Penn State Sports Magazine
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PENN STATE CLASS OF 2014 COMMITMENTS* NAME POS HT WT HOME SCHOOL Marcus Allen Saf. 6-1 187 Upper Marlboro, Md. Wise Mark Allen RB 5-7 185 Hyattsville, Md. DeMatha Troy Apke WR 6-2 175 Mt. Lebanon, Pa. Mt. Lebanon Tarow Barney** DL 6-1 290 Gainesville, Fla. NW Mississippi C.C. Noah Beh OL 6-5 250 Scranton, Pa. Scranton Prep Brendan Brosnan OL 6-6 274 Park Ridge, Ill. Maine South Jason Cabinda LB 6-2 220 Flemington, N.J. Hunterdon Central Mike Gesicki TE 6-6 215 Manahawkin, N.J. Southern Regional Chris Godwin WR 6-2 192 Middletown, Del. Middletown Michael O'Connor** QB 6-4 226 Bradenton, Fla. IMG Academy Donte Raymond LB 6-0 200 Rahway, N.J. Rahway Troy Reeder LB 6-3 232 Wilmington, Del. Salesianum School Chance Sorrell OT 6-6 263 Middletown, Ohio Middletown Nick Scott Ath. 5-11 180 Fairfax, Va. Fairfax Johnathan Thomas RB 5-11 215 Danvers, Mass. St. John's Prep Lloyd Tubman DE 6-3 228 Louisville, Ky. Seneca DeAndre Thompkins** Ath. 5-11 171 Swansboro, N.C. Swansboro Antoine White** DT 6-1 267 Millville, N.J. Millville DaQuan Worley DB 5-10 175 Coatesville, Pa. Coatesville Chasz Wright** OL 6-7 268 Woodbridge, Va. Milford Academy THE CLASS OF 2014 HOT LIST* NAME POS HT WT HOME SCHOOL Saeed Blacknall WR 6-3 205 Manalapan, N.J. Manalapan K.J. Carta-Samuels QB 6-3 218 San Jose, Calif. Bellarmine Prep Koa Farmer Ath. 6-2 207 Sherman Oaks, Calif. Notre Dame Grant Haley CB 5-10 180 Atlanta, Ga. Lovett Amani Oruwariye CB 6-1 185 Tampa, Fla. Gaither Damian Prince OL 6-5 292 Forestville, Md. Bishop McNamara Trent Sherfield S 6-1 184 Danville, Ill. Danville Lamont Simmons CB 6-2 185 Jacksonville, Fla. Raines Emmanuel Smith S 6-2 202 Murfreesboro, Tenn. Oakland * As of Jan. 19 **Enrolled at Penn State Jan. 13 Franklin aims to finish strong in pursuit of 2014 class A mong the many bold statements that James Franklin made during his introduction was one in which he said confidently that nationally ranked recruiting classes are on their way to Penn State. Maybe not in this cycle, but in the future. "I guarantee you," he said. That doesn't mean he's shuffling the Class of 2014 to the side, though. "There are still some scholarships available," Franklin said, "and we want to make sure we maximize them. " He and the members of his newly established coaching staff have had their GESICKI boots on the ground in high schools across the country. They convinced three new prospects who were committed to Vanderbilt to flip to the Nittany Lions and checked in on some top prospects who were already committed to Penn State. One of the commitments they were looking to solidify was that of tight end Mike Gesicki, whom Franklin visited for a basketball game on Jan. 18. He later visited with the family at their home. As of this writing, Gesicki looked to be the only prospect in limbo. Franklin and his staff were on the trail of some new names, too. Koa Farmer, a 6-foot-2, 207-pound athlete from Sherman Oaks, Calif., who is committed to Cal, picked up a Penn State offer just a couple of days after Franklin