that Penn State was one of a few schools
he was still considering for his :nal visit,
along with Auburn, Oregon and Texas. As
of mid-January, Ohio State and USC were
the favorites.
T.J. JONES
SCHOOLS Penn State, Miami, Missis-
sippi State
THE LATEST Jones earned an oer wideouts
Emery Simmons and John Dunmore
committed to the Nittany Lions. Those
conversations became more frequent
a>er Simmons backed out of his commit-
ment and signed with North Carolina in
December. Jones does have to :nish
strong academically, but he is on pace to
qualify. That's good news for PSU, as he's
already set an o=cial visit to University
Park on the weekend of Jan. 25-27. As of
early January, he was also planning to
visit Miami. It was unclear how David
Corley's departure might impact Jones.
DEVONTA LEE
SCHOOLS Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, LSU, Texas A&M
THE LATEST Penn State extended an
oh
and :nal visit. Will Penn State's o
