Penn State hosted close to 50 high school junior football players this past weekend as part of its Junior Day and by the end of the weekend, four players were offered scholarships, according to Scout.com’s Bob Lichtenfels, who also provided a brief description for each recruit.
OT Dorian Johnson
He has as much upside as any lineman in the state of Pennsylvania. There are some coaches who like him more than North Allegheny’s Patrick Kugler, and that is saying something.
LB Zayd Issah
He is arguably the best two-way player in Pennsylvania, and he is still growing into his body. Right now he is an outside linebacker, but if he continues to add mass and fill out, he could be a bigger Aaron Maybin-type guy. Read more...(282 words, estimated 1:08 mins reading time)
Penn State held their junior day over the weekend, and one of the players attending was the nation’s top tight end prospect Adam Breneman. Breneman is not only one of the top tight ends in the country, and he is the nation’s 22nd-ranked player overall according to Rivals.com. In case you didn’t already know, Breneman is also a Pennsylvania native, from Camp Hill.
Breneman and his family were asked to make the trip to Penn State a day early for junior day so Bill O’Brien and his staff could welcome Breneman and have more personal time with the top target in the next recruiting class. Read more...(341 words, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)
Bill O’Brien has finalized his coaching staff for the 2012 season with the hire of Charlie Fisher as quarterbacks coach. Fisher joins the Nittany Lions after one season at Miami of Ohio as passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
“With the hiring of Charlie Fisher as quarterbacks coach, we have completed the Penn State football coaching staff,” O’Brien said in a release. “This is a staff made up of men who care about the mission of Penn State University and being successful on and off the field. It is also a staff of winners, with five staff members that have been a part of national championship teams as assistant coaches. This is a staff that has won many games; some while being a part of the same staff, and is a staff comprised of former head coaches, coordinators and tremendous recruiting experience.” Read more...(319 words, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)
This is an interesting hire by Bill O’Brien as Tim Bream, who has been an athletic trainer with the Chicago Bears for 19 years, is leaving the team to join his alma mater, Penn State. Bream, a native of Gettysburg, Pa., is scheduled to start today according to the Bears.
“I know him through NFL circles and through some people here at Penn State,” Penn State football coach Bill O’Brien, former the offensive coordinator of the Patriots, told pennstate.247sports.com. “He comes highly recommended and we’re really excited about having him on board.” Read more...(127 words, estimated 30 secs reading time)
Take a trip into the Penn State Football weight room and experience the new strength and conditioning program.
We caught up with several Nittany Lions to ask about working with new strength and conditioning coach Craig Fitzgerald. Silas Redd, Mike Mauti, Jordan Hill and Matt McGloin give their thoughts on the new strength and conditioning program.
Good news from the injury front is that Penn State linebacker Michael Mauti says he expects to be near 100% as early as April, and that by the summer, he’ll be ready to go full bore, in pads, on the field.
Mauti was expected to be one of the Lions best players in 2011 until in the first quarter of Penn State’s win over Eastern Michigan on Sept. 24, Mauti was pursuing a play toward the Nittany Lions‘ sideline when his promising season came to a violent stop.
He felt the familiar, sickening pop in his left knee, and he just knew. He had the same feeling in his right knee during preseason practice in 2009. It was a torn ACL then, and it cost him the entire season. Read more...(211 words, estimated 51 secs reading time)