Penn State Recruiting
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Penn State Football: A Decade of Recruiting Spending
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Penn State football spent $1.48 million on recruiting during the 2021-22 fiscal year, according to the athletic department’s recently released annual fiscal report. Recruiting expenses are defined in the report as: transportation, lodging and meals for prospective student- athletes and institutional personnel on official and unofficial visits, telephone call charges, postage, the value of use…
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Add Key Target on Signing Day
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Penn State football has landed more talent along the offensive line as tackle Chimdy Onoh committed to the Nittany Lions’ 2023 class on the second Signing Day of the year.The Dundalk, Maryland native hits the scales at 6-foot-5 and 270 pounds. The rest of Penn State’s 2023 class signed during the early signing period late…
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Penn State Football Adds Four-Star Offensive Lineman to Class of 2025
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Penn State football added its first verbal commitment to its 2025 class on Monday morning as four-star offensive tackle Jaelyne Matthews announced his commitment on Instagram. Matthews, of Toms Rivers North High School in New Jersey, recently visited Penn State this past weekend as part of the program’s final Junior Day event aimed at courting…
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Penn State Football: Jaden Dottin Enters Transfer Portal
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Penn State’s extremely busy week in the receiver room continued on Wednesday afternoon as redshirt junior Jaden Dottin announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal. “Thank you Penn State and everyone involved with me for everything!” Dottin wrote on Twitter. “I am forever grateful. I am now officially in the transfer portal with three…
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Former Florida State Receiver Malik McClain Transfers to Penn State Football
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Wide receiver Malik McClain on Wednesday afternoon announced his decision to transfer from Florida State to Penn State. McClain, who made the announcement on his Instagram account, will have two seasons of eligibility remaining with James Franklin’s program. After entering the transfer portal on Jan. 11, the former four-star prospect visited South Carolina and Penn…
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Add Linebacker to 2024 Class
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Penn State football added Pittsburgh Central Catholic linebacker Anthony Speca to its 2024 recruiting class on Tuesday morning as the four-star prospect verbally committed to the Nittany Lions, announcing his decision on Twitter. Speca is rated by the 247 Network as the No. 328 best prospect nationally and the ninth-best prospect in Pennsylvania. He selected…
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Penn State Football: Top Transfer Portal Receiver Dante Cephas Commits
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Penn State football’s busy night continued Sunday evening as Kent State transfer Dante Cephas committed to the Nittany Lions giving Penn State its top transfer portal target. The news came in soon after the announcement that receivers’ coach Taylor Stubblefield had been fired after three seasons with the program. Cephas spent four seasons with Kent…
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Penn State Defensive Back, State College Native Keaton Ellis Returning to Nittany Lions for 2023 Season
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Penn State football is bringing back yet another familiar face in 2023. Defensive back and State College native Keaton Ellis announced Friday on Instagram he will return for his fifth season in the blue and white. Ellis stepped into a full-time starting role at safety for the Nittany Lions in 2022. “Job’s not finished,” he…
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Penn State Football: Running Back Keyvone Lee Enters Transfer Portal
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Penn State running back Keyvone Lee announced on Twitter early Friday evening that he has entered the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining. The move was somewhat anticipated as Lee battled injuries during the 2022 season and found himself on the outside looking in of Penn State youthful running back rotation. Lee, who,…
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Penn State Football: Linebacker Curtis Jacobs Set to Return
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Penn State football’s defense got a massive boost Tuesday afternoon when linebacker Curtis Jacobs announced he’s returning for the 2023 season. Jacobs, who previously said he’d make a decision on his future following the Rose Bowl, is staying at Penn State for his junior season. “I’m back. I will return to Penn State for the…