What hurt Penn State in its bid to host PIAA football championships? Latest recruiting updates: Newsstand
The Penn State football news cycle is back up and running on March 2.
A report is out about how the PIAA went about selecting where the next handful of Pennsylvania state football championships will be played. The Lions also sent out a handful new offers to start the month.
Here are Wednesday’s top tweets and headlines about Penn State and football at all levels.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with an update on a piece of news we shared last week.
Penn State was one of four locations to place a bid on hosting the PIAA football championships for the next four-year cycle. Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pa., ultimately beat out PSU, Altoona, and HersheyPark Stadium for the right to do so.
Thanks to Allie Berube of Harrisburg-based ABC-27, we now have some insight from PIAA Executive Director Bob Lombardi as to why that was the case.
“Overall cost greatly exceeds the revenue earned by PIAA Football state championships,” Berube reports in a ‘cons’ section related to Penn State’s bid. The school’s cost to host, per year, was for “$240,000, offset by a $100,000 sponsorship from Happy Valley Adventure Bureau, total cost to PIAA: $140,000 with 3 percent increased per year of bid” the report says.
Cumberland Valley, on the other hand, bid “$10,600, offset by an $8,000 sponsorship from Cumberland Area Economic Development”. The PIAA also gets all ticket sales and a small part of the concessions revenue.
Top 10
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Updated SEC title game scenarios
The path to the championship game is clear
- 2
SEC refs under fire
'Incorrect call' wipes Bama TD away
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'Fire Kelly' chants at LSU
Death Valley disapproval of Brian Kelly
- 4New
Chipper Jones
Braves legend fiercely defends SEC
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Drinkwitz warns MSU
Mizzou coach sounded off
The full story, which has more details on the pros and cons of all four bids, is below.
In other news, Penn State sent out new offers on Tuesday.
The Lions joined the mix for Class of 2023 twins Michael and Andrew Harris from Altamonte Springs, Fla. Michael is a four-star linebacker in the On3 Consensus rankings while Andrew is a four-star, as well, who ranks No. 109 in the latest On300.
In the Class of 2025, PSU also offered New Jersey receiver De’zie Jones.
Headlines of the day
NFL Draft 2022: Penn State’s Rasheed Walker a ‘true boom or bust player’ entering NFL combine: Gallen, PennLive
Penn State adds assistant recruiting coordinator as NCAA quiet period begins: Pickel, BWI
Former PSU, NFL offensive lineman Steven Gonzalez talks USFL, CFL and time in Happy Valley: Daily Collegian
As PSU players head to the NFL Combine, how many will ultimately be drafted in April?: Pickel, BWI
New York Giants willing to entertain calls for RB Saquon Barkley, says GM Joe Schoen: Raanan, ESPN
Penn State February offers roundup: O-line, D-line and linebackers: Eckert, BWI
Dwight Galt Q&A: Retiring from Penn State, relationship with James Franklin, NFL combine stars, facility upgrades, more: Snyder, The Athletic
One drill that each PSU player needs to do well at the Combine: Carr, BWI
Mel Kiper’s latest mock draft has two Nittany Lions in first round: ESPN
What would a new Big Ten media rights deal mean for PSU?: Bauer, BWI
Quote of the day
“You see his ability to kind of drop his weight, shoot his hands, anchor, slide and mirror. And then in that same game, you see him open up his gate, he gets beat. You see him lunge, he’s on the ground. He has some issues with some twists or games in that, which could cause into question some of the awareness, but this guy’s got it all in his body.”
