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Penn State remained undefeated by beating UCLA on Saturday, but the sleepy performance didn’t exactly put up a dominating difference on the scoreboard.
Not having Nick Singleton available like they expected prior to the game certainly changed some things, and with the massive USC matchup coming up next, it was understandable why they might have just tried to get out of this one by not showing too much on both sides of the ball.
Ultimately, the Nittany Lions accomplished that goal, never really having to break a sweat against the Bruins that now allows them to put their full attention on a Trojans team who is coming off an upset against Minnesota.
Perhaps the most interesting thing for Penn State this past weekend occurred off the field regarding many of their flip targets in the class of 2025 who were on campus.
Per Tyler Calvaruso of 247Sports, South Carolina wide receiver commit Lex Cyrus, elite Oregon cornerback commit Brandon Finney, Duke linebacker commit Bradley Gompers, and surprise Louisville cornerback commit Josh Johnson all made their way to Happy Valley to take in this game (subscription required).
These four prospects represent who James Franklin and his coaching staff are going to heavily pursue to close out the 2025 cycle.
Cyrus has long been a target of the Nittany Lions, and his decision to commit to South Carolina was shocking to many inside the program and inside his own family. They are not going to give up on him until he officially signs with the Gamecocks.
Similarly, Johnson was seen as someone who was going to commit to Penn State before his recruitment took a turn out of nowhere and gave his verbal to Louisville.
Finney is someone the Nittany Lions would love to add to this class, and when he committed to Oregon that was a real kick to the stomach since he’s from the McDonogh School that’s…
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Author : Nittany Lions Wire
Publish date : 2024-10-08 01:04:14
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