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N O V E M B E R 1 5 , 2 0 1 4 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M 11 Penn State's list of recruiting visitors for Saturday's game against Temple was smaller than most this season, but there were still multiple Class of 2016 and '17 prospects in attendance who have poten- tial to earn an oBer down the road. One of those players is Owings Mills, Md., defensive back Eric Burrell. The four-star from McDonogh is yet to pick up an oBer from PSU, but he has earned 6ve already, including Boston College, Duke, Old Dominion, Virginia and Vir- ginia Tech. The 5-foot-10, 173-pounder could play multiple positions in college, but defensive backs coach Terry Smith projects him as a safety. Rivals.com cur- rently ranks Burrell as the 15th-best safety in the nation and 12th-ranked prospect in Maryland. He's also a member of the Ri- vals250, coming in at No. 203 overall. Class of 2017 oBensive lineman Jordan McNair, Burrell's teammate at Mc- Donogh, also made his way to State Col- lege as well. He's only a sophomore, but the 6-foot-4, 276-pounder has already earned two scholarship oBers from Maryland and Ohio State. He's currently unranked by Rivals.com, but he'll most likely be a four-star prospect once the Class of 2017 rankings are released next summer. McNair isn't the only bona 6de Division I oBensive line prospect currently at Mc- Donogh, as Class of 2018 tackle P.J. Mustipher also made the trip with his teammates. If the last name sounds fa- miliar, that's because he's the younger brother of Class of 2014 four-star prospect and current Notre Dame fresh- man oBensive lineman Sam Mustipher. While he's just getting his recruitment under way, there are some in the Mary- land area that believe the younger Mustipher could be even better than his brother, making him a prospect for Nit- tany Lion fans to keep an eye on over the next few years. Someone else to remember is Colin Castagna. Originally a Class of 2014 prospect from Barrington, Ill., Castagna was oBered the opportunity to walk on at Vanderbilt before James Franklin and his staB made the move to Penn State. That opportunity carried over to Penn State when the staB was hired, but because he was unfamiliar with both the football program and the school, Castagna chose to stay close to home and attend Loyola College in Chicago as a regular student. A5er having second thoughts, however, Castagna got back in touch with Penn State in September and is now set to en- roll this January. He will play linebacker for the Nittany Lions and will begin training with the team in the spring se- mester. R E C R U I T I N G R Y A N S N Y D E R | B L U E W H I T E I L L U S T R A T E D Four-star DB visits PSU

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