Wedderburn Commit Coming?

Mark Wedderburn is one of the top tight end prospects in the nation this year and he has had Penn State marked as his leader for some time now. He is still planning visits, however his September 8th visit to Happy Valley is fast approaching. Mark went on to say that there is a 25% chance he will commit to Penn State on that visit. That would make much of Nittany Nation very happy to finally get this one in the bag.


Scout.com: Wedderburn planning Louisville visit

High School Seasons Starting

Cardinal Mooney started their season Friday night and that means that two future Penn State players season is off. Brandon Beachum ran the ball 24 times for 181 yards and 2 TDs. Mike Zordich was Beachum's lead blocker all night at fullback putting up 48 yards of his one on a handful of touches. All this was done against Division I state runner up Mentor.

Michael Shaw also started his season this weekend with 100 yards on 18 carries.


BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Future Lions star in openers

Crawford In

Jack Crawford has become Penn State's 10th verbal commitment on the year. Jack is a 3 star DE on scout.com, but many reporters are saying he is the player on the east coast that is most underrated and has the biggest upside due to him only playing football for one year so far.


BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Jack Crawford makes a decision

PSU in Top 10 Again

No, this is not a football article. This is the annual Princeton Review ranking on the top party schools in the nation. This year Penn State comes in at #6. Here is the full list.

Top 20 Party Schools

1. West Virginia University
2. University of Mississippi
3. University of Texas, Austin
4. University of Florida
5. University of Georgia
6. Penn State University
7. University of New Hampshire
8. Indiana University, Bloomington
9. Ohio University, Athens
10. University of California, Santa Barbara
11. Randolph-Macon College, Va.
12. University of Iowa
13. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
14. University of Maryland, College Park
15. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
16. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
17. Arizona State University
18. Florida State University
19. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
20. State University of New York, Albany

WVU No. 1, Penn State In Top 10 On Party School List ( From Princeton Review)

LJ is Back

As I am sure everyone expected, Larry Johnson JR and the Kansas City Chiefs reached a deal. 6 Years and $45M in which $19 million is guaranteed.














FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - Chiefs, LJ agree to 6-year, $45M deal

Alexander Still Listing PSU as Leader

A.J. Alexander has a top 3 of VT, Tennessee and Penn State however is still listing PSU as the leader. Time will tell as I am sure he will take his time this go around before making a decision.


Scout.com: Elite Athlete has VT in Top Three

Biggest Charges Dropped

Anthony Scirrotto had the most serious of his charges dropped leaving criminal trespass and harrassment still on the table.

BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Some charges dropped against Scirrotto

#9

Penn State has received a verbal commitment #9 from PA native Pete Massaro. Pete has been trying for a PSU offer for some time now and he received one during the senior only camp in State College earlier this summer. This marks the second defensive lineman Penn State has taken this year. Pete is a 3 star defensive lineman on rivals.com.


philly.com

Captains Announced

Dan Conner
Terrell Golden
Anthony Morelli


Trio of Nittany Lions to Serve as Captains for 2007 Season :: Seniors Connor, Golden and Morelli Elected Tri-Captains

Quarless Caught

Andrew Quarless and Willie Harriot both have been caught for under age drinking. This is the last thing this team needs right now. The two will probably be more than in Paterno's dog house. I would not expect to see Quarless for a few first games...

Posluszny Update

This is a pretty good story on the start of Paul Posluszny's career in the NFL. Here is one of my favorite parts:

"In college, for example, he was required to wear a shirt and tie in public at all times for road games. That’s all he packed for his first preseason game in New Orleans. He showed up for a team meeting in the Bills’ hotel dressed to the nines while his teammates wore shorts and sneakers. Rookie."

Paul Posluszny was better than advertised in his first preseason game.">

The Buffalo News: Sports: Bills’ rookie linebacker feels right at home

Travis McBride

Travis McBride had a successful high school career and it was anticipated that would continue at Penn State. However, McBride is not currently on Penn State's roster due to academic problems and is not expected to rejoin the team.

Still Lost for Year

Devon Still committed to Penn State with high expectations. So high in fact that most people had him making an impact this year in his class, however he tore his left ACL in practice on Friday. It is likely that he will be out for the entire season.

Big Recruiting Weekend

Penn State picked up three verbal commitments this weekend.

First, Deon'tae Pannell of Michigan gave his verbal commitment to Joe Paterno last Friday. It was down to Penn State, Michigan and Michigan State. A week or so ago Pannell was to make his choice but decided to wait a little while. This wait worried many PSU recruiting followers as in state Michigan seemed to pull close quickly. In the end he chose Penn State and said that he knew his choice for a while. This is a big grab for Penn State as there is much need at the offensive tackle position.



The next day, Michael Shaw of Ohio quickly filled another position of need for Penn State. Michael is the 9th rated running back in the nation according to rivals.com and the night overall player in the state of Ohio.



Out of no where on Sunday, scout.com's Penn State site, fightonstate.com, reported that defensive lineman James Terry of Delaware gave a verbal commitment to the Nittany Lions. Terry is a 2 star defensive tackle with great size. He chose Penn State over offers from Temple, Towson and Delaware State.

Preseason #18

2007 preseason poll
Rank	Team (first-place votes)	2006 Record	Points	Final 2006 rank
1.	Southern California (45)	11-2	1,481	4
2.	LSU (4)	11-2	1,372	3
3.	Florida (9)	13-1	1,278	1
4.	Texas	10-3	1,231	13
5.	Michigan (2)	11-2	1,218	9
6.	West Virginia	11-2	1,205	10
7.	Wisconsin	12-1	1,114	5
8.	Oklahoma	11-3	1,026	11
9.	Virginia Tech	10-3	1,005	18
10.	Ohio State	12-1	919	2
11.	Louisville	12-1	836	7
12.	California	10-3	763	14
13.	Georgia	9-4	604	NR
14.	Auburn	11-2	595	8
15.	Tennessee	9-4	583	23
16.	Rutgers	11-2	466	12
17.	UCLA	7-6	454	NR
18.	Penn State	9-4	440	25
19.	Nebraska	9-5	388	NR
20.	Arkansas	10-4	360	16
21.	Florida State	7-6	301	NR
22.	TCU	11-2	233	21
23.	Boise State	13-0	222	6
24.	Hawaii	11-3	214	24
25.	Texas A&M	9-4	209	NR

USATODAY.com

New Offer

Pete Massaro (DE from PA) has been waiting for a PSU offer for quite some time. A few weeks ago Coach Vanderlinden stopped the waiting. Pete now has a PSU offer in hand.


Pete Massaro Profile - Football Recruiting