Penn State Recruiting

Penn State football saw two verbal commitments head out the door this weekend while picking up three more pledges during a busy weekend for James Franklin and his staff. The now former future Nittany Lions in question are four-star running back Alvin Henderson and four-star linebacker DJ McClary. Henderson opted to flip his commitment to…

Penn State football continued to roll on the recruiting trail Wednesday evening following the verbal commitment of Florida three-star safety prospect Antonio Branch Jr. Th 6-foot-2, 172-pounder out of Miami’s Northwestern Senior High is the third defensive back to commit to Penn State in just over a week, with cornerback Jahmir Joseph adding his name…

Jahmir Joseph gave Penn State football a second cornerback commitment of the past week for its 2025 recruiting class, as the four-star prospect from St. Joseph Regional in Montvale, New Jersey, tabbed the Nittany Lions as his future team on Monday night. Only a few days removed from his official visit to Penn State, Joseph…

Penn State football continued to fill out the early stages of its 2025 recruiting class following the verbal commitment of four-star cornerback Daryus Dixson. Dixson announced his commitment on social media earlier on Monday. He marks the first verbal commitment for Penn State during the current opening recruiting period this summer. The 6-foot, 180-pound Dixson…

As of Tuesday, Penn State is moving full steam ahead with $700 million Beaver Stadium renovation slated to be completed in August of 2027. There are plenty of unknowns still so early in the project’s opening phases but there are some worthwhile answers to collect in one place. More questions – and their answers –…

Class of 2025 three-star wide receiver Lyrick Samuel has committed to Penn State football, he announced on Monday. Samuel is the 12th commit and the first wide receiver to join the Nittany Lions’ 2025 recruiting class. Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Samuel is ranked as the No. 102 wide receiver in the nation and the…

Three-star offensive tackle Owen Aliciene has committed to Penn State football, he announced Sunday. Aliciene is the eighth commitment to the Nittany Lions so far this cycle and the first offensive lineman of Penn State’s haul so far in the 2025 class. From Avon Old Farms School in Connecticut, Aliciene is ranked the sixth-best player in…

Penn State football’s recruiting budget was effectively doubled, up from $1.143 million during the 2022-23 fiscal year according to Penn State athletics’ most recently released fiscal year reporting. The report indicates that Penn State football operated with a budget of $2.8 million during the most recently completed fiscal year. According to a USA Today report…