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Penn State Recruiting Takes a Hit | Roster Update and Weight Changes: BWI Live

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Normally, Tuesdays on the BWI Live show are reserved primarily for discussions about the current Penn State football team, while the Thursday show focuses on recruiting. However, the Nittany Lions lost four top recruiting targets between Wednesday and Friday of last week. This recruiting news sparked a frenzy of panic among Penn State fans to the point that even reporter Nate Bauer wrote about it on Friday.

So, today, we’ll discuss the bigger implications of Penn State’s loss of Khary Adams, Joey O’Brien, Greyson McKeogh, and Luke Wafle to its top rivals. We’ll discuss the emotional impact, the logical next steps, and what the big picture means for the team’s ability to compete at the highest levels of the sport, given the influence of NIL on recruiting.

Join the show today at 10 a.m. on YouTube to discuss this, plus the latest roster update from the team and your questions! We’ll be opening the live chat for discussion from fans throughout the show.

Gang Green sets in for Penn State recruiting

Three of the four players mentioned earlier all chose Notre Dame over Penn State. Meanwhile, Wafle chose USC over Ohio State in a bidding war that reportedly eclipsed 2 million dollars in NIL money. We’ll address each individual recruiting situation and then consider them as part of a larger picture. Can Penn State’s current model of retention withstand the new economy of recruiting? Will the program be cut off from top talent each cycle? Bauer and recruiting reporter Sean Fitz will dive deep into the topic to give Penn State fans a much-needed perspective on the topic.

Penn State roster update and long-term weight changes

In team-specific news, Penn State released its latest roster update, with Jabree Coleman joining the program this week. With it came updated weights for the program’s athletes. We’ve tracked the progress of each player since January, and today, we’ll reveal the biggest weight gainers and losers this offseason.

What context should fans take from this? We’ll discuss players who are transforming their bodies and which players may be falling behind for one reason or another.

Nickel corner battle hinges on fall camp

We also talked to Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles this month. What did he say about his defense, and what he expects from the team this year? Bauer spoke to Knowles in an exclusive one-on-one interview recently, and he’ll preview that conversation on today’s show.

In a separate conversation, Knowles discussed his nickel position in depth with BWI. We’ll discuss the big takeaways from that conversation and what they mean for the team’s defense this fall.

Finally, despite the earlier recruiting focus on the show, there’s more recruiting news to discuss this week. We’ll wrap up the show with Fitz’s recruiting update, discussing the news from this past weekend and the decisions looming on the horizon for the Penn State Class of 2026.

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