Episode Details

According to multiple reports, the Penn State athletic director search is coming to a close this week. Senior editor Nate Bauer joins the BWI Daily podcast to fill us in on that information Wednesday, April 27. He wrote two articles about the situation this week and fills host Thomas Frank Carr in on what has happened since he reported on Sunday that the Nittany Lions would be naming a new AD within the week. 

Next, T-Frank asks Bauer to fill him in on Pat Kraft's career and what accomplishments make him the targeted candidate for the job. Bauer details the early part of Kraft's career but focuses mainly on his time as the AD at Temple and Boston College.

So what makes his work stand out at those two stops? Bauer points to some critical improvements at Temple to start, one of which was a defeat of the Nittany Lions in 2015. Before getting to his time at Boston College, T-Frank notices a trend in Kraft working at schools in the northeast. Does that give him an advantage? Bauer can point to one reason why it might.

They also discuss what Kraft did in his two seasons at Boston College that stands out. While he was not there for a long time, he secured some critical improvements for the athletic department and the football team.

Finally, T-Frank and Bauer discuss his first business orders need to be at Penn State. Does his profile reach the bold and aggressive benchmark that Penn State head coach James Franklin wanted in a new AD? Bauer gives his thoughts on that and more.

To end the show, T-Frank and Bauer discuss Beaver Stadium issues in a new light. Is this the time to finally have the conversation about how to fix one of the most iconic stadiums in America?

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