Penn State recruiting visitors for April 2: BWI Daily
Every Friday, the BWI Daily Edition looks at the key visitors on the weekend for Penn State recruiting. This week, recruiting insider Ryan Snyder joins the show to break down the names to know for April 1-3. He and host Thomas Frank Carr also discuss the receiver group for the Class of 2023 and the players who made their way to Happy Valley over the last week as well.
Penn State prospect names to know for this weekend
Snyder starts the show by discussing the players making their way to Happy Valley over the coming weekend, comprised chiefly of standouts in the Class of 2024. The first name he brings up is offensive line prospect Kyle Altuner. Last weekend, the Good Counsel offensive lineman was a standout at the Under Armour camp in Baltimore and now visits the Nittany Lions a week later. Snyder explains what he saw at the camp and his strengths as a prospect.
The next important player in the group is Mekhai White, a 6-3 receiver from King George, VA. Once again, White is a player that stood out at the Baltimore camp and has multiple offers from schools in the region. So, where does he stand with the Nittany Lions? Snyder explains that and the other schools vying for his services.
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After discussing several other prospects in the Class of ’24, Snyder brings up two names for the weekend that will be significant factors in the Class of 2025. Check out the video to hear who they are.
Finally, T-Frank wants to get Snyder’s perspective on how spring practice plays into recruiting at this time of the year. Snyder explains that it’s not just the on-field work that is important but also the meetings for prospective players.
Reactions from prospects visiting this week
Next, they move on to the players that visited Penn State this previous week and Snyder’s conversations with them. T-Frank starts with Texas wide receiver Kyle Parker, who has an interesting and unique recruiting story with the Nittany Lions.
From there, they transition from Parker to offensive lineman Amir Herring, a four-star prospect from Michigan and a part of the On300. Penn State already has four offensive linemen, so why are they still courting Herring? Snyder explains.
Finally, they discuss the wide receiver board. That’s because four-star receiver and in-state product Rodney Gallagher announced that he would visit the school on April 30th. How important is that visit? Snyder says it’s not about the visit to Penn State but the visits to other schools that will shape Gallagher’s recruitment. T-Frank and Snyder then discuss Gallagher’s importance to the Class of 2023 and the receiver board this cycle.
Lastly, they preview the month ahead and what happens when the NCAA calendar flips from the quiet period into the evaluation period in the middle of the month.
