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Joe Miegoc

You can follow Joe Miegoc on Twitter @JoeMiegoc and you can e-mail him at jmiegoc@poconorecord.com. Joe has been at the Pocono Record since 2005 and has covered NASCAR, Penn State football, the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open and all types of high school and local sports in the Poconos.

Lions pick up verbal

By Joe Miegoc | Published: July 25, 2010 | 0 Comments
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 were [...]
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Clark signs with CFL team

By Joe Miegoc | Published: July 20, 2010 | 0 Comments
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, but [...]
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Take the time

By Joe Miegoc | Published: July 12, 2010 | 0 Comments
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 as a [...]
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Make that three commitments

By Joe Miegoc | Published: July 7, 2010 | 0 Comments
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 Rivals.com [...]
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The tables turn

By Joe Miegoc | Published: July 2, 2010 | 0 Comments
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 his [...]
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Disturbing trend

By Joe Miegoc | Published: June 29, 2010 | 0 Comments
It all started last Friday. That’s when news came that Damascus, Md., athlete Brandon Phelps, at one point thought to be a Penn State lean, verbally committed to Virginia. The sting was less severe since both his parents being Virginia graduates, but such a big need in the defensive backfield, where Phelps was being recruited to [...]
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New offer out

By Joe Miegoc | Published: June 27, 2010 | 0 Comments
Forgive the lack of blogging lately. I’ve been catching my breathe after a hectic spring season/NASCAR week at Pocono. Penn State handed out a new written offer over the weekend to Roanoke, Va., safety Michael Cole. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Cole was in State College for camp and the Nittany Lions’ coaching staff obviously saw enough to [...]
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Jarrett gets offered

By Joe Miegoc | Published: June 2, 2010 | 0 Comments
In a move I thought was due any day now, Penn State finally offered East Stroudsburg South cornerback Kyshoen Jarrett. A two-time All-Mountain Valley Conference first-team pick, Jarrett has been a starter for the Cavaliers since his freshman year and it was obvious right away that he was going to be a big-time player. He’s done [...]
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Lions get first commit

By Joe Miegoc | Published: May 26, 2010 | 0 Comments
And his name is Kyle Carter, a tight end from New Castle, Del. Yes, Carter’s offer list (scholarships from Bucknell and Delaware besides Penn State), but let me explain why this commitment, the first of a class that will end up being 15 (maybe 16 at the most) isn’t as odd as it may seem on [...]
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Norwood out for PSU

By Joe Miegoc | Published: May 14, 2010 | 0 Comments
Class of 2010 wide receiver Levi Norwood, whose brother Jordan starred at Penn State, was given a release from the letter of intent he signed in February. Norwood will instead attend Baylor, where his father Brian Norwood, a former assistant coach at Penn State, is the defensive coordinator. With the depth the Nittany Lions have at wide [...]
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