Penn State football coach James Franklin held his weekly news conference Monday ahead of the team's trip to Purdue, where the Nittany Lions seek to win their fourth road game of the season. Franklin covered a variety of topics regarding his team, including the running back situation, depth at linebacker and some promising freshmen.

Franklin, who is in his 11th season at Penn State, is now 1-10 overall against the Buckeyes, and the loss looked similar to the others — lacking in game-changing plays mixed in with the inability to break through the bully defense of Ohio State.

Penn State coach James Franklin indicated to reporters after practice that he’s “confident” in Singleton’s status. The star running back, dealing with “bumps and bruises” for much of this season, exited last week’s win over Washington in the second half and did not return. His injury has not been disclosed.

Penn State coach James Franklin conducted his weekly press conference Monday ahead of the team's Big Ten trip to Purdue on Saturday. Here are the bullet points of Franklin's update concerning the Nittany Lions.

On Wednesday night, Penn State head coach James Franklin said he's confident that running back Nick Singleton will play against Purdue.

Penn State running back Nick Singleton appears to be on the track to playing at Purdue on Saturday. James Franklin said after practice on Wednesday that he’s “confident” Singleton will be “ready to go” against the Boilermakers after he exited with an apparent injury in the third quarter of a 35-6 win over Washington this past weekend.