Last year’s Blue-White Game didn’t look anything like a normal spring game from the past.

There were drills being ran in position groups. The popular 7-on-7 “skeleton” drill was part of it. Offensive and defensive lines ran pass protection and pass rushing 1-on-1 drills. At the end, there was a little bit of a scrimmage held in a thud format, rather than wrapping up and tackling.

In other words, there isn’t much of a game to be played any longer. The 2026 edition of the Nittany Lions is now just embracing that sentiment by now calling it the Blue-White Practice.

And that’s exactly what it is. The Blue-White Game was a reward for finishing the 15th and final practice of spring. But in today’s college football, playing a full game is no longer feasible, and the Matt Campbell era is embracing the necessary changes.

So what do we expect to see on Saturday inside West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium? Well, your guess is as good as mine.

You can almost be assured that you will eventually see some sort of scrimmage going on towards the end of practice. It will probably look a lot like last season where it’s doubtful that you’ll see much tackling of the ball carriers.

Presumed starting quarterback Rocco Becht and backup Alex Manske, both Iowa State transfers, are both unavailable for the rest of spring ball, leaving the QB duties to redshirt junior Jack Lambert, Division III Christopher Newport transfer Connor Barry and true freshmen Peyton Falzone and Kase Evans.

Fans will get their first looks at a good portion of the 24 Iowa State transfers who followed Campbell to State College.

They will also get another look at the holdovers from the James Franklin era, including talented speedster Koby Howard at wide receiver.

Howard is getting rave reviews from the new coaching staff in their first looks at the sophomore.

It seems like all units will have their fair share of transfers and Nittany Lion holdovers who chose to play for Campbell.

You can expect to see the same pass protection and pass rush drills in the trenches, the same 7 on 7s for the skill players, and maybe even a kicking competition for the special teams units.

It’s a brand new era for Penn State football, and it will be everyone’s first glimpse at what’s coming in the fall.

That should be embraced after the disastrous season that fans just went through.

Andy Stine can be reached at astine@altoonamirror.com.