Penn State picks up new preferred walk-on; Lions send out new 2023, 2024 offers: Newsstand
Penn State notes and updates for Nov. 18 include a new preferred walk-on commit in the Class of 2023, plus 2024 quarterback recruiting news, a new 2023 offer, and Friday competitions for the Lions men’s basketball and field hockey teams,
It’s time to dive into Friday’s top tweets and headlines about PSU and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with new recruiting information. First, the Lions picked up a new 2023 preferred walk-on pledge Thursday night from Malvern Prep tight end/linebacker/ Bobby Mears. It’s the second of the week, as Pottsville end Joey Palko picked Penn State on Tuesday.
“I want to thank my family: Mom, Dad, Ehrin & McKenna for building me into the person and plaver l’ve become,” Mears wrote on Twitter. “Thank you to all my coaches, especially Head Coach Dave Gueriera, Coach Joe Carr and my trainer Beau Westhoff along with all of my Malvern Prep teammates for always pushing me to get better.
“I am proud and very excited to announce my commitment to play football at Penn State! I’d like to thank Coach Franklin, Coach Elby, and the rest of the Penn State coaching staff for this unbelievable opportunity.”
Elsewhere in the Class of 2023, the Lions offered now former Coastal Carolina defensive end commit Brenton Williams. The three-star is from Opelika, Ala, and decommitted from that school shortly after the Lions offered.
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Oklahoma fires OC
Seth Littrell out as offensive coordinator at Oklahoma, per Sooner Scoop
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Texas punished
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Oregon Ducks take No. 1 spot in latest AP Top 25
More: Pottsville DE Palko will live the dream, run-on at Penn State
There is also two Class of 2024 quarterback notes of note. Chapin, S.C., four-star quarterback Jayden Bradford, who plays at IMG Academy in Florida, put the Lions in his top four with Louisville, NC State, and South Carolina. The Gamecocks lead in the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine.
“Each of those schools, they were very adamant about me and they showed their interest in me very early and made me know that they’re very interested in me and liked my talents,” Bradford told On3. “I just really built a great relationship with all the coaching staff(s) and all the people there at those schools.”
The Lions also offered 2024 Arkansas quarterback Walker White from Little Rock, Ark.
In other news, the Penn State men’s basketball team continues on in the winner’s bracket of the Charleston Classic Friday when it takes on 4-0 Virginia Tech at Noon ET on ESPN2. And, the Lions’ field hockey team takes on No. 1 North Carolina in the NCAA final four at Noon ET on ESPN+. The other semi pits Northwestern against No. 3 Maryland at 3 p.m.
Headlines of the day
Penn State-Rutgers Is a Pretty Popular Football Ticket: Wogenrich, SI
James Franklin praises Manny Diaz, OL development: Radio recap: Bauer, BWI
Penn State football adds 2025 home game against Nevada: Allen, Daily Collegian
2024 top-100 QB Jayden Bradford reveals top four schools: Simmons, On3
PSU Wrestling: Broadcaster Byers Looks at New Season for Cael’s Dynasty: Horlacher, Statecollege.com
Taylor Stubblefield talks Cristian Driver’s position switch, Kaden Saunders’ development, more: Pickel, BWI
Penn State basketball will make NCAA tourney this year, if …: Giger, DKPittsburghSports
Penn State will host Nevada to open the 2025 college football season: Pickel, BWI
Quote of the day
“I feel like they’ve done a great job of just being consistent over the past years, always finishing in the top 25 rankings, just having a good team and a solid season every year. They told me that if I go up there, I could be that difference maker. That’s really what led me to Penn State and made me put them in my top four. I love the coaching staff up there. They’ve done a great job focusing on me hard throughout my high school career, even though it’s a far distance and everything. They’ve done a great job of keeping in contact with me and building a relationship.”
–Class of 2024 quarterback Jayden Bradford to On3 Chad Simmons’ about PSU after the Lions made his top-four.
