Penn State Sports Magazine
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R y A N S N y D E R | B L U E W H I T E I L L U S T R A T E D O C T O B E R 1 9 , 2 0 1 6 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M 14 Penn State will host one of its top tar- gets along the offensive line this coming weekend in Blaine Scott of Portsmouth, Ohio. A three-star prospect in the Class of 2018, Scott picked up an offer from the Nittany Lion coaching staff this summer, then visited in August to watch practice. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound offensive guard leA town that day with a good un- derstanding of both the campus and the coaching staff, and now his relationship with head coach James Franklin and of- fensive line coach Matt Limegrover has only strengthened. "Ever since Sept. 1, it's been really busy for me and all the 2018 prospects," Scott said. "Penn State is one of a few schools that have been in touch with me a lot. I've been speaking with Coach Limegrover, Coach Franklin and [assis- tant recruiting coordinator Mike] Villa- grana. We mainly just message each other a few times a week. Coach Franklin usually wishes me good luck before games and things like that, and then I'll call him once or twice a month. "Coach Franklin is a real down-to- earth person, but really, all of their coaches are great people. When I was up there for my visit, it was easy to see how much of a people person Coach Franklin is. I remember him picking up two stu- dents on the golf cart. I believe they were just moving in or something like that. He always takes time to talk to everyone and Ohio lineman part of PSU's big recruiting weekend R E C R U I T I N G A N T I C I P A T E D V I S I T O R S * O C T . 2 2 VERBALLY COMMITTED PROSPECTS NAME POS RATING HOME SCHOOL CLASS VISIT TYPE Damion Barber DE ★★★ Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg 2017 Unofficial D.J. Brown DB ★★★ Fairburn, Ga. Creekside 2017 Unofficial Brelin Faison-Walden LB ★★★★ Greensboro, N.C. Grimsley 2017 Official Brailyn Franklin LB ★★★ Haymarket, Va. Battlefield 2017 Official Mac Hippenhammer WR ★★★ Fort Wayne, Ind. Snider 2017 Unofficial Yetur Matos DE ★★★★ Fredericksburg, Va. Chancellor 2017 Official Mike Miranda OL ★★★ Stow, Ohio Munroe Falls 2017 Unofficial Dylan Rivers LB ★★★ Stephens City, Va. Sherando 2017 Unofficial Cameron Sullivan-Brown WR ★★★ Laurel, Md. St. Vincent Pallotti 2017 Unofficial Micah Parsons DE/LB ★★★★ Harrisburg, Pa. Central Dauphin 2018 – Justin Shorter WR ★★★★ Monmouth Junction, N.J. South Brunswick 2018 – HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS Jaylen Harris WR ★★★★ Cleveland Heights, Ohio Cleveland Heights 2017 Official Anthony McFarland RB ★★★★ Hyattsville, Md. DeMatha 2017 Official Tariq Castro-Fields DB ★★★★ Upper Marlboro, Md. Riverdale Baptist 2017 Unofficial DeWayne Murray RB ★★★ Munhall, Pa. Steel Valley 2017 Unofficial Geno Stone Saf. – New Castle, Pa. New Castle 2017 Unofficial Darius Wise RB – Beaver, Pa. Beaver Area 2017 Unofficial HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS Dallas Gant LB ★★★★ Toledo, Ohio St. John's 2018 – Aeneas Hawkins DT – Cincinnati, Ohio Moeller 2018 – Dax Hollifield LB ★★★★ Shelby, N.C. Shelby 2018 – Marcus Hooker Ath. ★★★★ New Castle, Pa. New Castle 2018 – Jesse Luketa Ath. ★★★ Erie, Pa. Mercyhurst Prep 2018 – Jornell Manns Ath. – Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield 2018 – Elijah McAllister TE ★★★ Rumson, N.J. Fair Haven 2018 – John Morgan DE ★★★ Hyattsville, Md. DeMatha 2018 – Jasiah Provillon WR ★★★★ Irvington, N.J. Irvington 2018 – Kwantel Raines DB ★★★★ Aliquippa, Pa. Aliquippa 2018 – Alex Reigelsperger DE ★★★ Huber Heights, Ohio Wayne 2018 – Jeremy Ruckert TE ★★★★ Lindenhurst, N.Y. Lindenhurst Senior 2018 – Blaine Scott OL ★★★ Portsmouth, Ohio Sciotoville East 2018 – Ricky Slade RB ★★★★ Woodbridge, Va. C.D. Hylton 2018 – Tyreke Smith Ath. – University Heights, Ohio Cleveland Heights 2018 – HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES Nyquee Hawkins WR – Orange, N.J. Orange 2019 – Shane Lee LB – Washington, D.C. St. John's College High 2019 – • As of Oct. 18