PennLive will roll out blanket Penn State coverage for this year’s much-anticipated Big Ten Football Media Days Thursday and Friday. Bob Flounders (@bobbyflo7 on Twitter), Greg Pickel (@GregPickel), Joe Hermitt (@JoeHermitt) and Elijah Hermitt will be in Chicago following James Franklin and the Nittany Lions’ players. PennLive will also provide readers with a unique look at the Big Ten East, one of college football’s toughest divisions and home to Urban Meyer’s defending champion Ohio State Buckeyes, Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines and Mark Dantonio’s Michigan State Spartans. Be sure to check PennLive early and often beginning Wednesday for Big Ten Media Days preview content and updates on Penn State and the rest of the conference. The two-day event kicks off Thursday with several big-name schools, notably Ohio State and Michigan State, in attendance. Franklin and Penn State players Anthony Zettel, Jordan Lucas and Angelo Mangiro are scheduled to appear at Big Ten Media Days on Friday. The Big Ten East, home to Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan State and Michigan, has generated plenty of preseason buzz due to the presence of the champion Buckeyes and the addition of Harbaugh at Michigan. Penn State coach James Franklin, shown here with New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi before he threw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium earlier this year, will be at Big Ten Media Days later this week. Joe Hermitt, PennLiveBob Flounders | bflounders@pennlive.com Earlier this week, Ohio State was tabbed as the unanimous choice to win the Big Ten in a media preseason poll conducted by Cleveland.com In addition, Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott and Buckeyes defensive end Joey Bosa were selected Big Ten Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, by Big Ten media participating in a Cleveland.com poll. Looking for proof that Pennlive has Penn State football and the Big Ten covered from all angles? Here you go: — Ohio State picked to win Big Ten title, PSU third in Big Ten East, in media preseason poll (Flounders) — Video: Penn State breakout picks for 2015 (Hockensmith and Pickel) — Slideshow: Penn State up-and-coming defensive players for 2015 (Flounders) — Penn State recruiting rewind: Lions’ offensive targets in 2016 and their success rate (Pickel) — Slideshow: Penn State diamonds in the rough — the Lions’ best recruiting bargains the last decade (Hockensmith) — Penn State football news (links): Christian Hackenberg critiqued, Shaka Toney update, more (Hockensmith) — Penn State football: The top 25 players the Lions will face in 2015 (Flounders) A SAMPLE OF WHAT’S COMING WEDNESDAY: Penn State/Big Ten Media Days pressing questions — Will the Nittany Lions’ Christian Hackenberg-led offense be able to catch up to a talented defense featuring Anthony Zettel and Jordan Lucas? — How many times will James Franklin be asked about Christian Hackenberg and the 2016 NFL draft…
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