Penn State target pushes back decision date; NCAA could allow unlimited free transfers: Newsstand
Penn State football news, notes, and updates for July 22 include a top target delaying his decision plus a possibly significant change from the NCAA and news about former Nittany Lion Bill Belton.
It’s time to dive into Friday’s top tweets and headlines about the Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start on the recruiting front.
Roanoke, Va., Patrick Taylor High four-star receiver Carmelo Taylor was set to decide on July 25. However, he has pushed his decision date back for the time being. Penn State was a finalist along with South Carolina and Virginia Tech. He took official visits to all three programs.
“Hello everyone, I wanted to let everyone who have been following me, that my commitment date has been pushed back,” Taylor wrote on Twitter. “This is the most important decision of my life, so I want to make sure I’m making the right choice. Thank you all for your patience and understanding.”
A new date has not yet been set.
According to a news release, the NCAA D1 Council has “endorsed a concept that would eliminate the blanket rule prohibiting transferring more than once.”
If approved by the NCAA Board of Directors, the new concept would allow players to transfer for free as many times as they want. Undergraduates can currently only change schools once without having to sit out a season.
In addition to that, transfer windows are likely coming, as well. For football players, one window would open for 45 days after the College Football Playoff field was set. The other would run May 1 through May 15.
Finally, for this section, former Penn State running back Bill Belton is now the head coach at Atco, N.J., Winslow Township High. He was the offensive coordinator last year. The school’s previous coach stepped down in June for personal reasons.
Headlines of the day
If Big Ten didn’t just add lucrative programs like USC but trimmed stragglers, who’d get the boot?: Jones, PennLive
FIRST LOOK: Penn State football’s Lasch Bash visitor list: Snyder, BWI
An NIL Opportunity Prompts Penn State Athletes to Make an Impact: Wogenrich, SI
Penn State guard Myles Dread ‘back’ but no timeline for full return: Bauer, BWI
Plans for $12.8-Million Penn State Field Hockey Stadium Upgrade Move Forward: Rushton, Statecollege.com
Penn State football: Ranking the home games by cheapest to most expensive ticket: Pickel, BWI
Former Penn State football running back Bill Belton tabbed head coach at Winslow Township High School: Engle, Daily Collegian
PSU lands two on Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list: Bauer, BWI
Former Penn State DC Brent Pry explains why he chose to go to Virginia Tech: Saturday Tradition
Quote of the day
“I was really excited,” Ross said. “They just told me that they kept an eye on me from the first time that I met them. I didn’t know how long they were recruiting me for, but obviously, they kept following through with their process, and it was really exciting.”
—2024 receiver Emanuel Ross to BWI regarding his reaction when PSU offered him a scholarship.
