Penn State long snapper enters transfer portal; Abdul Carter is a finalist for national award: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Dec. 2 include a new transfer portal addition for the Nittany Lions. Abdul Carter is up for a national honor, and a former Nittany Lion declared for the NFL Draft.
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 a Nittany Lion entering the transfer portal. Walk-on long snapper Michael Wright announced on Thursday that he will seek a new college home in 2023. The Roswell, Ga., native was a member of the Class of 2020.
“I’m extremely grateful for the opportunities and experiences I’ve had during my 3 years at Penn State,” Wright wrote in a statement posted to Twitter. “I want to thank God, my family, Coach Franklin, the entire coaching staff, and my teammates for everything they’ve done for me since I came to Penn State in 2020. I’ve made friendships and memories that will last a lifetime. I am also thankful for my professors and the academic staff for allowing me to graduate with a degree in Finance in just 3 years.
“With that being said, I am officially entering my name into the NCAA Transfer Portal as a Graduate Transfer with 3 years of eligibility remaining. Forever thankful for Penn State and Nittany Nation, as always, #WeAre!”
Top 10
- 1Breaking
Dylan Raiola injury
Nebraska QB will play vs. USC
- 2
Elko pokes at Kiffin
A&M coach jokes over kick times
- 3New
SEC changes course
Alcohol sales at SEC Championship Game
- 4
Bryce Underwood
Michigan prepared to offer No. 1 recruit $10.5M over 4 years
- 5Trending
Dan Lanning
Oregon coach getting NFL buzz
In other news, Penn State linebacker Abdul Carter is a finalist for the Shaun Alexander freshman of the year award. He was one of the nation’s most productive first-year players on defense. Carter totaled 55 tackles, a team-high 10.5 stops for loss, and led the Lions with 6.5 sacks.
Finally, for this section, former Penn State and current Florida receiver Justin Shorter has declared for the 2023 NFL Draft.
Headlines of the day
College football bowl projections: PSU over Ohio State in Rose Bowl leads to New Year’s Six shakeup: Palm, CBS Sports
Penn State football: The ultimate fans rooting guide for conference championship weekend: Pickel, BWI
Abdul Carter named a finalist for prestigious award: Flounders, PennLive
Tyler Elsdon, Kobe King bond through year of progress: Bauer, BWI
PFF grades: Abdul Carter’s numbers are finally matching his hype for PSU: Destin, PPG
Five things we learned about PSU recruiting in November: Snyder, BWI
Penn State football: 2022 team awards: Athlon Sports
The Penn State Recruiting Big Board – December: Fitz, BWI
Quote of the day
“I mean, this recruitment, I already had my top three schools when I really started in Ohio State, Cornell, and Penn State. When they were allowed to contact us, Cornell really hit me hard. My brother was there and everything. So, that’s when I was like, we took a visit, and I was like alright, let’s go, and we talked to the coaches, and I committed there. And then, about [a month ago], we got the news that Erik decommitted, and that really made me second guess, because he was a big part of why I went there and verbally committed to Cornell.
“We just really came home, we had a good talk with me, and my mom and dad, and Erik, and then Erik had his options open, and then Penn State really came to his mind, and he kind of talked me into it, and it kind of felt good because, he’s going to Penn State, and I’m going to Penn State as well.”
–Class of 2024 wrestling recruit Mason Gibson to BWI about why he picked PSU.
