Penn State target moves up decision date, On300 update: BWI Daily
Penn State football heads into an important weekend for recruiting with the Blue-White game on Saturday. Who is coming up for the weekend? Also, which players might commit soon? Recruiting insider Ryan Snyder and reporter Greg Pickel discuss that and more on the BWI Daily Recruiting Show.
Penn State prospect moves up commitment date
They start with the latest update from Roman Catholic defensive end Jameial Lyons. The four-star defensive end moved the date up on his commitment announcement from August to this spring. Snyder and Pickel tell you when and what that means for Penn State. Snyder also gives you the context and back-story to Lyons’ first announced date and when he made it.
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Next, Pickel discusses the ecosystem that Lyons comes from, which is the Philadelphia football scene. He explains the diversity of schools, players, and influences in the region that make it a challenging area to peg in terms of Penn State’s home-court advantage. Finally, Pickel drops a tidbit about a player on the opposite side of the state.
After they discuss Lyons, Pickel, and Snyder, they move on to discuss a player that earned five-star status in Penn State offensive line commit Alex Birchmeier. He’s the second Nittany Lion commit for 2023 to earn the honor and joins future teammate Jven Williams in the recognition. But, more than ranking, Snyder has high praise for how good a player Birchmeier is.
On300 Update
The discussion about Birchmeier quickly transitions into the rest of the On300 update, which dropped this week. Birchmeier isn’t the only Penn State prospect to move in the rankings. Snyder quickly brings up one that he thinks is still underrated in the process in Life Christian Academy lineman Josh Miller.
On the flip side, Penn State safety prospect Cam Seldon dropped in the rankings. Snyder gives some insight about why he might have fallen, and it’s not precisely about Seldon’s talent. Other players that Snyder mentions are defensive tackle Daevin Hobbs and offensive lineman Oluwatosin Babalade. Snyder spoke with Babalade earlier this week and got a distinct impression about the DeMatha Catholic offensive lineman.
From there, they discuss other important players for the Class of 2023 that have Penn State listed in their final schools. Those players include safety Jayden Bonsu and four-star defensive end Desmond Umeozulu. The duo debate whether or not the Nittany Lions are a serious contender for either prospect to land in Happy Valley.
Finally, they wrap up with a preview of the week, including a tease for the Friday edition of the BWI Daily, where Snyder will discuss the list of players that plan to attend the first Blue-White game open to fans in two years.
