Monthly Archives: November 2010

Make that seven

For nearly four months Penn State went without receiving a verbal commitment for its 2011 recruiting class, but the action has picked up lately. Orchard Lake, Mich., wide receiver Allen Robinson verbally committed to the Nittany Lions on Monday night. Robinson, who had Division I offers from Buffalo, Minnesota and Toledo, played with Penn State [...]

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No. 6 on board

Burke, Va., wide receiver Matt Zanellato had been waiting for Penn State to offer and he jumped on it when the Nittany Lions informed him they planned doing so at an in-home visit this week. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Zanellato became the Nittany Lions’ sixth verbal commitment over the weekend. While his offer list might not [...]

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Alosi evaluation

Princeton, N.J., offensive tackle Anthony Alosi committed to Penn State on Saturday, but I didn’t know what kind of player he was at that time. Since then, I watched some film on him when he was a senior at Cherokee High School in Marlton, N.J., last fall. He’s currently at the Hun School, a prep [...]

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No. 5 on board

Still not sure what to say after watching Penn State crumble in the second half against Ohio State on Saturday so that will wait. What I do know is the Nittany Lions’ recruiting class grew by one for the first time since late July. Princeton, N.J., offensive tackle Anthony Alosi committed to Penn State on [...]

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I was wrong

Last week I was pretty emphatic that Rob Bolden was, and should be, Penn State’s starting quarterback. I’ve done a complete 180. Do I think Bolden is still the best long-term answer at QB? Yes. Right now though? No. That’s Matt McGloin. I’m not going to kid myself and say that McGloin tore up three [...]

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All in perspective

Following Matt McGloin’s performance in Penn State’s victory over Michigan on Saturday, one would think Rob Bolden never existed. A lot of message boards that I read are calling for McGloin to be the starter when Joe Paterno goes after his 400th career victory against Northwestern on Saturday. Hogwash I say. McGloin played very well [...]

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