Does anyone have a connection to Franklin on possible recruit?

[GregPSU]

Punxsutawney has an 8th grader who has a very strong leg. Kick offs routinely go into end zone. More impressive is his field goals. His longest this year was 47 & 45 yards.
Repeating, he is just in 8th grade.

I think the team needs to be aware of him and do their thing if they're interested

 

[Thorndike2021]

You can reach out to him directly via twitter. There's no email listed that I know of, but there is a phone number listed 9below).

James Franklin (@coachjfranklin) / X (twitter.com)

814-865-0411

 

[Anon1683841811]

Need to get on him now before he comes out of his shadow.

 

[cjrugger]

Tell him to go to a Kohls Kicking Camp (https://www.kohlskicking.com/camps). Will get him on the radar

 

[Obliviax]

there are companies that will market him and get him a scholarship offer (PSU or other). Camps are another thing he should look at to increase his brand

 

[NittPicker]

This past summer PSU sponsored a one day football specialist camp. It would make sense they'd do the same next summer. If he goes to that and kicks the way you say he does, I'm sure the coaching staff will hear about it. Information can be found on the athletics website link below.

LINK

 

[GrimReaper]

Handing out scholarships to kickers based on HS performance is generally not the best use of a scarce resource.

 

[BobPSU92]

Tell him to go to a Kohls Kicking Camp (https://www.kohlskicking.com/camps). Will get him on the radar

And do some clothes shopping too.

 

[BobPSU92]

Handing out scholarships to kickers based on HS performance is generally not the best use of a scarce resource.

Franklin laughs at scarce resources.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

@GregPSU -- the suggestions about attending the PSU specialist camp, and attending the Kohls Kicking Camp, are the best approaches.

If the kid does like PSU, he should fill out a PSU questionnaire for recruits, at:

Welcome to Teamworks Compliance + Recruiting

questionnaires.armssoftware.com

Lastly, it's up to the kid (and his parents and his HS coaches) to market the kid. He/they should set up a HUDL account, upload highlights film, and send that to schools he's interested in.

If he follows a combination of the above, PSU will know all about him by the time he's a junior, when things start getting serious with regards to recruiting.