Happy Valley Insider - Penn State flips Duke linebacker commit Cameron Smith
Penn State has added another commitment to their 2025 recruiting cycle in St. Joe's Prep LB target Cameron Smith.
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We did but we respect his second decision more. Manny Diaz is probably not as respectful of it.So we didn’t respect his decision 🤷🏿♂️
Did one former player's unexpected and abrupt departure play a role in flipping a recruit to take advantage of that opening?![]()
Happy Valley Insider - Penn State flips Duke linebacker commit Cameron Smith
Penn State has added another commitment to their 2025 recruiting cycle in St. Joe's Prep LB target Cameron Smith.pennstate.rivals.com
No they started upping their pursuit of Smith once they lost McClary to Rutgers.Did one former player's unexpected and abrupt departure play a role in flipping a recruit to take advantage of that opening?
We just lost a promising young LB in Keys to a very serious but still unspecified allegation. Perhaps Cam Smith can step up and take advantage of that opportunity.
I believe he's from St. Joe's Prep so hopefully that can be of some tangential benefit down the road....
No. Psu had been trying to flip smith before keys left.Did one former player's unexpected and abrupt departure play a role in flipping a recruit to take advantage of that opening?
We just lost a promising young LB in Keys to a very serious but still unspecified allegation. Perhaps Cam Smith can step up and take advantage of that opportunity.
I believe he's from St. Joe's Prep so hopefully that can be of some tangential benefit down the road....
So we didn’t respect his decision 🤷🏿♂️
Or he just loves the portal--maybe bothThis was another very solid get and continues to solidify the strong class. Off-topic, but as I’m looking at recruiting ratings on 247 I noticed that Colorado os ranked 87 nationally and dead last in the big 12. Perhaps the Sanders experiment isn’t working out well!
Did one former player's unexpected and abrupt departure play a role in flipping a recruit to take advantage of that opening?
We just lost a promising young LB in Keys to a very serious but still unspecified allegation. Perhaps Cam Smith can step up and take advantage of that opportunity.
I believe he's from St. Joe's Prep so hopefully that can be of some tangential benefit down the road....
Doesn't he get his key guys via portal? Nevertheless, if he doesn't improve over the next 2-3 years he gone.This was another very solid get and continues to solidify the strong class. Off-topic, but as I’m looking at recruiting ratings on 247 I noticed that Colorado os ranked 87 nationally and dead last in the big 12. Perhaps the Sanders experiment isn’t working out well!
He's listed as an athlete and I also wonder at 6'0" if he is better suited for safety. Don't know how fast he is.His speed to the ball is very impressive. He isn't very big. I wonder if he could line up at safety?
He long jumped 21'9" last spring.
6'0, 200 lbs is good Safety size.He's listed as an athlete and I also wonder at 6'0" if he is better suited for safety. Don't know how fast he is.
For '25 we have Burnett and Tatsch at LB. Also, I believe Arrington Jr will be a LB. All at 6'2" or taller.
6'0, 200 lbs is good Safety size
The portal works well to plug holes, but I am doubtful it can be used to build an entire team, especially for a program like CU. Sanders may be having difficulty convincing recruits or their families that he is loyal and will commit the time to develop a young athlete when he has a history of cutting most of the squad the previous year.Or he just loves the portal--maybe both
I think he just disagrees that you cany build a team from the portal. I agree with your take but I believe Sanders would rather wait and see who works out then try to take them. Not saying it's smart just how I think his mind works.The portal works well to plug holes, but I am doubtful it can be used to build an entire team, especially for a program like CU. Sanders may be having difficulty convincing recruits or their families that he is loyal and will commit the time to develop a young athlete when he has a history of cutting most of the squad the previous year.
You could be right.He will be a linebacker. He has another year of high school. He will be 225 when he comes through the tunnel.
Sanders is also at Colorado. Has anyone won there recently using any plan? How did your plan work for the previous coach? Sanders has a different approach. He is going big on the portal. He had zero at home recruit visits since he has been there.The portal works well to plug holes, but I am doubtful it can be used to build an entire team, especially for a program like CU. Sanders may be having difficulty convincing recruits or their families that he is loyal and will commit the time to develop a young athlete when he has a history of cutting most of the squad the previous year.
Sanders is also at Colorado
This. They are cashing in. That is all. He'll show the same loyalty to Colorado that he did to the last school that he left and took any good players with him.I believe he's there only for Shedur. Hasn't he been a coach or volunteer at every stop he's been since elementary school?
I could see him quitting once his kid gets drafted. CU got their bump. Deion got his for him and his kid.
I had forgotten that we had lost McClary, but wasn't he more of an ILB?No they started upping their pursuit of Smith once they lost McClary to Rutgers.
McClary is likely either a WILL or a MIKE at the next level, it really depends on his speed. He actually has similar measurable to Smith, listed at 6-2 / 205, slightly taller and a few pounds heavier, but he has instincts to drop back in coverage if necessary.I had forgotten that we had lost McClary, but wasn't he more of an ILB?
At 190, Smith would appear to be more of a hybrid S/LB/Lion position, at least at this point in time.
I understand DC Allen's preference for a 4-2-5 defensive scheme and the benefits of shutting down today's innovative passing offenses.
I hope Allen acknowledges what the IL offense did several years ago with their jumbo package and what UM was able to do to our defense last year and design a defensive package designed for the more bludgeoning offensive approach.
Is 6 foot even too short for LB? Maybe okay for PSU but something tells me these picky NFL scouts won't like that. I guess if he is a total stud for us at LB then they will overlook it.McClary is likely either a WILL or a MIKE at the next level, it really depends on his speed. He actually has similar measurable to Smith, listed at 6-2 / 205, slightly taller and a few pounds heavier, but he has instincts to drop back in coverage if necessary.
Regardless I'm a fan of Smith and think he can be used in a variety of ways, but expect him to be a linebacker first and foremost in this system, just will take a few years before seeing him as he desperately needs to add some weight / muscle before contributing.
Is 6 foot even too short for LB? Maybe okay for PSU but something tells me these picky NFL scouts won't like that. I guess if he is a total stud for us at LB then they will overlook it.
He is 6' 0.5" which makes him taller than Mike hull and Aaron Collins. What the NFL is looking for is irrelevant.Is 6 foot even too short for LB? Maybe okay for PSU but something tells me these picky NFL scouts won't like that. I guess if he is a total stud for us at LB then they will overlook it.
Okay. Not trying to be argumentative just he and his family may consider an NFL career as a viable career path if there is an opportunity. And with that said he will want to make himself as attractive as possible to those employers. I doubt this has not come up before throughout the recruiting process. But what do I know, I'm just some guy on a message board throwing out an opinion not a football talent evaluator of college or NFL players. Nevertheless, there is plenty of time before those decisions need to be made.He is 6' 0.5" which makes him taller than Mike hull and Aaron Collins. What the NFL is looking for is irrelevant.
Reminds me of Tony Rojas with his size ,speed and aggressiveness.You could be right.
Well if he does as well as Rojas, then PSU will be happy.Reminds me of Tony Rojas with his size ,speed and aggressiveness.