Monthly Archives: March 2010

A bit of news

Nothing major coming out of spring practice yet. The biggest piece of news is that fifth-year running back Brent Carter is not with the team and plans to transfer. Carter, if you remember, had his moment in the sun in the final regular season game of 2007, when he shredded Michigan State’s defense as Penn [...]

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Spring practice kicks off

Penn State started spring practice today, which will last just under a month before the annual Blue-White game on April 24. The Nittany Lions go into spring drills with plenty of certainties and question marks. The wide receiver position is as deep as I can ever remember, Evan Royster should end his fabulous career as [...]

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Keep ‘em coming

Three more recruits have picked up written offers from Penn State. Philadelphia defensive end Deion Barnes, Hyattsville, Md., defensive tackle Darian Cooper and Fuquay-Varina, N.C., defensive tackle Shaun Underwood are the latest players to receive written offers from the Nittany Lions. Cooper and Underwood are the second and third defensive tackles to get a written [...]

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Add another one

The written offers are finally out and an interesting name has been added to the list. Lansdowne defensive end Shawn Oakman has picked up a written offer from Penn State and there is definitely high interest on both parts. Oakman, who stands 6-foot-8, is also a standout basketball player who has a scholarship offer from [...]

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Add three more to the list

Now the action is fast and furious. Three days, three blog entries and three more written offers extended by Penn State. The latest to receive them are: Akron, Ohio cornerback Doran Grant, Brooklyn defensive end Ishaq Williams and Damascus, Md., athlete Brandon Phelps. Baltimore athlete Darius Jennings is also expecting a written offer from the [...]

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There we go

Just a day after wondering just exactly what Penn State’s recruiting strategy for 2011 was, three more players confirmed that they have received written scholarship offers from the Nittany Lions. That now brings Penn State’s total of written offers out to a whopping six. Recently offered were Andover, Mass., tight end Brian Miller, Paramus, N.J., [...]

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Still very quiet

Despite some schools sending out written offers left and right (USC and Texas), Penn State has still only issued three more than a month after wrapping up its 2010 recruiting class. I understand that the Nittany Lions probably only have 15 or 16 scholarships to offer and are being selective about who gets an offer [...]

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