Penn State portal targets make decision and end up elsewhere; Lions looking to add more off-field staff: Newsstand
Penn State updates for Tuesday, March 8 include bad news from the transfer portal, potentially good news on the staffing front, and much more.
We’re diving into the top tweets and headlines of the day about the Nittany Lions and college football. Let’s get to it.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with the transfer portal.
Penn State was hoping to hose North Texas twins Grayson and Gabriel Murphy for an official visit. That won’t happen, however. The defenders both committed to UCLA on Monday. It ended a pursuit for many schools, including the Lions.
Penn State will continue looking for transfer portal help at defensive end and linebacker. But, the list of options is quite bare as spring practice nears on March 21. If the Lions are going to make an addition, it will have to happen after the spring semester and before fall camp.
In other news, FootballScoop reports that Penn State is closing in on adding another off-field staffer.
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Elko pokes at Kiffin
A&M coach jokes over kick times
- 2Trending
Dan Lanning
Oregon coach getting NFL buzz
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Bryce Underwood
Michigan prepared to offer No. 1 recruit $10.5M over 4 years
- 4Hot
5-star flip
Ole Miss flips Alabama WR commit Caleb Cunningham
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Second CFP Top 25
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The outlet says that James Franklin is closing in on hiring CFL scout Rashad Rich.
“It’s expected that Rich will serve a key capacity for Penn State in working directly with high school coaches as well as closely monitoring the Portal for potential additions to the Nittany Lions’ roster,” John Brice writes.
Franklin has made adding off-field staff a priority this offseason. The Lions added Rashad Elby as a recruiting coordinator and have brought multiple analysts into the fold.
Headlines of the day
Ja’Juan Seider stayed at Penn State amid other interest, intent on fixing the run game: ‘I take a lot of pride in this‘: Snyder, The Athletic
What’s next for Penn State wrestling following the Big Ten tournament?: Pickel, BWI
PSU Spring Practice Kicks Off Another Reboot for James Franklin, as Coaches and Staff Continue to Come and Go: Poorman, Statecollege.com
Report: PSU closing in on adding new recruiting assistant: Snyder, BWI
What’s next for Penn State hoops, wrestling, football stars?: Giger, DKPittsburghSports
Rodney Gallagher interview: BWI Daily: Carr, BWI
PSU football’s winners and losers from the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine: Sauber, CDT
Hoops notes: Seth Lundy and the CBI: Eckert, BWI
Penn State Athletics announces survey for Beaver Stadium: Marrie, WTAJ
Quote of the day
“If they want to keep playing, I’d love to do it for them, but our team is so different from the normal team, you kind of leave it up to the hands of those older guys.”
–PSU hoops coach Micah Shrewsberry on if his team would play in the CBI tournament if invited.
