Jordan Hill Commits to Penn State
by BSD on Jan 3, 2009 10:49 PM EST
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Gimme a defensive tackle and a siren WHOOOOOO!!!
Even though Penn State came up short in the Rose Bowl, the success of the 2008 season cannot be denied, and it isn't going unnoticed by recruits either. This weekend Penn State landed a major commitment for a position of need when Steelton High's Jordan Hill decommitted from Rutgers and gave his verbal commitment to Larry Johnson and Joe Paterno.
Mmmmm....leftovers
Jordan Hill always had a deep passion for Penn State's football program.
The Steel-High two-way lineman didn't get any offers from the Nittany Lions during early stages of the recruiting process, though.
Following a splendid senior season, Penn State quickly jumped on board and recently extended Hill a long awaited scholarship offer.
And Hill has accepted, he told The Patriot-News Saturday afternoon.
The 6'3" 280 lb lineman is rated as a three star prospect on Scout and a two star by Rivals. (Larry Johnson laughs in the face or your star systems! Muhahaha!) Besides his offer from Rutgers, Hill also held offers from Pitt and Temple and also saw interest from Notre Dame, Maryland, and Boston College. Had he not committed to Rutgers so early in the recruiting process it's reasonable to assume he may have received more offers. It wasn't until early December that Hill started having second thoughts about his commitment to Rutgers and opened up his recruiting once again. It didn't take long before Larry Johnson swooped in and snatched him up.
Hill was selected a first team All-State selection after recording 117 tackles, 41 TFL, and 12.5 sacks as a senior. He was also named a co-player of the year in Pennsylvania. As a junior, Hill earned All-State honorable mention after scoring 89 tackles with 16 TFL and nine sackes. I had a chance to watch his film and I came away impressed. Steelton played him mostly at linebacker where he showed surprising burst and speed. Time and again he took a straight line to the ball carrier and blew up anyone who tried to stand in his way. In my unprofessional opinion, this is a good get.
Hill is Penn State's 23 verbal commitment from the class of 2009 and will join Sean Stanley (and possibly Nate Cadogen) on the defensive line. Welcome to Penn State, Jordan.
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Just saw this myself on Nittany Links
This is huge. I am so pumped for next year, the events of the past 3 days not withstanding. We have a lot to look back on, but even more to look forward to. Think of the positives we have at this juncture this year that we didn’t have at the same time last year:
- no question at the QB spot
- no question at the head coach spot (thank goodness)
- a strong recruiting class…and getting stronger.
- a Big 10 schedule thats lies in out favor.
Looking forward to a great 2009/10
Leftovers from Rutgers, give me a break (I'm referring to the article you linked to).
And they can keep Savage he looks dumber than our prior QB of non color.
We just needed a couple players, a couple people to buy in to the fact and we were able to do it. --A.Q. Shipley
The funny thing is
Since that article was written almost a year ago I can’t think of a single recruit we’ve lost to Rutgers or Pitt. It was a totally assinine and poorly researched article based only on the knee jerk reaction to Rutgers getting Tom Savage and some tight end we didn’t even extend an offer to.
At the time I wrote a rebuttal to the article pointing out something like a dozen PSU recruits in the last two classes that had offers to play for Pitt and Rutgers and turned them down.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
even during the army all american game
the announcers were saying that when pitt and ohio state recruit in pennsylvania, we end up with whatever they don’t want.
they made it sound like we “have” to go to maryland and virginia because pitt and osu come thru our backyards like locusts.
maybe there’s some truth to that, but they were really digging into us for a minute.
Don't be afraid...
to do another one just to make sure everyone is on the same page. Wouldn’t want Rutgers fans to let their new found success get to them.
I was out in the trenches, which enables me to paint such a powerful picture, like Apocalypse Now.-Cormega
Awesome
Do we have anyone left, really?
Btw- how’s the Gore beard coming, Mike?
John Madden told me 90% of the game was half-mental...
by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Jan 3, 2009 11:48 PM EST reply actions
Day Three
It looks more like a Lenny Dykstra beard right now. Without the dried up tobacco spit.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
I believe he went to
Steelton-Highspire High School, not Steelton High.
May no act of ours bring shame
Correct
He goes to Steelton-Highspire High School, which is located in neither Steelton or Highspire, but another school district (land issues when the built the new high school). It’s typically referred to as Steel High, which is mistaken for Steelton High School. Probably way TMI, but my parents live about a mile from Steel High, so I finally have something post.
by CheeseHeadLion on Jan 4, 2009 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
Great Day
What a news article to wake up to. I love it!! (i’m doin’ the Happy Dance).
It shows that alls you have to do is win and the recruits will start coming.
Yeah, we lost the Rose Bowl, but it is not going any where and we will see it again next year and maybe next and the next,etc.etc.etc.
Damn!!!! what a great start to the day.
Pitt football, putting the "TURD" in saturday for 100 years.
HA-HA!
That news story is going to go down as one of the dumbest things ever written.
Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries
solid
that’s the only word i can think of to describe this verbal. he’s got the size, some speed, and could prob add a few more lbs.
he reports a 3.7 gpa. doesn’t need a haircut. LJ approves. PSU is his dream school. what’s not to like?
World F#$king Champions
Brown and Jenkins
anyone else we’re really pursuing heavily right now? Adding one of the two of those would be great, and both would be insane.
Also, we need to really work on keeping our commits that we already have. Now is the time of year I start to worry about kids getting flakey.
it's fun to prove that blogger wrong
but what’s the point of taking shots at Rutgers? Was it the fact that Greg Schiano loves Joe Pa and praises him at every opportunity? Was it that Rutgers followed Joe Pa’s lead during the eighties while he tried to get his all sports conference off the ground? Did they hurt PSU’s strength of schedule too much when the Lions were beating them to a pulp for all of those years?
