James Franklin made it clear that Penn State’s success this year will come down to internal leadership and he’s already seeing strong signs of it.

Penn State is building temporary bleachers during the Beaver Stadium renovation, even adding seats to open concourse space.

It was a struggle for James Franklin and his then-offensive line coach, Herb Hand, to find five Penn State linemen they could trust when Franklin arrived ahead of the Nittany Lions’ 2014 season. PSU’s program was still hampered by sanctions related to the Jerry Sandusky scandal.