North Carolina, Ohio State and Tennessee,
to name a few.
The recent visit wasn't Slade's first
trip to Penn State. He and his father were
on hand last April for the Blue-White
Game and were impressed with what
they saw.
"We both really liked the atmosphere
inside the stadium," Ricky Slade Sr. said.
"For a spring game, I think they had some-
where around 80,000 fans show up. I just
remember that it was a ridiculous number
for a scrimmage. They have great support
from their fans. We liked everything we
saw, but we still have a lot more that we
need to see."
Because he's still a sophomore at C.D.
Hylton, Slade won't be able to regularly
speak with any college coaches until Sep-
tember. That's one reason why he was
eager to visit again.
While it's always good to get top un-
derclassmen on campus when possible,
Penn State has been putting most of its
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