Penn State Sports Magazine
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F OOT B A LL RE C RU I T I NG mitted player when linebacker Zayd Issah of Harrisburg, Pa., backed away from his decision to attend Penn State, but it also picked up a prospect when Georgia defensive back Kasey Gaines revealed Sept. 19 that he had committed to PSU. While Issah's de-commitment wasn't LB Issah looking elsewhere T Harrisburg prospect reopens recruitment; Georgia DB joins Lions' class BY RYAN SNYDER Blue White Illustrated he Nittany Lions' 2013 recruiting class is still in flux as the football season reaches its midway point. The team lost another verbally com- PENN STATE COMMITMENTS* NAME POS HT WT 40 HOME Brandon Bell Adam Breneman TE 6-5 220 – Camp Hill, Pa. Curtis Cothran Kasey Gaines DE 6-5 225 – Newtown, Pa. completely unexpected – he had previ- ously made it clear that he was wavering – the news isn't all negative for Penn State. That's because the Nittany Lions are still high on his list. "I'm definitely still considering Penn State," Issah said. "If I had to pick a school right now, it would be Penn State. The coaching staff appreciates me being up front about the situation and not really talking to schools behind their back, so they said I'm still their No. 1 guy at outside linebacker and that I still have a scholarship offer." Gaines, meanwhile, may not have re- ceived a lot of offers at the time of his commitment, but defensive coordinator Ted Roof felt that the 5-foot-10, 160- pounder could be a great fit for his ag- gressive secondary. "After talking to Coach Roof, I talked to [Bill] O'Brien and he was just telling me that he's excited, that he likes the direction the team is headed," Gaines said. "We were just talking about the future of the program, where I fit in, stuff like that." Even though he's yet to see a game in Beaver Stadium, Gaines did attend Christian Hackenberg QB 6-4 215 4.84 Fork Union, Va. Brendan Mahon OL 6-5 302 – Randolph, N.J. Andrew Nelson Neiko Robinson Garrett Sickels Jordan Smith OL 6-5 265 – Hershey, Pa. DB 5-11 170 4.51 Bratt, Fla. * As of Sept. 19 SCHOOL LB 6-1 224 4.6 Mays Landing, N.J. Oakcrest Cedar Cliff Council Rock North DB 5-10 160 4.44 Loganville, Ga. Grayson Fork Union Military Academy Randolph Hershey Northview DE 6-4 225 4.7 Little Silver, N.J. Red Bank Regional DB 6-0 180 4.5 Washington, D.C. H.D. Woodson ROAD TRIP Nelson, Sickels and Mahon were among the visi- tors on hand when Penn State opened its sea- son Sept. 1 against Ohio. Tim Owen camp at Penn State this past summer. His performance at camp earned him the offer. After he received it, he began researching Penn State and thinking about what the school could do for him down the road. FOLLOW RECRUITING ONLINE Visit bwi.rivals.com for updated news on PSU's scholarship offers and commitments.