Penn State wrestling is on a recruiting roll: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Jan. 1 include a look at the wrestling team’s latest recruiting success and more.
It’s time to dive into Monday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with wrestling. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s top-ranked team ended 2023 by landing a pair of top targets in the Class of 2025. Wyoming Seminary junior Nate Desmond picked the Nittany Lions on Wednesday night. He is a two-time PIAA state champ who is competing at 120 pounds. He is rolling at prep-level tournaments so far this season. Flo calls him the No. 18 recruit in the Class of 2025. Then, on Friday, Flo’s eighth-ranked Class of 2025 recruit, William Henckel, also picked Penn State. He is No. 6 at 165-pounds in the outlet’s high school wrestling rankings. From Connecticut, he wrestles at New Jersey powerhouse Blair Academy.
“I am beyond excited to announce my commitment to Penn State University,” Henckel wrote on Instragram. “I have been blessed over the years to be supported by family, friends and coaches that believe in me and have gotten me to this point in my career.”
“The Blair upper-middle-weight’s future college weight is still in question, but the current 165-pounder appears like he could has the ability to grow into an upper weight.”
The duo is joined by the nation’s No. 2 Class of 2025 wrestler, PJ Duke, and Pa., natives Dalton Perry and Asher Cunningham in the Lions’ junior verbal commitment group.
Headlines of the day
Penn State’s young CBs eager to ‘move forward’ after rough Peach Bowl without Kalen King, Johnny Dixon: McGonigal, PennLive
How did Penn State’s players perform vs. Ole Miss? PFF Snap Counts & Grades: Snyder, BWI
How Ole Miss Trolled Penn State Before, and During, the Peach Bowl: Ralph, SI
The good and the bad from the Penn State defense in loss to Ole Miss: Carr, BWI
Some Parts of Penn State’s Peach Bowl Loss Don’t Matter. Some of Them Matter a Lot: Jones, Statecollege.com
Looking ahead to Andy Kotelnicki and more of what they’re saying about Penn State after the Peach Bowl: Pickel, BWI
What went wrong with Penn State’s WRs in 2023 and what comes next?: Engle, Daily Collegian
Quote of the day
“There were times where we were there; they were contested throws, and they made a play. I thought our young corners held up decently. But in a game like this, you need to make a play. And we couldn’t make a play to swing the pendulum.”
–PSU corners coach Terry Smith to PennLive about the Lions’ play at the position in the Peach Bowl.
