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For daily and breaking news updates on Penn State football recruiting, visit bwi.rivals.com. Penn State was asking di6erent ques- tions." Penn State's hot streak, which saw the sta6 add nine new prospects in 29 days, 5nished with the addition of athlete Lon- nie White Jr. on May 7. A native of Coatesville, Pa., White attends Malvern Prep outside of Philadelphia. Listed at 6-2, 210 pounds, he could play a variety of positions in college, although Penn State likes his potential best at wide receiver. A three-sport athlete, he also excels in basketball and baseball. In fact, White was previously committed to play center 5eld for Clemson's baseball pro- gram. He's now expected to play both sports for the Nittany Lions. "I just thought that it felt right," White said. "I really like their coaches and I've been there a few times. I've been to a game, I've been to a camp. All of that was really good. When I was at the game, it just felt right for me. It was electric there. Everything was nice." White picked up an o6er from the Nit- tany Lions on April 15. He primarily spoke with new wide receivers coach Taylor Stubble5eld, as well as cornerbacks coach Terry Smith and Franklin. "Coach Stubblefield is just a really good guy," White said. "You can tell he's a really good coach. He talks to me just about every single day. He would give me advice some days. He's just a great guy. All of their coaches are great. Coach Franklin and Coach Smith were the same." White played wide receiver at Malvern Prep during his sophomore season before switching to quarterback this past year. He picked up his 5rst Power Five scholarship o6er in November from Virginia Tech. Once more schools were able to review his 5lm, he saw Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Maryland and Vanderbilt all o6er in a four-day span at the end of Jan- uary. Tennessee o6ered in the beginning of April, followed by Syracuse, Indiana, Penn State, Michigan State and Michigan. "He's a guy who plays all over the 5eld for this team," said Rivals analyst Adam Friedman. "He does a really good job using his athleticism to his advantage. He has a strong arm, good feet as a quarter- back, but he really does a great job ad-lib- bing and making plays on his own. He has a good feel for the game itself and really distributes the ball well, but he could also play receiver and on the defensive side of the ball. He's a guy who lots of teams will 5gure out where he 5ts in once he gets on campus because he has a skill set that projects to a number of di6erent posi- tions." ■ LATEST COMMITMENTS McGraw (below left) had originally committed to In- diana before changing his mind in early May and announcing for Penn State. White (left) is a versatile athlete who could fit in at wide re- ceiver at PSU. Photos by Ryan Snyder

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