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| Site News: A Move for the Future |
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 Judging by the emails and private messages we have received over the past day or so, many PSU Playbook readers have heard the news that we are about to open the next chapter of PSU Playbook, bringing it to an unprecedented level of Penn State coverage. First off, thank you for all the notes and well-wishes - we're excited to see all the enthusiasm from fans. We are excited and proud to announce that PSU Playbook will be joining forces with some of the best names in PSU news and coverage to continue pioneering PSU coverage for the Nittany Nation.
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| Recruiting Report: Knowledge is Power...and Speed! |
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 They say "speed kills" and if it's true Penn State is assembling one heck of a deadly recruiting class. This time the Lions have added Knowledge Timmons, a 5'10", 174 lb., 4.35/40 athlete from York (William Penn), PA who just committed to Penn State this afternoon. Our own Tom McLaughlin was in attendance of Knowledge's press conference where he picked the Nitts.
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| My Opinion: Class Recruiting Class...Again |
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 by Mark Harrington
Take a moment and think back to this time last year. There was a buzz in the air with the Class of 2008 that they were going to be a unique, special class. Not so much because of their talent, sure you had national 'blue chips' in the class like Dan Connor, Greg Harrison and at the last minute, Anthony Morelli, but more because of the comradery and maturity of the young men. Greg committed in April and immediately stepped up to help recruit players with his future teammates like Dan Connor, Wyatt Bowman and Mark Rubin. Well, we may have thought that this was a rare class, but it seems that the Class of 2009 is picking up where the Class of 2008 left off and is using a similar style and approach to attract talent.
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| Recruiting Report: Derrick Williams Picks Penn State! |
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There is nothing like a little hype and anticipation to stir up the Nittany Nation and nothing serves as a bigger stirring spoon than football recruiting. In recent years we've seen it with prospects like Dan Connor, Chad Henne, Anthony Morelli, Jordan Steffy and Justin King. These guys are just a few of the blue chips who have put us in similar situations; collectively holding our breaths until the hat or jersey is put on. This time the eyes of Dear Old State were focused on Derrick Williams, the 6’0”, 189 lb., 4.31/40 wide receiver from Greenbelt (Eleanor Roosevelt HS), MD who in the end selected the Nittany Lions because he was looking for "honesty, loyalty, trustworthiness and a man who has character."
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| Outside the Valley Bowl Edition |
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 Bowl season is upon us and since we cannot watch our beloved Lions yet again let's enjoy some Outside the Valley football as we pick the winners of 10 bowl games. Each bowl game will be one game with the championship game counting as two. Your regular season record will be combined and we will come up with one winner who will receive the prize. Read on for final regular season standings.
Oregon State vs. Notre Dame
Ohio State vs. Oklahoma
Boise State vs. Louisville
Miami vs. Florida
Georgia vs. Wisconsin
Florida State vs. West Virginia
LSU vs. Iowa
Texas vs. Michigan
Utah vs. Pitt
Auburn vs. Virginia Tech
The bonus ball USC vs. Oklahoma
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| Inside the Huddle: Tackling Topics with Justin Kurpeikis |
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 by Mark Harrington
We recently went one-on-one with former Nittany Lion defensive standout Justin Kurpeikis. A native of Allison Park, PA, Justin is currently playing professionally with the New England Patriots and is enjoying his time with the northern squad. Justin, a former All-Big Ten Second Team selection tackled a variety of topics with us from his thoughts on the pros to his thoughts on Penn State, including his former head coach Joe Paterno.
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| Recruiting Report: Class of 2009 Members Honored |
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As of this point, every Pennsylvania member of Penn State's Class of 2009 who has committed this recruiting season has been honored as a Pennsylvania AAAA First Team All-State selection. The PA All-State honorees who have pledged to the Nittany Lions so far are Kevin Kelly (K), Steve Quinn (LB), Justin King (DB) and Sean Lee (DB).
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| Recruiting Report: Lions Land NJ DB |
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 The recruiting flood gates are still wide open for the Nitts who earlier this week received their forth commitment in so many days. This time the Lions got the nod from Anthony Scirrotto, a 6'1", 185 lb., 4.40/40 defensive back from Westville (West Deptford), NJ.
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| Recruiting Report: Sean Lee Picks Penn State |
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When it rains, it pours and the Lions are certainly enjoying the recruiting monsoon they have been in lately! The Nitts have reportedly picked up yet another star Pennsylvania prospect in Sean Lee, a 6'3", 217 lb., 4.55/40 running back/defensive back from Pittsburgh (Upper St. Clair), PA. Sean carried 120 times for 886 yards, a 7.3 yards per carry average, and has scored 16 touchdowns this past season.
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| Recruiting Report: CT DB Joins Class of 2009 |
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When it rains, it pours! Such is the case with Penn State getting two back-to-back commitments, first with James McDonald and now with Willie Harriott, a 5’10” 180 lb., 4.4/40 cornerback from New Haven (Hyde Leadership HS), CT. The Nittany Lions were the first to host the shutdown cornerback prospect and were battling Virginia Tech, Connecticut and Syracuse for Willie's services in the secondary in coming years.
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