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NittanyLion99 said:
Safety Marcus Neal from Ames
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BREAKING: Iowa State transfer Safety Marcus Neal Jr. has Committed to Penn State! I broke down every aspect of Neal’s film so you know what PSU is getting from their new Safety Watch:
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Landon Tengwall puts a lot of work into his productions. I believe he will be THE media go-to guy for PSU sports in a short time. He's personable, analytical, hard-working, and his content includes multimedia to support his discussions. Competing PSU podcasters IMO are typically just faces of people (some who appear to have just just gotten out of bed) who sit behind big mics while offering nothing that we didn't already know. But very nice people, I'm sure.
 
bdroc said:
What's the current tally? We lost 34 and picked up 3?
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So, I guess we can dump all this into a spreadsheet, assign all players a grade (or star) based on actual performance. Then sort by position room (WR, LB, OT, etc.), then see where things stand pre-portal and post-portal.
I'm expecting Campbell will have an ISU-type of program bolstered by PSU talent and not a Franklin-style PSU team with added ISU talent. It will be interesting.
 
LudicrousSpeedGO! said:
So like the majority of teams? The portal just opened. Lots of players visiting state college as we type. This is how the process works when 1/3 of D1 players are in the portal now.
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Yes but most of the kids in the portal are looking to move up. Relatively few are star performers at top 10 schools.
 
Bison13 said:
He’s a bigger version of Reynolds. A little better blocker but a tad slower. A slight upgrade overall
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Reynolds is a very big loss, IMO. He’s a Geisicki type athlete with the potential to become a complete “ Tyler Warren” type TE. —-He’ll likely follow Howle and Franklin to VT.
The kid from ISU looks good, and has potential. Hopefully develops a little more.
 
Quick look at available players that might be of interest:

RB Jaheim White, WVU, from York, PA, 90 rating
OL Simmons, James Madison, 89 rating
LB Biles, Pitt, 94 rating
DB Williams, ISU, 95 rating
DB Lee, Pitt 93 rating
DB Cooper, ISU, 92 rating
 
27Pellis said:
Reynolds is a very big loss, IMO. He’s a Geisicki type athlete with the potential to become a complete “ Tyler Warren” type TE. —-He’ll likely follow Howle and Franklin to VT.
The kid from ISU looks good, and has potential. Hopefully develops a little more.
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The ISU TE could be an upgrade if he can block better than Reynolds, but with Rapp looking like an NFL TE this time next year and Brahmer only having 1 year of eligibility going with them in 2026 will make TE a very high priority for the 2027 portal. Hope that Campbell can bring in a great 2027 high school class to back fill some of the positions weak on young talent.
 
bdroc said:
Yes but most of the kids in the portal are looking to move up. Relatively few are star performers at top 10 schools.
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Many will be star performers though. The majority of all players in the semifinals are transfers. The game has absolutely changed very rapidly. We have to moneyball it now if we want to maximize our NIL.
 
GregInPitt said:
The ISU TE could be an upgrade if he can block better than Reynolds, but with Rapp looking like an NFL TE this time next year and Brahmer only having 1 year of eligibility going with them in 2026 will make TE a very high priority for the 2027 portal. Hope that Campbell can bring in a great 2027 high school class to back fill some of the positions weak on young talent.
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Yep, he can definitely block better than Reynolds, But I’ll definitely miss the athleticism
 
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