Penn State Committee on Compensation to meet Friday; Lions send out numerous new offers: Newsstand
The Penn State newsstand for April 28 is full of information related to the Nittany Lions
A key Board of Trustees committee is set to meet soon, which means a key hire should be finalized by the weekend. And, in other news, the Lions sent out numerous new recruiting offers on Wednesday. Finally, a former receiver has picked his transfer destination, and the NFL Draft starts tonight.
It’s time to dive into Thursday’s top tweets and headlines about Penn State and college football.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with the Penn State athletic director search.
The university’s subcommittee on Compensation will meet at 9 a.m. Friday. The agenda merely lists that the group will discuss a personnel matter.
It is expected that the topic at hand will be approving a contract for current Boston College athletic director Pat Kraft to take the same job with the Nittany Lions. He is expected to replace Sandy Barbour, who has announced her plans to retire this summer.
Next, we cover recruiting. Penn State sent out numerous new offers on Wednesday. The full list includes the following players:
- Malachi Coleman, a Class of 2023 four-star athlete from Nebraska
- Daniel Coles, a Class of 2024 athlete from Virginia
- Tawaski Abrams, a Class of 2024 four-star receiver from Florida
- Emanuel Ross, a Class of 2024 receiver from Virginia
- Jaelyne Matthews, a Class of 2025 offensive lineman from New Jersey
Also, in semi-recruiting related news, former Lions receiver Daniel George is off to Akron. He’ll transfer into the Zips program to play for former Penn State offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead, who now leads the Mid-American Conference school.
Finally, for this section, the NFL Draft starts tonight. However, only one Penn State product is expected to go off the board in round one: Receiver Jahan Dotson.
Stay tuned, however, because the selection process, which starts at 8 p.m. on ABC, ESPN, and NFL Network, is always full of surprises.
Headlines of the day
Projecting Penn State’s 2022 NFL Draft: Wogenrich, SI
Eight PSU prospects taken in latest ESPN 7-round mock draft: Eckert, BWI
Lions Set for Busy Early and Middle Rounds at NFL Draft: Jones, Statecollege.com
PSU position groups, re-ranked, out of spring practices: Bauer, BWI
Daniel George announces transfer to Akron: Ripchik, Daily Collegian
Will PSU secure a recently-offered lineman’s final official visit?: Pickel, BWI
The NFL Draft starts Thursday. Here’s how to watch former Penn State players and others: Andrews, CDT
Answering five Penn State spring game questions: Eckert, BWI
Greatest Penn State catches: Where does NFL Draft star Jahan Dotson rank?: Bodani, YDR
Quote of the day
“Because Coach Yurcich and Coach Franklin were both quarterbacks, it’s very intriguing to me. I also really like that they’re never trying to negatively recruit. They just stick to how great their place is and aren’t putting down other schools. Some schools do that. I know for me, and probably most kids, it’s not something I love to see. I don’t like seeing other schools put schools down.”
—Class of 2025 quarterback Julian Sayin to BWI on how Penn State is approaching his recruitment.
