Coach Bill O'Brien has made quite a few splashes since his hire in January, but none bigger than signing 5 star tight end Adam Breneman out of Cedar Cliff High School (Camp Hill, PA). Breneman hauled in 72 passes for 1,120 yards with 12 touchdowns during his junior season, while earning an invitation to the Under-Armour All American game and the designation of #1 tight end recruit in the country. I was able to sit down with Adam earlier this week for a 10-questions feature:
With Blue-White weekend just a month away, Penn State is gearing up for its first season with Bill O’Brien at the helm. Unfortunately, he’ll be missing a few key playmakers from last season. Here’s a breakdown of players Penn State lost to graduation or the draft.
Acting Penn State athletic director David Joyner spoke to nearly 150 students in 101 Thomas for a little over an hour last night, and surprisingly, nearly fifty of those minutes centered around the coaching search for the late Joe Paterno's successor.
Another week, another big splash in recruiting for new Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien. And this one might be the biggest one yet. Tight end Adam Breneman from Camp Hill, Pa (5 miles from Harrisburg) announced his decision to attend Penn State from the Cedar Cliff High School gymnasium in an event that was open to the public.
Watch out recruiting world. Bill O'Brien is not messing around. Penn State's head coach made that mighty clear yesterday as he secured his first two verbal commitments for the Class of 2013. The first one came in the form of a four star quarterback from Fort Union, Virginia, Christian Hackenberg.
Labeled as the creator of "The Greatest Show In College Football," Guido D'Elia's time at Penn State came on an end on Monday in another housecleaning move by Penn State to transition into the O'Brien era. Mixed reactions greeted the move, but given the constant criticism I've seen Guido take from fans, I wanted to share my own opinion on his time at Penn State as someone who had the opportunity to work with Guido on a number of occasions through my involvement with Paternoville.