Penn State offers quarterback prospect; Lions have one of the top Class of 2024s in Big Ten: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for July 31 include plenty of recruiting intel after the Lasch Bash was held on Saturday.
It’s time to dive into Monday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with recruiting, which makes up much of today’s newsstand. The Nittany Lions hosted over 40 prospects for the Lasch Bash on Saturday in State College. They also held a camp Friday and Saturday. One of the visitors, Class of 2026 recruit Noah Grubbs, left town with an offer. The Lake Mary, Fla., recruit is becoming a nationally known prospect, which is surely why offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich nad the Penn State staff got in early.
In other recruiting news, Penn State has the No. 8 Class of 2024 in the country and No. 3 group in the Big Ten according to the On3 Industry Team Rankings.
“Penn State sits in a similar spot to Michigan, as it ranks No. 8 nationally,” Hunter Shelton writes. “All 15 of the Nittany Lions’ four-star commits rank inside the top 300 overall.
Top 10
- 1
Kirby Smart
Jab at Johnny Manziel
- 2
Paul Finebaum
Warns of SEC letdown in March Madness
- 3Hot
AP Poll Top 25
Massive shakeup
- 4
New No. 1
Women's AP Poll Top 25
- 5Trending
College Baseball Top 25
Upsets rock rankings
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“Where PSU differs from both the Buckeyes and Wolverines, however, is its reliance on in-state recruiting, as 33% of the class hails from the Keystone State. Martin and Erie McDowell interior offensive lineman Cooper Cousins, the top two players in the state, are both committed to James Franklin and Co.”
Last but not least, you can watch camp highlights below.
Headlines of the day
What James Franklin wants to see from Penn State’s WRs in training camp: ‘We need to take a big step’: McGonigal, PennLive
Penn State is the most complete team in the Big Ten, Gerry DiNardo says: Pickel, BWI
New Jersey OL Michael Troutman checks out Penn State for the first time: Snyder, BWI
PSU camp QB competition shouldn’t be a battle: Collins, Scranton Times-Tribune
Notes: Recapping Penn State’s best and final camp of the summer: Fitz, BWI
Six Big Ten teams in the expanded College Football Playoff? James Franklin could be right: Poorman, Statecollege.com
LaVar Arrington commits to help Penn State football with NIL: Berube, abc27
Quote of the day
“Man it was awesome. I just see myself fitting in so well here. It really is a family. Coach [James] Franklin Is one of the best head coaches to do it and the staff he has around him, with Coach Yurcich and Coach [Danny] O’Brien, I couldn’t have been any happier than how [Saturday] ended up. I love everything about Penn State and can’t wait to start making some decisions soon.”
-QB Bekkem Kritza to BWI about his visit to PSU.
