Friendships help Nittany Lions land LB
Along the recruiting trail, Stamford, Conn., High School linebacker prospect Khairi Fortt crossed paths with a lot of other blue-chip college football prospects, including New Jersey tight end Kevin Haplea and Manheim Central defensive end/linebacker Dakota Royer. “I met Dakota at Notre Dame,’’ Fortt said. “I met Kevin at the U.S. Army All-American Combine.’’ It was the bonds he made with players like those — both of whom committed to Penn State — that might have made the difference in Fortt, rated the No. 30 prospect in the 2010 recruiting class by one national scouting service, picking the Nittany Lions over Georgia as his college choice. He made his decision known at the end of a press conference Monday to announce his selection for January’s U.S. Army All-American Game. “What played a big factor was how I got along with the players.
» Full StoryStar LB chooses Penn State
Khairi Fortt, a 6-foot-3, 225-pound linebacker ranked as the 30th best prospect in the Class of 2010 by Rivals.com, announced that he would attend Penn State at a press conference at his high school this afternoo.
» Full StoryEasley latest to join Lions’ 2010 recruiting class
It didn’t take long for Peter Gambardella, the football coach at Curtis High School in Staten Island, N.Y., to realize he had something special on his hands when he put Dominique Easley into his lineup two years ago.
» Full StoryBlue-chip DE commits to PSU
For the second time in less than a week, the Penn State football team has received a verbal commitment from one of the top defensive end prospects in the nation.
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Showcase game made Olaniyan top prospect
Sometimes, all it takes is one game to make a player a prospect.
For Warren, Mich., Mott High School’s C.J. Olaniyan, that opportunity came in a state playoff game against Cass Tech, where he went head to head with 6-foot-5, 330-pound U.
PSU gets new recruit
From Mirror reports
Penn State has received its 17th verbal commitment for its 2010 recruiting class from Warren, Mich., Mott High School four-star defensive end C.J. Olaniya.
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