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CB Oliver Bridges 6-1 170 ★★★ Potomac, Md. Bullis School Jaeden Gould 6-2 190 ★★★★ Oradell, N.J. Bergen Catholic Julian Humphrey 6-0 175 ★★★★ Houston, Texas Clear Lake Keenan Nelson Jr. 6-0 200 ★★★★ Philadelphia, Pa. St. Joseph's Ryan Turner 6-0 185 ★★★ Miramar, Fla. Chaminade Madonna Safety Mumu Bin-Wahad 5-11 180 ★★★ Loganville, Ga. Grayson Sherrod Covil 6-0 188 ★★★ Chesapeake, Va. Oscar Smith Keon Sabb 6-2 195 ★★★★ Glassboro, N.J. IMG Academy (Fla.) K.J. Winston 6-2 190 ★★★ Hyattsville, Md. DeMatha * As of April 25 S A F E T Y | PSU to welcome prospects as NCAA approves visits T he NCAA's Division I Council an- nounced on April 15 that the recruit- ing dead period that has been in place since March 2020 will come to an end on June 1. The dead period, which re- stricted all in-person contact but still allowed communication electronically, had been in effect for all Division I sports. "We are delighted to announce that as of June 1, all sports will return to their normal recruiting calendars," said M. Grace Calhoun, athletic director at Penn- sylvania and the Division I Council chair. "We want to thank all prospective stu- dent-athletes, their families, coaches and current student-athletes for their pa- tience as we determined the best way to move forward safely with recruiting in Division I." The NCAA's decision assures that Penn State will be able to go forward with all of the o6cial visits that James Franklin and his sta5 have scheduled in recent months. The count was approaching three dozen as of mid-April, with those visits taking place over a four-week span in June. The NCAA also announced that there will be no changes to the recruiting calendar. That means the regularly scheduled midsummer dead period, which runs from June 28 to July 24, will still be in e5ect. There had been speculation that the July dead period would be shortened from four weeks to two, but it's believed that the American Football Coaches Associa- tion, which represents the majority of Di- vision I coaches, preferred that the schedule stay the same. Because of that, prospects will have 34 days – 27 in June and seven in July – to 4t in as many visits as possible before the 2021 football sea- son. August is also a dead period so that teams can focus on preseason practice rather than hosting prospects. The impending end of the current dead period also means that Penn State will be able to host its annual athletic camps in all sports. As of mid-April, there were six foot- ball camps scheduled for June and two more in July. Football camps will begin June 5 with Elite Showcase I, which is open to everyone but should also feature a handful of Division I prospects for the staff to get a good look at. Franklin and his staff also have two Underclassmen Showcases scheduled for June 27 and July 25. Their annual 7on Passing Camp & Big Man Challenge will take place June 25. The NCAA has also made two notable changes pertaining to evaluations. Unlike in previous years, when a player had to at- tend a camp to work out for the sta5, prospects will be able to do that in June and July if they're on campus for an un- o6cial visit, meaning the trip isn't paid for by the athletic program. These evalu- ations can only be used with Class of 2022 prospects, not underclassmen, who will still have to attend a camp. The other change is that, come fall, coaches will be allowed to hit the road to scout for a total of 56 days between September and No- vember. Normally, they are limited to 42 days. ■ For daily and breaking news updates on Penn State football recruiting, visit bwi.rivals.com. C O R N E R B A C K

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