Penn State Sports Magazine
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A P R I L 2 0 2 5 5 5 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M "My family are all big Penn State fans," said McKeogh, On3's No. 278 overall prospect and No. 25 tackle na- tionally. "My uncle moved out there. He's at all the games. … I've been a Penn State fan for as long as I can remember. My cousins all go to Penn State. It's a big deal." Ford, On3's No. 241 prospect and No. 29 defensive end, also grew up watch- ing the Nittany Lions, but that hasn't stopped him from seriously considering Michigan and Ohio State, both of which he'll visit this spring. The Wolverines and Nittany Lions are believed to be his favorites, but the Buckeyes only offered him in February. A strong visit to Co- lumbus could make this a tight battle between Big Ten blue bloods. A week after Ford and McKeogh visit, Penn State is set to host St. Joseph's Prep defensive tackle Alex Haskell on April 18. A three-star prospect, the 6-4, 265-pound Haskell has made it clear he plans to commit at some point this spring. Duke, Syracuse and Michigan will all host him before he returns to State College, but the Nittany Lions are considered the team to beat for On3's No. 45 interior defensive lineman na- tionally. The guest list for the Blue-White Game is still taking shape, but a few no- table prospects have already said they plan to attend, including New Jersey defensive end Luke Wafle. Ranked by On3 as the nation's No. 5 edge rusher and No. 19 overall prospect, Wafle is the younger brother of defen- sive tackle Owen Wafle, who transferred to Penn State in January after spending his freshman year at Michigan. The 6-5, 245-pound prospect visited North Car- olina, Ohio State and Tennessee earlier this month. He's expected to also visit Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and USC before returning to State College. "They want to play together," said the Wafle brothers' father, David. "They had only one year together [in high school], and I think they also fuel each other. Luke has told me in the past about how Owen pushed him through some stuff when he was a freshman on that team. Luke feels like he encourages Owen as well. They're close brothers who would like to play with each other." Linebacker Terry Wiggins of Coates- ville, Pa., and wide receiver Davion Brown of Richmond, Va., are also ex- pected to visit for the spring game. Wiggins, who's listed at 6-3, 205 pounds, has emerged as one of assis- tant coach Dan Connor's top linebacker targets in the region. Syracuse appears to be Penn State's main competitor for the three-star prospect, who is listed by On3 at No. 40 among linebackers. Brown, who stands 6-1, 200 pounds, has narrowed his list down to Duke, Georgia, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State and Virginia Tech. He plans to visit all those schools before returning to State College. The three- star prospect, listed by On 3 at No. 66 among receivers, also has an official visit set with PSU for June 6-8. ■ C L A S S O F 2 0 2 6 C O M M I T M E N T S * Name Pos Ht Wt On3 Rating* Home School Kevin Brown IOL 6-5 260 HHHH Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg Troy Huhn QB 6-4 205 HHH San Marcos, Calif. Mission Hills Daniel Jennings DE 6-2 225 HHHH Princeton, W.Va. Princeton Senior Lavar Keys WR 5-10 165 HHH Hyattsville, Md. DeMatha Catholic Messiah Mickens RB 5-10 210 HHHH Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg Julian Peterson CB 6-2 180 HHH Atco, N.J. Winslow Township Jahsiear Rogers WR 5-10 170 HHHH Bear, Del. Appoquinimink Matt Seig S 6-0 170 HHH McDonald, Pa. Fort Cherry C L A S S O F 2 0 2 7 C O M M I T M E N T S * Name Pos Ht Wt On3 Rating* Home School Kemon Spell RB 5-10 195 HHHH McKeesport, Pa. McKeesport Layton von Brandt IOL 6-5 255 HHHH Middletown, Del. Appoquinmink * As of March 20 Four-star defensive end Luke Wafle is the brother of Owen Wafle, a redshirt freshman defensive tackle who transferred to Penn State in January after spending his freshman season at Michigan. PHOTO COURTESY ON3