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Penn State football officially announces six transfer additions ahead of the 2025 season

Greg Pickelby:Greg Pickel•about 10 hours•

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The Penn State football program has officially welcomed its six transfer portal additions ahead of the 2025 season. The group showed up and started classes on campus earlier this month. Then, on Thursday, the program took to social media to announce each newcomer in a way that is similar to how it announces signed high school recruits.

Former USC receiver Kyron Hudson led the way. Listed at 6-foot-1, 207 pounds (the Trojans had him at 6-1, 205), the California native caught 38 passes for 462 yards and three touchdowns in 2024 and sports a career line of 57-655-5. He has one season of eligibility remaining.

Next up is one-time Texas A&M defensive lineman Enai White. The Philadelphia native fought injuries during his time with the Aggies but still recorded 11 tackles and two sacks. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Penn State lists him at 6-foot-5, 262 pounds. That’s a big jump in weight from his last listing at A&M, which had him at 6-5, 245. White has two seasons of eligibility left.

The next newcomer announced by Penn State was former Troy All-Sun Belt receiver Devonte Ross. He is 5-foot-11, 171 pounds. That marks a 10-pound gain from the 5-11, 161-pound listing on the Trojans’ 2024 roster. The Cartersville, Ga., native caught 76 passes for 1,043 yards and 11 touchdowns, all of which were career highs. He has a career line of 129-1,618-14 and also returned kicks and punts for Troy, one of which he took back for a touchdown last fall. He has one season of eligibility remaining.

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Penn State announced former Texas A&M offensive lineman T.J. Shanahan next. He is listed at 6-foot-4, 329 pounds, one pound lighter than the 330 the Aggies last listed him at. The Orlando, Fla., native who played his high school ball at Westlake High in Texas can play center or guard. He played in 10 games and started five for the Aggies last year. Shanahan has three years of eligibility remaining.

One-time Michigan defensive lineman Owen Wafle (pronounced Way-full) joins Penn State after one year with the Wolverines. The Middletown, N.J., native did not play, meaning he has four years of eligibility remaining. He is listed at 6-foot-2, 286 pounds, which is lighter than the 6-2, 298 that Michigan had him out.

King Mack was the last player announced on Thursday. He left the Lions following the 2023 season, transferred to Alabama, and now is back in State College. The Miami, Fla., native has two years of eligibility left. He made 14 tackles for the Crimson Tide, giving him 17 for his career. Penn State puts him at 5-foot-10, 192 pounds, which is lighter than the 5-10, 206 Alabama had him at.

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