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BWI Live: What you need to know about Penn State's recruiting before National Signing Day

Headshot 5x7 reduced qualityby:Thomas Frank Carr11/30/23

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Penn State has a strong class thanks to early evaluations on underrated players. Will the team find more talent to add in December? (Photo: Peter Gonzalez (left) Ethan Grunkememyer (center) Cooper Cousins (righ)

Now that the season is finally over, several different worlds are converging for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team. The transfer portal window is about to open, but the team has to secure it’s Class of 2024 and make late-game adjustments to the class if the opportunities present. It’s a hectic time for the staff, made more hectic by the offensive coordiantor search. We’re discussing how all of the pieces fit together on today’s BWI Live Recruiting Show.

We’ll focus on the team’s final preparations for the early signing period in December and what fans should expect out of the Dec. 8 official visit weekend. We also discuss the Class of 2024 rankings update from Thanksgiving and explain who moved up and why. 

Penn State misses out on Andrew Dennis

The Nittany Lions have successfully pulled an offensive lineman into the last few classes after securing the bulk of the group during the standard recruiting windows. This year, former Michigan State offensive line commit Andrew Dennis was the target. However, the team missed on getting a commitment with Dennis announcing earlier this week that he was committing to Illinois. We’ll discuss the impact on the group Penn State has assembled and what happens next for Penn State among the late push for players in this cycle. 

Recruiting insider Ryan Snyder put together a tally of how many players visited Penn State throughout the 2023 home football schedule. He’ll compare how the team did in September and October against the late-season noon kicks. He’ll also discuss several other interesting nuggets he found when looking back at the current month. 

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Penn State gets good news with “underrated recruits”

The most recent rankings updates for the Class of 2024 came out during the holiday week. We’re recapping which players made significant moves in the latest On300 update. Why did Luke Reynolds and Ethan Grunkemeyer go from afterthoughts in the class to top-ten players? Check out the YouTube video to see highlights from their senior seasons. 

What’s next?

The transfer portal will heat up quickly for Penn State. While we’ve covered what Penn State needs on several of the last shows, we’ll recap the players Penn State has put a public offer into and what fans should expect when the portal goes live next week. 

Finally, we’ll preview the Dec. 8 official visit weekend and if fans should expect news between then and now of players making their way to Happy Valley to check out Penn State Football. 

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