2027 Recruiting Thread
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That is of no advantage to PSU as the rule can be used by everyone. It's like those who insist the process is about acquiring proven talent in the portal. Everyone shops in the portal. Those who "retain" and recruit at elite levels, have fewer holes to fill in the portal and can compete for the elite playmakers available.
All of PSU's current recruiting setbacks can easily be explained away individually. No question. However, collectively, you'd have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to be concerned.
I recently put several people on Ignore. That decision is reinforced on a daily basis, as I can still see WHEN they post but not WHAT they post — and nearly all of their posts are followed by others criticizing them for the very reasons I chose Ignore in the first place. To those not using the function: Try it, you’ll like it!
Marshall after telling us sob stories below. How you get up every single day to whine here is just so heroic. What a cause....you're a hero. James is so proud of your loyalty.
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Lol “WE love the team…” do you have multiple personality disorder? Why are you creating so many different handles? I thought it was because so many people ignored you it was the only way to weasel your way back into the conversation, but now I’m thinking you actually believe you’re multiple people. Go get help.
Just a reminder to those who keep asking the question....."Are we better?" The new product will roll off the assembly line on September 5th. We can all judge how good the product is at that time. Any judgement of the product now is simply premature or foolish.
Usually a new HC gets a year or two to cut his teeth.....but now it's spring ball and 6-7 months with no games played. Makes sense. The best is watching Marshall do this as he cried for years if anyone dared to question JF. Biggest hypocrite ever on this site.
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I beg to differ regarding Martin. Martin was one of the nation's top running back recruits coming out of Belle Vernon High School in Pennsylvania. Since arriving at Penn State, he's added muscle and has bulked up to around 211–212 pounds, which coaches have said has improved his physical running style while maintaining his speed. At 6'1", 212 pounds, he has excellent size for a Big Ten running back, combining a sturdy frame with the athleticism to be an every-down back. Martin is going to open some eyes this season.
I get up every single day delighted to know I piss people like you off.Marshall after telling us sob stories below. How you get up every single day to whine here is just so heroic. What a cause....you're a hero. James is so proud of your loyalty.
Hmmmm....I get up every single day thinking about what I can do to improve my life or someone else's.
He had 2 multi year NFL starters in front of him and in limited snaps you could see there is potential there.
I also agree with the sentiment that we're looking really good at RB - Hansen + Martin and not mentioned yet the transfer Peoples-Jones from OSU. He's been getting rave reviews in the spring and summer because he's an athletic freak.
ON3 just did an interview with Taylor Mouser and he said the OL is one of the most talented he's seen. Throw in those two big TEs with this stable of backs, we're going to try and ground and pound everyone.
We can always just take two backs in '28 if we need to even out the room after this season. Maybe even hit the portal again.
ON3 just did an interview with Taylor Mouser and he said the OL is one of the most talented he's seen. Throw in those two big TEs with this stable of backs, we're going to try and ground and pound everyone.
We can always just take two backs in '28 if we need to even out the room after this season. Maybe even hit the portal again.
When I look at the current roster of RBs, the one weakness is a lack of game-breaking speed. None of current RBs are threats to take it to the house type backs. They all look to be solid to very good RBs, but not great.
Martin will have an opportunity to prove whether or not he is a legitimate B1G RB. The jury is still out on him.
I think the coaching staff recognizes the lack of RB speed weakness which is why they recruited Kemon Spell (Georgia commit) and David Segarra (LSU commit). Those guys are real difference makers with explosive speed.
For 2026, I think Penn State will just grind it out with the current RBs which may be good enough.
I thought both Peoples-Jones and Martin had very good speed. More than Kaytron Allen but less straight line speed than Nick Singleton.
I don't have an issue with have a stable full of "Tony!..Tony!" Hunt, Franco Harris, Zack Zwinack, Kaytron Allen or Aaron Harris type backs.
I’m pretty sure James Peoples is set up to be the speed guy. Him and Quinton Martin might not be quite as fast sprinting down a sideline as Singleton was, but they’re still fast and seem to handle traffic better than singleton did.
Also, don’t forget about Cam Wallace who’s also a very good back. He did his best Saquon Barkley impression early in the year if I remember correctly.
Also, don’t forget about Cam Wallace who’s also a very good back. He did his best Saquon Barkley impression early in the year if I remember correctly.
And because of the new 5-for-5 rule, this running back room gets another year.
1 Size 2 Vision 3 cutting ability aka making people miss 4 Speed, when you get all four in one body oh-my.
Peoples = 4.4 40 yard dash. That's fast for a RB.
UCLA not only changed their coach the week before the game, they changed staff in the middle of the week. And we were embarrassingly unprepared to play them. Good on you for not thinking the coach should be responsible for preparing his team to play.
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I count on none of that in this time of NIL free agency.
There are no current efforts right now to flip Taylor, but there could be in the future. Thoughts on him have been mixed in the Lasch building during the year. We’ve actually never offered him. He did really well in that recent 7v7, and we have increasing interest in him, but we’ll see. It does not appear that we’re going to make any immediate moves on him or others. They might slow roll this into the early part of the senior hs years of several prospects before making a decision.
If we've learned anything since this staff came aboard, it's that they have a plan and they're sticking to it. They're not going to panic and offer any single prospect an NIL deal that doesn't make sense and they're not going to offer kids that don't fit this team's style of play or personality.
They know that they've got a winning hand, where as programs like Colorado, Rutgers and Nebraska don't. They know that some of these recruits that verballed to other schools will come back around in the Fall. It's not a matter of if, but when, so it's best to keep the lines of communication open and wait for the inevitable to happen.
Yeah, I agree I wouldn’t count on anything, but it is now something we have to factor into experience, team-building, NIL allocation, and roster space.
This is a really, really good point and something that needs to be said more.
No. It wasn’t just you. A few said it and I was starting to question it myself. Donovan Peoples Jones was a WR for Michigan who currently plays for the Saints.
You raise great points, and I mostly agree with them. Campbell will do great here. I do think they are still learning wr recruiting at this level. It is crazy territory. They had matched Auburn’s nil offer for Hall, had a silent verbal from the visit, and (supposedly true story) Auburn threw in a $100k truck at the end to land (flip) the commitment. Even though Campbell had nothing to do with it, we won’t be getting discounts on upper level wr prospects until PSU flips the disastrous script on wr development. We have not had success since Dotson and Washington. It is absolutely vital for our reputation and recruiting that Sowell has a great season and gets drafted. Maybe then a Hall or Taylor will not back out of a (silent) commitment here for just a few more dollars when we have a value proposition that we will get you drafted.
It doesn’t seem like reputation matters at all—just $$$. Taylor picked Nebraska which has far less reputation for wide receivers over the past two decades. Auburn has also been behind PSU in sending WRs to the NFL the past 20 years or so.
I agree with you. Some fans still refuse to come to grips with the new world order of college football. It is nearly 100% transactional and very similar to the NFL in this respect. Players (people in general) are motivated by money. Money rules period.
Programs like Texas Tech, Miami, and Oregon rely heavily on the financial incentives model. Top notch talent will (99% of the time) go to where the money can be made as soon as possible. All the other non tangible variables are almost irrelevant in today’s NIL environment. Geographical boundaries are not barriers if you have enough financial incentives to offer players.