The 6-foot, 210 pound Maryland native had 21 offers and chose Penn State among schools like Pitt, Wisconsin, Temple, and others.
With Hackenberg's addition to the Walter Camp Player of the Year watch list, Penn State has seven players on 11 watch lists.
Christian Hackenberg and Akeel Lynch -- who were nominated to the Maxwell Award and Doak Walker Award watch lists, respectively, earlier this month -- are both garnering even more national attention. Hackenberg was named Davey O'Brien Award watch list, which goes to the top quarterback in college football, while Akeel Lynch was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list, presented to the top running back in college football.
If you didn't hear -- or just live under a rock -- Penn State football has decided to revisit an iconic look, taking names off of its football jerseys. The team will sport one of the most traditional jerseys in all of sports, paying tribute to the legends that walked the field before them. However, the decision to remove names will not be universally accepted, as fans everywhere are sure to be split on the the matter.
Penn State football will be returning to its staple "Black Shoes and Basic Blues" mantra this season, as the team announced this morning that it will be removing names from the back of its iconic jerseys.
Hamilton is the latest of many Nittany Lions to see his name on a preseason watch list.