nia's top 10 players, and all but three of
its signees hailed from within a 350-
mile radius of University Park.
Compact, nice and neat… but ulti-
mately incomplete.
Recruiting is not about quick ;xes; it's
about playing the long game. It's about
building relationships with the high
school coaches upon whom you will in-
evitably have to rely. That's why the ;nal
three commitments in the Class of 2015
are arguably the Nittany Lions' most
important.
Tight end Nick Bowers, safety John
Petrishen and linebacker Kevin Givens
are all three-star prospects from west-
ern Pennsylvania. None were deemed
worthy of a scholarship oed in late Septem-
ber, Penn State quickly extended an o
