Penn State Sports Magazine
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coach and recruiting coordinator. "I know he liked the fans and the atmosphere, but he really liked everything he had to see. I know Adam Breneman hosted him, and he did an excellent job with Paris. He showed him everything, had him meet a bunch of the guys on the team. Paris got a much better feel for Penn State a3er that visit." Palmer wasn't the only four-star Class of 2015 prospect to commit to the Nittany Lions in recent weeks, as Rivals100 cor- nerback Garrett Taylor also announced that he intends to sign with Penn State. Originally committed to Michigan, the Richmond, Va., native backed out of that decision in late October when it became clear that head coach Brady Hoke would most likely be 1red. In November, he took o2cial visits to Ohio State and LSU, saving his trip to Penn State for last. At one point, it looked as though he might not announce his choice until December or January. But he visited on the weekend of the Michigan State game, and by the time he le3 campus, he was committed. "I felt like I had been everywhere I needed to go in terms of the schools that I was looking at," said the 6-1, 188-pound Taylor. "Penn State was the last visit that CLASS OF 2015 COMMITMENTS* NAME POS HT WT HOME SCHOOL Saquon Barkley RB 5-11 190 Whitehall, Pa. Whitehall Ryan Bates OG 6-5 285 Warminster, Pa. Archbishop Wood Manny Bowen LB 6-2 206 Barnegat, N.J. Barnegat Ryan Buchholz DE 6-6 230 Malvern, Pa. Great Valley Kamonte Carter DE 6-4 230 Gaithersburg, Md. Gaithersburg Irvin Charles WR 6-4 207 Haddonfield, N.J. Paul VI Jake Cooper LB 6-2 226 Warminster, Pa. Archbishop Wood Steven Gonzalez OG 6-4 321 Union City, N.J. Union City Jonathan Holland TE 6-3 235 Potomac, Md. Bullis School Sterling Jenkins OT 6-9 308 Pittsburgh, Pa. Baldwin Juwan Johnson WR 6-4 205 Glassboro, N.J. Glassboro Daiquan Kelly LB 6-3 201 Union City, N.J. Union City Jarvis Miller DB 6-1 198 West Suffield, Conn. Suffield Ayron Monroe DB 6-1 195 Washington, D.C. St. John's College Paris Palmer OL 6-8 305 Plymouth, N.C. Lackawanna C.C. Brandon Polk WR 5-9 150 Ashburn, Va. Briar Woods John Reid DB 5-10 175 Philadelphia, Pa. St. Joseph's Andre Robinson RB 5-10 210 Harrisburg, Pa. Bishop McDevitt Tommy Stevens QB 6-3 196 Indianapolis, Ind. Decatur Central Garrett Taylor DB 6-1 188 Richmond, Va. St. Christopher's CLASS OF 2015 HOT LIST Ugo Amadi DB 5-9 182 Nashville, Tenn. John Overton Nick Bowers TE 6-4 244 Kittanning, Pa. Kittanning Tyler Howell OL 6-8 305 El Dorado, Kan. Butler C.C. Shareef Miller DE 6-4 225 Philadelphia, Pa. George Washington John Petrishen Saf. 6-2 197 Pittsburgh, Pa. Central Catholic Austrian Robinson DT 6-4 267 Pawling, N.Y. Trinity Pawling Tim Settle DT 6-2 307 Manassas, Va. Stonewall Jackson Christian Wilkins DT 6-4 295 Suffield, Conn. Suffield Academy * As of Dec. 14