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[Richie O]

Recruiting Rumor Mill: More feedback from loaded recruiting weekend

Four-star Florida State commit Chase Loftin visited Nebraska over the weekend.

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Miami, Rutgers, Syracuse, West Virginia and others are involved but Penn State continues to impress Collier and the message was clear to the 2026 high three-star edge rusher from Philadelphia (Pa.) Neumann-Goretti over the weekend:

The Nittany Lions want him and they won’t stop recruiting him until the answer is yes. Penn State is willing to be patient but the coaches want Collier in its 2026 class.

Penn State is the front-runner for the 2026 three-star cornerback from Massillon (Ohio) Washington especially after his weekend visit to Happy Valley.

Clemons loves the culture at Penn State, the family-type atmosphere and his relationship with position coach Terry Smith. There are others involved across the Big Ten with Clemons but the Nittany Lions are on top.

What really stood out to Boney during his Penn State visit even though the Nittany Lions lost was how open the coaches were believing in their players while also holding them accountable.

That made a big impression on the 2026 three-star defensive end from Washington (D.C.) St. John’s as Penn State, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Washington, Cal and Tennessee have jumped out early in his recruitment.

Being at Penn State over the weekend was the best game-day experience Alston has had yet in his recruitment as his interest in the Nittany Lions remains very strong.

The 2026 three-star running back from Painesville (Ohio) Harvey continues to build that relationship with the staff and they want him to visit a few more times before considering a commitment as USC, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Auburn and Florida are also high on his list.

Iowa State, Michigan State, Penn State, Ohio State and Boston College are showing Akih the most love and while all of those programs have not offered yet there is definitely high interest in those five.

The 2026 running back from Delaware (Ohio) Rutherford B. Hayes was at Penn State over the weekend and the word is it was one of the best visits he’s been on so far because of the environment and because the coaches talked a lot about his tape.

Penn State is doing everything it can to convince the 2026 four-star offensive guard from Mechanicsburg (Pa) Cumberland Valley to stay home and over the weekend Merrill was definitely impressed by the consistency in their approach, how prepared the Nittany Lions were and how they have a high standard across the board.

Merrill says his recruitment remains 100 percent open but Penn State is definitely a key player along with Notre Dame, Ohio State, Alabama, Michigan, Georgia and Clemson.

 

[Biffkin]

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