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Can Penn State Rebound? Key recruiting decisions loom after tough week: BWI Live

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Penn State defensive end prospect Jackson Ford during his official visit to the program. (Photo: Jackson Ford)

The Penn State football recruiting department has been taking body blows for the last week. Many of the team’s top targets have chosen other destinations since Grayson McKeogh kicked off the trend by committing to Notre Dame last Wednesday. Yet the team has a chance to fight back and close out the week with a series of wins, with other top prospects ready to decide. We’ll cover it all on today’s BWI Live Recruiting Show, plus recap the final weekend of recruiting visits. Recruiting reporters Sean Fitz and Ryan Snyder sit down for an hour to discuss the team’s situation heading into July.

Join the BWI Live Show today at 10 a.m. on YouTube to be part of the conversation. We’ll be talking with fans in the live chat throughout the show. If you want to make sure you’re the first to hear about the team’s commitments when they happen, subscribe to the Blue White Illustrated YouTube Channel and enable notifications. That way, you’ll receive alerts when we post our Committed videos.

Of course, if you can’t catch today’s show live, you can watch the replay on our channel, embedded in this article, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Penn State lands another high-potential tight end, more decisions coming

Penn State secured a recruiting victory on Wednesday afternoon when four-star tight end Pierce Petersohn committed to the program. If you want a recap of his journey to the Nittany Lions, check out our latest video. However, we’ll discuss Petersohn further to start today’s show.

Petersohn kicked off a string of recruiting decisions this week that will culminate in one of Penn State’s top targets making his choice Friday evening. We’ll recap the announced dates for the team’s top targets in the coming days and weeks.

Penn State tackle situation: Want vs Need

Earlier this week, Snyder wrote about the wants and needs left in the Class of 2026. Who is essential to add, and which players are luxury additions now that the team has 21 committed players? You can check out the full article here, but one position we’ve detailed for several weeks is at tackle. We’ll review how Penn State has recruited that position this year and what to make of the team’s prospects at the position.

White out and Lasch Bash Recap

Finally, we’ll review the team’s final recruiting weekend in June. Penn State hosted its Lasch Bash and White Out camp on Sunday of this past week. Who showed up and who showed out? We’ll recap the prospects and commits who were in attendance and what we learned about them.

Did we miss something you want to discuss? Join the show live at 10 a.m. and drop your thoughts in the live chat!

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