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While the majority of players in the class of 2025 have announced where they will be playing their college football, Penn State is still working on those top prospects on their board who remain undecided.
There are still plenty of positions James Franklin and his staff are hoping to fill within this group. Defensive tackle seemed to be the most prevalent since they had yet to earn a commitment from a player at that position.
Deion Barnes has done a great job landing edge rushers in this cycle, winning some massive recruitment processes, so with that all but shored up, he can turn his attention over to the interior.
Some rumblings started to occur that the Nittany Lions were getting close to landing another Florida prospect in Randy Adirika ahead of his commitment date, and the 6-foot-3, 280-pounder made it official late on July 9.
“The environment, their style of football, the way they develop and winning culture are the main reasons I committed to Penn State. I was there only [twice] so far, but the atmosphere is amazing and the people are what stands out,” he told Ryan Snyder of BlueWhiteIllustrated.
Penn State beat out in-state program Miami and USC to land the talented three-star defensive tackle who is listed as the 44th overall player at his position by On3’s Industry Ranking.
“The decision was very hard because I had two other schools recruiting me very well. The staff is amazing. Everyone is very down to earth and genuine people. Coach Deion Barnes did a very good job recruiting me and I trust and believe he can help me get to the next level,” he added.
Something that might have helped the Nittany Lions get this recruitment home is that Penn State quarterback commit Bekkem Kritza is his high school teammate at Miami Central.
The three-star signal caller has vocal about how he wants to help the Nittany…
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Author : Nittany Lions Wire
Publish date : 2024-07-10 20:37:29
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