Penn State wrestling wins again; football recruits visit campus: Newsstand
Penn State had another busy January weekend.
Head coach James Franklin and his football programs hosted recruits for a Junior Day event on Saturday. Then, on Sunday, Cael Sanderson and the wrestling program continued their winning streak by beating Rutgers at Rec Hall.
Here are the top tweets and headlines about Penn State and college athletics on Jan. 17.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with Junior Day.
The Lions actually hosted underclassmen from multiple classes at the Lasch Building on Saturday. The lone offer that went out was to Rochester, Mich., Class of 2024 tight end Brady Prieskorn. Penn State hosted numerous recruits, including four-star linebacker Ta’Mere Robinson, who is from the Pittsburgh area, three-star North Carolina tackle Sam Pendleton, and four-star guard Evan Link, among many others.
Penn State will host prospects each of the next two weekends during the January contact period. Coaches will be on the road recruiting over the next two weeks, as well.
The program did not receive a commitment over the weekend. But, that could change in the weeks ahead. You can follow the latest Lions recruiting news inside The Lions Den forum.
Top 10
- 1Breaking
DJ Lagway
Florida QB to return vs. LSU
- 2
Dylan Raiola injury
Nebraska QB will play vs. USC
- 3
Elko pokes at Kiffin
A&M coach jokes over kick times
- 4New
SEC changes course
Alcohol sales at SEC Championship Game
- 5
Bryce Underwood
Michigan prepared to offer No. 1 recruit $10.5M over 4 years
Finally, for this section, Penn State picked up another wrestling win on Sunday.
Sanderson’s Lions won seven of 10 matches in a 27-11 win over Rutgers. Brady Berge won his season debut at 165 pounds as Penn State moved to 11-0 as a team. They wrestle Michigan and Michigan State next weekend.
Headlines of the day
Arnold Ebiketie, Jesse Luketa are big losses but a 4th-year Lion could provide a boost for Penn State in 2022: Flounders, PennLive
Penn State 2024 target Fletcher Westphal talks latest visit to see the Lions: Pickel, BWI
Penn State target Evan Link enjoys family atmosphere during junior day: Snyder, BWI
2022 NFL Draft: The deadline for underclassmen to apply for early entry is today: Huguenin, On3
Absent Seth Lundy, Penn State short on answers in Ohio State loss: Bauer, BWI
Football Scoop lists PSU-Auburn among top non-con games in 2022: Yahoo
Three takeaways from Penn State basketball’s loss to No. 16 Ohio State: Eckert, BWI
5 Breakout stars for Penn State Football in 2022: Victory Bell Rings
Penn State running back role predictions for 2022 season: Frank Carr, BWI
Quote of the day
“You want to do everything right to give yourselves a chance and I thought we did that. We’ve been doing it for a while. We’ve been guarding people and we’ve been playing the style of offense that takes time on the other end of the court and it’s keeping us in games.
“We’re not here to stay in games, though. We’re here to win games and that’s what we want to continue to do. This is the first team that’s out-rebounded us in the last four games. What they did on the glass tonight, the offensive rebounds off free throws, some of the 50-50 balls that they got, I thought they out-competed us. And when you’re playing a close game like this, where pretty much everything is equal besides the free throws. It comes down to those plays, and I felt like they made them and we didn’t.”
–PSU basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry to reporters following his team’s 61-56 loss at Ohio State.
