Dissecting the Penn State receiver room and making sense of the portal: BWI Daily
Penn State football is amidst a transfer portal dilemma at wide receiver. The Nittany Lions had a surprise decommitment this week to cap off a hellacious portal season. Today on the BWI Daily Edition, senior editor Nate Bauer and publisher Sean Fitz sit down to discuss the portal and Penn State’s remaining targets, the decommitment of Devin Carter, and more. They’ll also spotlight the receiver room to understand why the team is going so hard after players in the portal.
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One last look back at the Rose Bowl
Before getting into transfer portal talk, Bauer and Fitz recap their biggest takeaways from Penn State’s Rose Bowl win over Utah. The duo agrees that the game sets up perfectly to give fans a positive outlook for next season. Next, they discuss the major influences shaping the next season’s success, especially at quarterback. Bauer shares some of his conversation with offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich and what the third-year play caller will do to get the team in a position to succeed.
That conversation naturally leads into the receiver room, which is currently under massive scrutiny thanks to Penn State’s portal efforts. First, they give the details about what happened with receiver Devin Carter and Tyrone Broden, who was close to committing this week. Next, Fitz shares two other names that are important for fans to know. Finally, Bauer asks him to give Penn State fans a roadmap of when they should expect more news of transfers.
Penn State receiver room lacks experience, not talent
Finally, they examine the Penn State depth chart to explain what the current group of Nittany Lions lacks and why the staff is looking in the portal. Can KeAndre Lambert-Smith step into the role of the team’s lead receiver? They discuss each player on the roster and what they bring to the table. Lastly, they wrap up the portal discussion by looking at the other positions that Penn State wants to find a transfer.
They finish the show by discussing the news that linebacker Curtis Jacobs is returning to Penn State next fall. While it wasn’t breaking news to the insiders, they spend a few minutes discussing the likely scenario at linebacker with both Abdul Carter and Curtis Jacobs returning.
