First Penn State football bowl projections are out; Lions extend new 2023 offer: Newsstand
Penn State football news, notes, and updates for Aug. 23 include the first bowl projections of the year plus a new 2023 recruiting offer.
Let’s dive into Tuesday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with something that is almost guaranteed to change by December but also tells us the season is almost here: Bowl game projections.
Action Network’s Brett McMurphy was out first with an initial look at how the postseason could play out on Monday. He projects that Penn State will make a New Year’s Six contest. He has the Lions in the Cotton Bowl opposite Houston. That game is Jan. 2 at the Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Tex. Action Network lists Penn State as a 6.5-point favorite in that possible matchup.
ESPN also released bowl projections on Monday. Kyle Bonagura sees the Lions facing Auburn in the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tenn., on Dec. 31. Mark Schlabach, on the other hand, projects Penn State to play Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 2.
In other news, Penn State extended a new Class of 2023 offer recently. It went out to Baltimore, Md., St. Frances senior defensive lineman Sam Greene.
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“I had talked with Coach Poindexter before,” Greene told BWI’s Ryan Snyder. “He came up to my old school while I was there at Rock Creek.
“But, I still got to really get to know them more. My coach and my defensive coordinator told me about the Penn State offer. They talked to Coach Franklin, the head coach. Man, I was happy. I was smiling from ear to ear.”
Headlines of the day
Scouting Penn State’s Top NFL Draft Prospects: Wogenrich, SI
PSU recruiting review: Grading the Class of 2019 entering the 2022 season: Pickel, BWI
Penn State, James Franklin and Going 1-0 vs. the Bigger Goals of 2022: Poorman, Statecollege.com
PSU extends new 2023 offer to DL Sam Greene: Snyder, BWI
Penn State football position preview | Linebacker is the question mark of the defense: Engle, Daily Collegian
Inside the Den: Which Penn State second-year players are primed for impact?: Bauer, BWI
With Stout, Dotson off to NFL, opportunities abound on special teams: Hayes, CNHI
Penn State making progress with a few top 2023 targets?: Snyder, BWI
Joey Porter Jr. returns to perfect his cornerback craft: Scarcella, Reading Eagle
Quote of the day
“I know I had some calls last year. That was another thing I really worked on this offseason, being less physical even though that’s what I really feel is a strong suit of mine
“Working on my hands and using them smarter. Working on my feet more and just being sound in my technique.”
—PSU corner Joey Porter Jr., to the Reading Eagle.
