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BWI Live: Penn State Spring Visits Heating Up

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Penn State football is in full swing so that means Penn State recruiting is also ramping up. The program has had several visitors at practice and one campus this week and will host even more on Thursday. Join the BWI Live Recruiting Show to discuss the team’s efforts this spring to land a top-ten recruiting class. Reporters Sean Fitz and Ryan Snyder sit down for an hour to talk about the names you need to know that will shape the upcoming months for the program.

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Penn State news and notes

We’ll start with the latest news from Penn State football. One key assistant wasn’t at practice on Tuesday, and the program confirmed that assistant offensive line coach Frank Leonard is no longer with the Nittany Lions. Our reporters will discuss the news and what the change means for offensive line coach Phil Trautwein and the offense moving forward.

We’ll also discuss Fitz’s recent string of articles on the site about the team’s depth chart to start camp and Snyder’s cataloging of recruits coming to campus.

Recruiting news and notes

We covered 2026 athlete David Davis’s commitment earlier in the week on the BWI YouTube channel, but we’ll follow up with a longer discussion on today’s show. Snyder spoke with On3 recruiting director Charles Power about what he’s seen from Davis on film and what made him a take for Penn State. We’ll also review the initial 2027 recruiting rankings and what important facets and facts our reporters took away from the first salvo of rankings.

Lastly, we’ll discuss some Penn State-related news, including one of the team’s top defenisve end targets scheduling official visits to rival schools this summer.

Spring visit list

Finally, we’ll discuss the visitors who have come to Penn State recently and their feedback about the program. Our reporters will discuss the importance of players like five-star defensive end Carter Meadows, and the ability to get more elite players on campus in the coming days. Join the show to learn more about which 2026 and 2027 prospects will be coming to campus to see practice today and in the coming weeks.

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