that Rivals gave him the coveted fifth
star. He's now fifth overall in the nation
and the top-ranked cornerback for his
class.
Wade has already earned scholarship
o=ers from 14 schools, a list that includes
Auburn, Michigan, Ohio State, Pitt, Ten-
nessee and West Virginia. His o=er sheet
is expected to grow substantially later this
fall and into the winter. The Nittany Lions
appear to be in his top er visiting in the summer, Clif-
ford and Bockhorst returned to watch the
Nittany Lions take on Rutgers, and the
experience made a big impression on the
three-star lineman.
"It was an awesome visit, top to bottom,"
Bockhorst said. "It was well-run. The re-
cruiting sta= was great. Even when the
rain came, I still had a great time. I think
there are two things that really stand out
to me about Penn State, and one of them
is Coach Franklin. His personality is great.
He's di=erent from other college coaches.
He's really personable. He's really ap-
proachable. You can tell that he's
the
kind of guy you want to play
for. He doesn't have to yell at you
for you to want to play hard for
him.
"Another thing is Coach [Herb]
Hand. I think I'm a pretty intense
person during games, and Coach
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