Penn State set to host Transfer Portal wide receiver for official visit
Penn State is set to get a wide receiver target in the Transfer Portal on campus for an official visit this weekend. The Nittany Lions have tapped a familiar name for the second weekend of visits since the portal opened to the masses on Dec. 4.
Former Miami wide receiver Colbie Young is currently at Georgia for a visit. Following his time in Athens, he’ll head north to Penn State to check out the Nittany Lions. Young has been on campus a few times dating back to his tenure at Lackawanna College. Penn State was involved with Young the first time around before he took the Hurricanes up on their offer and bypassed his second year at Lackawanna.
The 6-foot-5, 215-pound Young played two seasons in Coral Gables and he was the third-leading receiver in a productive room in 2023. He hauled in 47 passes for 563 yards and five touchdowns last season, on the heels of a 32-catch, 367-yard, five-touchdown first year for the Hurricanes. He also played his freshman year at Lackawanna, so he’ll have one year left to play at his next stop.
Georgia and Wisconsin, where former Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke has committed to play next season, are among the programs on Young’s short list in addition to the Nittany Lions.
Penn State hosted Young twice in 2022 when he was considered a Class of 2023 prospect. He was on campus in March for a spring practice and returned in April for the Blue-White Game. Young was expected to camp that summer, but instead opted to visit schools that would allow him to enroll for the 2022 season. He took official visits to Miami, Pittsburgh and Tennessee and committed to the Hurricanes from there.
Track Penn State transfer portal activity
The NCAA transfer portal database is private. But Blue-White Illustrated and the On3 Network have you covered from start to finish when it comes to tracking Penn State player movement.
Our well-established network of reporters and contacts across college athletics keeps you up to speed in several ways. We have articles written about players as they enter and exit the transfer portal or find their new destination, a dedicated transfer portal Twitter account, and the On3 Transfer Portal wire.
The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking, and original On3 Consensus recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image, and likeness).
While the transfer portal officially opens for business on Dec. 4 for undergraduate players, grad transfers can enter it at any time. This specific transfer portal window runs through Jan. 2, 2024. It is important to note that a player does not need to make his decision by the deadline. Undergrads do, however, have to declare their intent to enter the portal by then. When they pick their next school or decide to return to their current one after that is up to them. A second transfer portal window will run April 15-30.
