Monthly Archives: January 2012

Recruiting updates

Penn State picked up two commitments last week, while also losing another long-time commit. Princeton, N.J. lineman Wendy Laurent committed last Tuesday, while Harrisburg defensive end Evan Schwan committed during an official visit to Happy Valley over the weekend. Schwan, who played for Class AAAA state champion Central Dauphin, finished his senior season with 78 [...]

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Lions add QB

Penn State picked up a verbal commitment from Cairo, Ga., quarterback Steven Bench on Tuesday. Bench, who had been committed to Rice, took an official visit to State College over the weekend and was extended a scholarship offer by the Nittany Lions coaching staff. Bench, a three-star prospect, is listed as a dual-threat QB. Philadelphia [...]

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Four in, one out

Penn State’s recruiting class grew by four over the weekend, but also lost a key player. Baltimore’s Trevor Williams and Da’Quan Davis, teammates at Calvert Hall, Buffalo, N.Y. running back Akeel Lynch and Camas, Wa., wide receiver Jonathan Warner all verbally committed to Penn State over the weekend. The Nittany Lions did lose West Roxbury, [...]

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Thoughts on JoePa

We all knew this day was coming, sooner rather than later unfortunately. When news broke that former Penn State coach Joe Paterno had lung cancer I knew it would only be a matter of time before the terrible disease claimed his life. Even as his family tried to say it was “treatable” there was very [...]

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Recruiting is picking up

Yeah, it’s been too long since I’ve blogged, but for the longest time there wasn’t anything positive going on with the Penn State football program and I refused to beat a dead horse like so many others chose to do. Well, with the Bill O’Brien era under way and national signing day three weeks away [...]

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