Micah Parsons welcomes Penn State freshman who will wear No. 11; big official visit weekend is here: Newsstand
Penn State football news, notes, and updates for June 17 include an overture from Micah Parsons to a Lions freshman plus a look ahead to a massive recruiting weekend.
It’s time to dive into the top tweets and headlines about Penn State and college athletics on June 17.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with recruiting.
Numerous Penn State targets and commitments have announced their plans to officially visit State College this weekend. Blue-White Illustrated has confirmed that 17 prospects will be in town for 48-hour all-expenses-paid trips this weekend.
Top 10
- 1Breaking
Dylan Raiola injury
Nebraska QB will play vs. USC
- 2
Elko pokes at Kiffin
A&M coach jokes over kick times
- 3Trending
Dan Lanning
Oregon coach getting NFL buzz
- 4
Bryce Underwood
Michigan prepared to offer No. 1 recruit $10.5M over 4 years
- 5Hot
5-star flip
Ole Miss flips Alabama WR commit Caleb Cunningham
Nine of the visitors are Class of 2023 members. Four-star linebackers Tony Rojas and Ta’Mere Robinson plus four-star safety King Mack, four-star running back London Montgomery, and four-star defensive ends Tomarrion “TJ” Parker, Derrick LeBlanc, and Jalen Thompson headline the uncommitted players who will be on hand.
In other news, Penn State has assigned jersey numbers to its new arrivals. Abdul Carter will be the first Nittany Lion to wear No. 11 since Micah Parsons. The reigning NFL Rookie of the Year and current Dallas Cowboy wasted no time welcoming the former four-star recruit into the fold.
Parsons wrote the following message to Carter on Twitter:
Here are the other Penn State jersey assignments with heights and weights:
8 – Tyler Johnson – WR – 6-0, 175
10 – Mehki Flowers – S – 6-0, 185
13 – Cristian Driver – CB – 5-11, 185
32 – Keon Wylie – LB – 6-2, 200
33 – Dani Dennis-Sutton – DE – 6-5, 255
44 – Chop Robinson – DE – 6-3, 240
64 – Hunter Nourzad – OL – 6-3, 310
66 – Drew Shelton – OL – 6-5, 275
73 – Maleek McNeil – OL – 6-7, 355
Headlines of the day
Curtis Jacobs takes center stage at linebacker, but Penn State has questions at the other two spots: Flounders, PennLive
Numbers, stats set for PSU football summer newcomers: Bauer, BWI
PSU Q&A, Part 2: What Is Sean Clifford’s Ceiling This Season?: Wogenrich, SI
Battle lines drawn around ongoing NIL debate at Penn State: Carr, BWI
Anthony Poindexter emphasizing ‘protecting points’ in offseason safety battle: Engle, Daily Collegian
Roman Bravo-Young signs major name, image, and likeness deal: Pickel, BWI
Three Penn State Football Players Sign NIL Deals with Local Hotels: Jones, Statecollege.com
PSU basketball opponents set for Big Ten 2022-23 slate: Bauer, BWI
Joey Porter Jr. named preseason All-American by Phil Steele: Yahoo Sports
Quote of the day
“Penn State has the linebacker record for most linebackers drafted. They send guys to league.”
