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Recruiting: The Opening Thread

RyanSnyder

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Nike's The Opening begins begins Sunday. It's a three-day event, lasting until Tuesday afternoon.

Penn State has four committed players attending: DL Hakeem Beamon, RB Devyn Ford, LB Brandon Smith and OL Caedan Wallace. All four of PSU's commits are on Team Elite, so that'll be the team to follow the closest.

Below is the schedule and some key players for PSU fans to follow.

TEAMS & KEY PLAYERS

Team Boomin

RB Eric Gray

Team Dynamite

DL Bryan Bresee (2020)
Saf./LB Nick Cross
LB Lance Dixon
DE Zach Harrison
RB Chris Tyree (2020)

Team Elite

DL Hakeem Beamon
WR John Dunmore
RB Devyn Ford
LB Brandon Smith
OL Caedan Wallace


Team Hype

TE Jahleel Billingsley
WR Cornelius Johnson
LB Mekhail Sherman (2020)

Team Impact

RB Noah Cain
CB Jaden Davis

Team Overdrive

Ath. Quinten Johnson


SCHEDULE

Sunday - Begins at 4 PM EST

Nike Training Camp

- It's similar to the NFL Combine. This is how they determine who has the best SPARQ score.

Monday - Begins at 11 AM EST

7-on-7 Group Stage

- There are six teams total, so they do a round robin tournament to determine the seeds for the knockout round.

Lineman Challenge Begins

- Similar to other Big Man Challenges that you see elsewhere. The OL vs. DL is the main event

Tuesday - Begins at 9:30 AM EST

7-on-7 Knockout Round

- The Championship Game should take place then around 2-3 PM EST.

OL vs. DL Finals

- They'll take the top performers along the OL and DL and pair them up
 
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