That creates an interesting logical dilemma – if Rutgers is so inferior to Penn State, why feel the need to take so many shots at RU? Same for Savage, if he’s so terrible, there’s no reason to keep talking about him. How about scheduling a home and home series – seems like it’d be the perfect opportunity to get an edge in recruiting. It’s not like Pitt where JoePa can reference some decades-old slight, Rutgers always did every single thing he asked.
Congrats on Hill and the other guys, oh well. The recruiting sites say that a couple of RU’s commits this year did have PSU offers. Rutgers is going to end up with a good class irregardless of what happens in Happy Valley, and you guys should be happy that Schiano is kicking Wannstedt’s ass this year. Where Brown and Kersey land could end up as a good final test.
by number_twentyone on Jan 4, 2009 11:30 AM EST reply actions
I really wasn't digging at Rutgers, that article just ticked me off, it could have been about WVU, VA, Syracuse, etc.
And I would have the same feeling towards those schools if they were in the article, mostly benign apathy.
We just needed a couple players, a couple people to buy in to the fact and we were able to do it. --A.Q. Shipley
by psu on Jan 4, 2009 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
I wondered who was gonna jump on that... lol
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member
by TheMightyErik on Jan 4, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
Lactaid in the fridge
hooray lactose intolerance!
Dude, that's the best milk
I’m even lactose TOLerant, and when I discovered it, I fell in love. Fat-free, tasty, and doesn’t spoil. Great product, all around. Definitely worthy of a jp endorsement.
pax et amor
Does anyone know how many schollies we still have left for this class?
I know we have signed 23 out of 25 but do we have one of two available due to early enrollees or PD leaving? I am just curious as to how many more we can actually sign as I would still love to see Jenkins and Brown and I would not be too upset if somehow we ended up with Stokes (still not a 100% solid Tenn commit) or Boyd or some other miracle pull. Longshots, sure, but it would be great to have room for them.
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member
Howle, Newsome, Hodges, Fera
I believe those 4 are enrolling early. Plus we could see greyshirts for Kuntz and Felder depending on their injuries. We’ll have the schollies for the guys we want no problem.
Thank you, good sir, for the good news! Nice to hear we can keep pursuing so many!
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member
by TheMightyErik on Jan 4, 2009 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
Aw man
I hate seeing Kuntz get injured.
Ba dum bum.
Luring recruits with my new "Posting HD" scheme since '08.
Wow, I just realized I feel more free back here at home
Whenever I visit over at Chronicles the stuffiness and the admin’s quick-trigger bans keep me so on edge. Even with no intention to post, just reading to see how the other half lives gets stressful.. I never even went to catholic school, but it feels like I would imagine it. The rules and admonishments and rebukes just permeate and create an atmosphere of such….oppression.
Anyway, just posting this tired joke reminded me how appreciative I am of our relaxed home here at BSD.
pax et amor
True dat, jp
Just saw they banned some Bama guy for saying the head hit was dirty and classless. Of course, he did it in a classless way, but still.
I think the reason we see the moderators so much is the dearth of other posters. Where the hell is everyone over there?
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jan 6, 2009 8:35 AM EST up reply actions
I know, right?
Chicken or egg? No community, cuz they don’t want to visit for fear of banishment, or they’ve all already been banned? That bama thing was weird. His final offense was calling Mays a ‘punk’ for the helmet hit. The banishment was defended with ‘different styles, different levels of tolerance.’
Couple of the dudes over there seem to have some personality, but I’m glad for my home here.
Not saying I wouldn’t consider going back to the Rose Bowl for either of the two games played there next year, tho.
pax et amor
Tough being a moderator
I think I banned all of two people the first two years BSD existed. I think I have banned a dozen people in the past two months. It makes me wonder if I’m too quick to pull the trigger sometimes, but I like the community we have here. If I start letting trolls have their say they just hijack the site and soon every thread becomes a shouting match. Pretty soon we’re just another BWI or Audibles.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jan 6, 2009 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
Wow
Didn’t know that. Maybe that makes the difference here—that I didn’t notice it? Or more probably cuz this is my team’s home and I’m less likely to rile your moderator feathers, although I’m sure we haven’t always seen eye to eye.
I spose trolls will always be around, so it’ll always be a careful balance for you as moderator—between allowing freespeach and protecting the community from a shouting match hijacking. In any case, I appreciate the end result—including not having my knuckles smacked with a ruler every third post!
pax et amor
Nothing to worry about
People who are here to just talk about football have nothing to worry about. I have no problem with people disagreeing with me. I don’t even have a problem with fans from opposing teams commenting here and tearing us apart. What I do have a problem with is people signing up for an account just to rub a loss in our face. If your first comment is “State Penn Sucks” or “quit whining like a bunch of pussies” you’re pretty much heading off to bandom.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jan 6, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
Plenty
You are limited at 25 per class, but with four guys enrolling early their scholarships count towards last years total. So we could sign up to 29 players. With the players that have left or been kicked off the team we should have plenty. But I suspect we’ll only sign 25 or 26 and hold back a few for next year to even things out. You don’t want to sign 30 guys and end up with a class down the road where you only have eight scholarships to give out.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jan 4, 2009 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
I thought ESPN said
that JoePa and PSU didn’t “have it in them” and couldn’t recruit anymore?
insert sarcastic smiley face here
41 TFL?!
Am I reading that right? If that’s true, we’re getting one serious pass rusher
competition
was not terribly impressive. Steel-High is a small school (either A or AA) and they destroyed a lot of inferior opponents.
Truly.
It’s great on everything.
--
Mr. Bob Dobalina
by Run Up The Score on Jan 6, 2009 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
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