2023 Recruiting thread
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Might not have long to wait for a replacement WR for the class.
Carmelo Taylor, WR from Roanoke, VA, scheduled to announce his choice on 7/31.
Carmelo Taylor, WR from Roanoke, VA, scheduled to announce his choice on 7/31.
He was supposed to verbal today (or yesterday), but pushed it back. The timing is...interesting.
Concerning the bolded part above,...especially considering his twitter profile picture
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Some names emerging....
www.si.com
Penn State Eyes a New Group of 2023 Quarterbacks
Several 2023 quarterbacks participated at Penn State football camp, including Tulane commit Jaxon Smolik.
www.si.com
Him throwing at Elite 11 pro day.
Looks like crystal balls already coming in after the offer.
Tough to predict how these videos translate to an actual game situation, but the kid appears to have nice touch on his passes.
FYI. The OT from NE Philly that PSU has interest in , Bertrand, appears to have transferred to St. Frances Academy in Baltimore and now is crystal balled to TX A&M. Isn’t that the school that the HC isn’t a fan of PSU? Didn’t PSU have a kid or two from there committed a few years ago and they both flipped to somewhere else? OK, maybe?
Evan Link (OL) Gonzaga HS DC committed to Michigan today
Bummer as he was a high priority PSU prospect for the OL. PSU needs quality OTs in this class.
Bummer as he was a high priority PSU prospect for the OL. PSU needs quality OTs in this class.
Yep, and there seem to be very few uncommitted OT's at this point. A great interior OL duo, maybe the highest rated inside pair ever for PSU. But a while ago it looked like PSU was going after a 6 man OL class for 2023 with at least 3 OT's, and now it looks like PSU will be fortunate to get to 4 total.
Roster seems to be begging for at least 2 quality OT's for this class. Hope the staff proves me wrong!!As good as Franklin and his staff have done with this class, especially at DL, LB, DB, OG and TE, the staff seems to be running thin on options at WR and OT.
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The guy that used to run Saint Frances is now an assistant coach again at Michigan. The kids that he recruited from all over the country to come to Saint Frances are guys that are all expecting a large sums of money to go play somewhere in college.
Ok. Yes. That’s what I remember. He was like a corrupt AAU coach.
What about Betrand?
Naquil Betrand, Alabama Crimson Tide, Offensive Tackle
Gained experience on both sides of the line of scrimmage. Verified with a 6-11 3/4 wingspan as a junior.
247sports.com
things can change quickly, but signs do not point to Babalade being an option. He took his 5 official visits in May and June, and PSU did not get one. (He visited South Carolina, Maryland, Rutgers, UNC, and Ohio State.) He was planning to announce his college choice on July 31, but late last week he postponed things, so perhaps things are changing, though it could just be that it's taking longer than he thought to put together a video.
Crystal balls to TX A$M.What about Betrand?
Naquil Betrand, Alabama Crimson Tide, Offensive Tackle
Gained experience on both sides of the line of scrimmage. Verified with a 6-11 3/4 wingspan as a junior.
OT is looking really rough this year...forget about maybe even getting a B level prospect...PSU might have to settle for a C level type of prospect and at then do u just punt at the position for next year/transfer?...yes could Wiliams, Birchmeier or Donkoh play OT, maybe but they all project best at IOL...that's been a problem for PSU over the years (looking at u Caedan Wallace) - being forced to play guys not at their best position, say where they would project best at the next level but where the team needs them currently to fill out the starting 5 OL
I think the portal may be necessary. Or another JUCO. Bates looked like an All American guard his freshman season also, then was moved all over the place and it seemed to derail his peak potential.
Not getting a top OT or two in this class will likely mean that the starting 2024 OT's are now on the roster. Will Christ continue to develop and end up a starter in his 5th year at PSU, is Shelton really an OT, can Trautwein develop McNeil into a top B10 OT, or Donkah..... The best looking OT with 2024 eligibility on the current roster looks to be Tengwall, a likely starter at Guard this season. Fortunately rosters are more fluid these days......
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that's a good point about how fluid rosters are these days...from year to year a team/unit can look very different...i guess that can be a bad thing too but it does offer hope as well
Michigan State football lands commitment from 4-star OT Stanton Ramil
Michigan State has landed its 10th 4-star recruit in the 2023 recruiting class!
spartanswire.usatoday.com
Another of the OT prospects off the board.
I understand your sarcasm, it is not the end, but there is a negative trend which is concerning.
We have 2 top 60 overall OL in this class. Last time we had that in the internet recruiting era? Never.
If you take into account crystal ball projections here's how the other schools stand:
Miami: 2
OSU: 1
ND: 1
LSU: 1
Iowa: 1 (Proctor is from Iowa)
That's it. No Alabama, no Georgia, no Michigan, etc. I don't get the sky is falling mentality with this class all of a sudden. We will add at least one more, sure, but this is already by far the best OL class (on paper) PSU has brought in since the dawn of the recruiting sites.
If you take into account crystal ball projections here's how the other schools stand:
Miami: 2
OSU: 1
ND: 1
LSU: 1
Iowa: 1 (Proctor is from Iowa)
That's it. No Alabama, no Georgia, no Michigan, etc. I don't get the sky is falling mentality with this class all of a sudden. We will add at least one more, sure, but this is already by far the best OL class (on paper) PSU has brought in since the dawn of the recruiting sites.
Borgoyn, Farris, Levi Brown all in the 2002 class (though Brown recruited as a DT). Holler and Mazan in 2003. Lots of great OL recruits (on paper) in many years (Bowman, Harrison in same class) but few playing to expectation (McKenzie, Brown, Wisniewski are stand outs).
its not the interior OL prospects we are worried about, that is the strength of this class...its specifically the OT recruits/prospects that PSU is lacking that is at least worrisome or a concern going forward...that should be understandable at the current moment
Could be a bunch of reasons.
Analysts predicted us taking 6 OL, 3 interior and 3 tackles. We had 4 until UGA plucked Miller. A bunch of our offered Ts have committed elsewhere recently.
Also, T play has been a weak point. Terrible interior play led to last years abysmal running game. High rated prospects bring hope for turnaround.
Outside of Nourzad, every other OL is eligible to return (I think, I could be wrong). I'd be OK with a guy like Christ finally getting a shot late in his 4th or 5th year vs guys like him constantly transferring out.
Link loss less concerning to me (maybe he liked jimmah's pro-life stance)... Ramil otoh probably wasn't headed our way but at this moment in time is a much bigger loss (although auburn is probably more upset, we have to play against him in the B1G). Kid is big, very bright (dude was offered by Columbia, so he's got some smarts), and he chose msu because of tucker and more so the approach of grinding it out, beating the other team physically. I sense our OL does not have an easily read "theme" and it is hard for a kid to get a feel for where we are headed. Just a thought.. I'm hoping this year and next re-define and re-shape our OL... if so, we should do very well... if not, more issues in running game. With the RB's we have, our running game should be a strength, but the OL needs to make it so.
Anyway, onward to the next recruit!
The current commits are interior OL players, not OTs. That is a problem since the current roster is already low on OT prospects. PSU cannot keep putting players at OT that are interior OLs. It is a problem.
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