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Penn State lands in top five for four-star receiver; major NCAA wrestling rule changes announced: Newsstand

Greg Pickelby:Greg Pickel•06/09/23•

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Penn State news, notes, and updates for June 9 include the Lions landing in a four-star’s top five, plus wrestling rule changes and more.

It’s time to dive into Friday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.

Penn State tweets of the day

We start with recruiting. River Rouge, Mich., four-star Class of 2024 receiver Nick Marsh announced his top five on Thursday night. Penn State made the cut along with Kansas, Michigan State, Oregon, and Pittsburgh. He was previously committed to the Spartans but opened up his recruitment in March to take other visits. The 6-foot-3, 198-pound senior-to-be is the No. 86 player in the Class of 2024 according to the On3 Industry Rankings and will take an official visit to PSU this weekend.

“I’m just looking into who else [these schools] are recruiting and the players and their skill set,” Marsh told Chad Simmons in late May. “I want be around and surrounded by great teammates and guys that can actually ball that are good academically, too. I didn’t want to be the only guy, I wanted to have other guys that could be called ‘the guy’ as well.

“Probably, I think I may have made that decision too early, so for me backing out of it was about just taking my time and really realizing what I want was a big part of my recruitment.”

In other news, the NCAA has passed new rules for the 2023-2024 college wrestling season. Takedowns will now be worth three points instead of two. A three-point near fall is also a new scoring rule. And, the first medical forfeit of a tournament will count as a loss unless a wrestler medically defaults out of the prior match.

Penn State tweets of the day

When will Penn State play USC, UCLA, Ohio State in 2024, 2025 with new Big Ten scheduling model?: McGonigal, PennLive

Penn State hoops adds former On3 Top 100 guard, filling final roster spot: Bauer, BWI

Takeaways From James Franklin’s Penn State Update: Wogenrich, SI

James Franklin notebook: Competition, injury updates, more: Bauer, BWI

How have they turned out? Penn State football’s crowded running back room has forced transfers: Allen, Daily Collegian

With Happy Valley United, Penn State aims for NIL improvement: Bauer, BWI

Things to like and dislike about Big Ten’s scheduling system: GIger, DKPittsburghSports

Penn State coaches and staff open up about the importance of June on recruiting trail: Snyder, BWI

Quote of the day

“As it stands today, I’m really happy with a guy like KJ Winston. I think KJ Winston, ever since we broke from the season, he’s been working at a high level. He seems like he’s training with a lot of intent. Not wasting any time. Not that any of our guys do, But, he just seems unbelievably intentional.”

—Head PSU strength coach Chuck Losey on second-year safety KJ Winston entering the 2023 season.

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