hour, Arrington hits on a variety of topics from the team to NIL and the legacy of the “Grand Experiment.”
The All-American and All-Pro dives deep on the BlueWhiteTailgate podcast with the guys as he gives us his impressions of DC Jim Knowles. Is the media making too much of how difficult his defense is to run? The great LB dives deep into the X’s and O’s with this years Penn State squad. What sets this defense apart from other past schemes? Does Arrington see a weak spot on the team?
Lavar also talked about his legacy with the Blue & White. How did his #11 become a symbol worn by great defensive players and maybe the most well known number at Penn State? Making sure to pay homage to #31 and LB greats that have worn that jersey, Arrington talks about his conversations with Tom Bradley and setting his own path, the Stix City nickname, the talks with NaVorro Bowman, Micah Parsons, Brandon Bell and Abdul Carter. How does Arrington see the allocation of the number playing out in the future? Did you know the man known for the Lavar Leap was once a prized D-1 basketball coach for some of America’s biggest programs? You do now and Arrington tells some great stories of his basketball days.
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