Nittany Lions ink 25 recruits

December 21, 2023

UNIVERSITY PARK — Coach James Franklin unveiled the 2024 Penn State football recruiting class on Wednesday in the Lasch Football Building, and it features 25 players. Sixteen of the signees will be early enrollees in January — Liam Andrews, Antoine Belgrave-Shorter, Eagan Boyer, Josiah Brown, De’Andre Cook, Cooper Cousins, T.A. Cunningham, Xavier Gilliam, Ethan Grunkemeyer, Jaylen Harvey, Kari Jackson, Quinton Martin Jr., Jon Mitchell, Luke Reynolds, Garrett Sexton and Vaboue Toure. “I think if you look at our class, it’s pretty well-rounded,’’ Franklin said. “We ...

Lions get VCU transfer

April 10, 2023

Penn State made its first roster addition under new head coach Mike Rhoades on Sunday, and it’s a player who is already familiar with Rhoades’ system. Reigning Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Adrian “Ace” Baldwin Jr. announced his decision to transfer to the Nittany Lions from VCU on ...

‘Balance’ pleases Franklin

December 22, 2022

Penn State’s 2022 recruiting class saw several true freshmen — highlighted by Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen and Abdul Carter — make immediate contributions. James Franklin hopes the 2023 class, announced Wednesday, will do the same. “We felt we had more kids who could play early last year, and we feel the same way about this class,” Franklin said of the Lions’ new group that includes 22 players. “We’re very happy with the class. There’s a lot of balance on offense and defense and from little guys to big guys, it’s a good mix.” Eleven of the signees will be ...

Recruiting class ranked high

November 11, 2021

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State men’s basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry has signed the highest-ranked recruiting class in Nittany Lion basketball history, with five highly-touted signees inking their National Letters of Intent during the November signing period. Penn State’s five-member class currently ranks 16th in the nation according to ESPN, 21st according to 247Sports and 27th according to Rivals, with the Nittany Lion class coming in at fourth in the Big Ten as ranked by all three ranking services. The five-member class is comprised of Jameel Brown (Philadelphia), Kanye ...

Four-star DE picks Penn State

February 4, 2021

From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State completed the majority of 2021 recruiting class during the December early-signing period, but the Nittany Lions did add a 16th member of the class Wednesday. Minnesota defensive end Davon Townley Jr., a 6-foot-6, 220-pound four-star prospect, picked PSU over several other Big Ten schools, including Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan State and Nebraska. Townley is the third-highest rated prospect in the state of Minnesota, though he didn’t start playing football until his junior year at North Community High School. “Davon is ...

PSU’s Franklin excited about incoming receivers

December 17, 2020

Incoming class Nate Bruce OL Harrisburg, Pa. Jamari Budding LB Ypisilanti, Mich. Liam Clifford WR Maineville, OH Jeff Davis Jr. DB Bristol, Conn. Khalil Dinkins TE Wexford, Pa Kalen King DB Detroit, Mich. Kobe King LB Detroit, Mich. Rodney McGraw DL Chicago, Ill. Jaylen Reed DB Detroit, Mich. Sander Sahaydak K Bethlehem, Pa. Landon Tengwall OL Annapolis,Md. Christian Veilleux QB Ottawa, Ontario Harrison Wallace III WR Montgomery,Ala. Zakee Wheatley DB Crofton, Md. Lonnie White Jr. WR Coatesville, Pa. Penn State revealed its football recruiting Class of 2021 ...