Penn State’s 2011 recruiting class grew by one Sunday when Succasunna, N.J., guard Angelo Mangiro committed to the Nittany Lions. Mangiro, who picked Penn State over Ohio State, Rutgers and Pitt among others, is rated by Rivals.com as a three-star prospect, the 13th-best guard in the country and New Jersey’s eight-best player. The Nittany Lions [...]
Former Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark, a two-time All-Big Ten first-team pick, signed a contract with the Calgary Stampeders on Monday. Clark, who led the Nittany Lions to back-to-back double-digit winning seasons in 2008 and 2009, was not picked in April’s NFL draft. He got a tryout from the Washington Redskins during their first mini-camp, [...]
No recruiting news here tonight. All is relatively quiet on that front, at least for now. When you have a few minutes take the time to read about former Penn State fullback Steve Smith, who has valiantly battled ALS for eight years. Great story and well told by Frank Bodani. I only vaguely remember Smith [...]
Penn State picked up its third verbal commitment for its 2011 recruiting class when Fairvew defensive end Jordan Kemmer pledged to the Nittany Lions on Wednesday. Kemmer, who picked Penn State over Iowa, also had scholarship offers from Boston College, Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern, Rutgers and West Virginia. The 6-foot-5, 225- pound Kemmer is rated by [...]
Just a few days after lamenting the loss (or did they?) of defensive tackle Marquise Wright to Pitt, Penn State got a huge commitment Thursday, picking up a verbal from Lansdowne defensive end Shawn Oakman. At one point thought to be a near lock for Wright, Penn State watched as Pitt swooped in to get [...]
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