W
ith his promise to dominate recruiting in Pennsylva-
nia, a promise issued several times at his introductory
news conference in January 2014, James Franklin of-
fered a bold vision for the future.
While the rest of college football's heavy hitters would be
looking to the South for their biggest recruits – a practice
that Franklin was able to fully utilize at Vanderbilt – Penn
State was going to
turn its attention
inward. It was go-
ing to unite the
state's high school
coaches behind its
e*orts, and with
their support, top
prospects were going to once again )ock to University Park.
At the same time, the Nittany Lions were also going to priori-
tize nearby states, drawing heavily on the program's history
of success in pulling the best recruits from within a six-hour
radius of campus.
The formula seemed straightforward, at least on the day of
PSU secures its homefront,
and comes away with
a top-notch recruiting class
CLASS
2015
