Penn State received its fifth commit for 2014 today, and it may be its biggest one yet. The recruit comes in the form of DeAndre Thompkins, a 6-0 170 lb. receiver from Swansboro, North Carolina.
Akeel Lynch had always dreamed of playing for Penn State. After redshirting last season, he finally was able to play in front of a Beaver Stadium crowd at today's Blue-White game.
Blue and White game attendees — and Penn State football players, themselves — were in for quite the surprise today when Bill O’Brien, mic’d up on the field, called an entire drive through Beaver Stadium’s PA system.
Heading into today's Blue-White game, the thought existed that some separation in the quarterback competition between Steven Bench and Tyler Ferguson could be created. After what transpired at Beaver Stadium, that does not appear to be the case, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. The quarterback play itself was far from bad despite the defense (blue) defeating the offense (white 67-47)
Beaver Stadium is the site of Penn State's 15th and final spring practice, affectionately known as the Blue-White, game tomorrow. It is easy and tempting to over-analyze what happens, but with that said, the game does present some interesting story lines that can provide some insight about the 2013 Nittany Lions. Below are five things to keep an eye on.
With the first round of NFL draft coming up in six days, two Penn Staters -- Matt McGloin and Michael Mauti -- have released videos over the last week to make one final statement to potentially interested teams.