Lucky 13: WR Alex Kenney Picks PSU
by Run Up The Score on Jul 14, 2009 2:34 PM EDT
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Gimme speed to burn and a wooo wooooooooo.
Per BWI, Alex Kenney has finally pulled the trigger and chosen Penn State:
The speedy rising senior, who posted a district record 10.64-second 100-meter dash this spring and took home a state silver medal at states, continues the Nittany Lions' infusion of top-flight speed into the program. He also picked up a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter dash at states this spring.
Kenney was an all-state selection as a sophomore and junior, and caught 16 passes for 240 yards, and ran for 670 yards. He played wing back for the Little Lions, who finished the season 12-1.
Here's what you've won:
PA 2010 Alex Kenney State College ATH25 (via ScoutingOhio)
ESPN.com's Scouts Inc. says...
Kenney is a skilled athlete blessed with great speed and the ability to win footraces in the open field. He is a hybrid slot receiver/running back that is capable of turning a simple toss into an 80-yard highlight. He has multi-purpose back size and must continue to get bigger. He is a smooth glider that runs very softly. He weaves and jump cuts with fluid movements. He's a slashing player with quickness. Shows good initial burst when he hits the hole. He is not really much of a dancer, but rather a no-nonsense runner who can cut on a dime and has a great first step. He has great change-of-direction abilities, excellent vision and does a tremendous job of making tacklers miss. He very smoothly weaves his way through traffic as opposed to sharp quickness. He is so smooth and at times doesn't look as if he's moving all that fast, until he gets into the open field and then it's off to the races. He is definitely one of the faster scat players in this class. He has very good hands and ball skills and appears just as comfortable in the passing game as he does running the football. His quickness as a route-runner creates real separation and he can accelerate to track the ball. Has quick hands and tucks fast. He lacks great bulk and strength at this stage, but he is tough to get your hands on. Also shows great potential as a return specialist.
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WOOOOO - WOOOOO! ! !
"...goon-a-la-goun-ga...gung-ga-la-gun-ga...he said; there will be no money exchanged..."
by BlueWhiteLife on Jul 14, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
YES SIR
Keep ‘em coming. Can’t help but keep feeling good about this class.
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
by Roland86 on Jul 14, 2009 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
think this will bump attendance at state college high's football games this year?
"Welcome to Tangares base. You’re just in time for the dance party. I’ve arranged a dancing partner for you. DANCE TO THE DEATH!" -Time Crisis
by psuwxman on Jul 14, 2009 2:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ha!
I knew when I finished some BS at work and returned to the site I’d see a siren, I just had that feeling since he was visiting today.
Woo Woo! Here’s the best class in the B10!
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
by millzners on Jul 14, 2009 2:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice, except...
He is definitely one of the faster scat players in this class.
Eww, gross!
by Cairo on Jul 14, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
But....
Has quick hands and tucks fast.
I’m more worried about this one, personally.
"Welcome to Tangares base. You’re just in time for the dance party. I’ve arranged a dancing partner for you. DANCE TO THE DEATH!" -Time Crisis
by psuwxman on Jul 14, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn
he is tough to get your hands on
what a shame…..wait what?
by RitterPSU on Jul 14, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's ways to help with this, Alex
good initial burst when he hits the hole
But seriously, why do they hire pervs to write scouting reports? Or is it just all Tom Lemming who does the writing?
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 14, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
that sounds like a “premature” issue. He won’t win any popularity contests with the ladies like that.
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Jul 14, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what the girl at the picnic said.
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 14, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too late...I already tweeted, myspaced, and faceboked him
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to get back to my game of Scattegories
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Jul 14, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't this the greatest recruiting class by a college ever?!?
Seriously, looks like we’re starting to get our share of the studs again. Hopefully they keep their noses clean and we can continue to be back up where we belong.
52 DAYS 21 HOURS 17 MINUTES 53 SECONDS UNTIL KICKOFF!!
by Ab4PSU on Jul 14, 2009 2:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Highlight Reel
I have viewed this before, and didn’t make the correlation, but, he does have similarities to Royster’s smooth running style…
"...goon-a-la-goun-ga...gung-ga-la-gun-ga...he said; there will be no money exchanged..."
by BlueWhiteLife on Jul 14, 2009 2:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What I like
He’s very decisive. He makes a cut and goes.
What I don’t like is it seems like he takes a few steps to get going again after he makes his cut. That will work in high school, but not so much in college.
Didn’t really see a lot of passes thrown his way. Mostly a lot of running plays.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 14, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
FYI
I live 40 miles from State College and I’ve seen this kid play a few times. I must say, Penn State is getting a real diamond in the rough here. Regardless of what all the scouting services say or what his final grade will be, albeit a 3 or 4 star, this kid can flat out play football. There’s not a doubt in my mind, this kid will be a stud for JoePa and Co.
by LIONHEAD2477 on Jul 14, 2009 2:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
May I be the first to propose..
Every time he gets tackled the senior section should yell, “They killed Kenney!”
And the rest of the student section should respond, “You Bastards!”
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 14, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
+1
? got ur answer!
"...goon-a-la-goun-ga...gung-ga-la-gun-ga...he said; there will be no money exchanged..."
by BlueWhiteLife on Jul 14, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get the reference
but I think that most Penn Staters barely watch South Park
by RNF18 on Jul 14, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And they should all be ashamed for not watching!
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
by IcersGuy on Jul 14, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amen, m'Kay?
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 14, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are most PSUers
wasting their time with drivel like “Family Guy”.
South Park is so great even my 74 yr old Dad even watches it from time to time.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
by rahpsu92 on Jul 14, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your 74 yr old Dad
Sounds…..like he might really enjoy south park.
"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69
by jtothep on Jul 14, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're too country for both of those shows
In fact I bet half of us don’t have a tv and even less have cable. That whole digital upgrade has hit Happy Valley pretty hard. We’re just too country for tv. Oh well, I guess that’s more time for wittling(sp?) and banjo pickin! Yeeeeee Haaaaaa!!!!!!
by RNF18 on Jul 14, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what are you talking about??
I on the other hand believe all penn staters watch south park. how else would I have been able to pass south park 251 Junior Year.
by PSUgavemeAnAlcoholproblem on Jul 15, 2009 5:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ehh
State College kids. Until they are Matt Suhey, they are all Kevin Suhey in my mind.
"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008
by jesse. on Jul 14, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chris Ganter?
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 14, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LJ 2K?
Or perhaps Big Red.
Give the kid a break, man. Just because a ton of kids from State College HS play or walk on at PSU doesn’t mean he won’t be a solid player.
by Tailgate Shogun on Jul 14, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should have replied to jesse., not me
I was going to say “Jordon Norwood”, but I didn’t want to seem like a douche.
Too late!
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 14, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was planning on not spelling Norwood's name right
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 14, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't say he wouldn't be good.
Nor did I say that no kid from State High ever was good at Penn State. What I said was that in my mind, kids from State High have a bit of a higher climb to prove they belong. We have a long history of taking coaches kids, and other assorted locals that don’t.
That’s not Alex’s fault, but it is a fact. It’s probably why he thought long and hard about leaving to go someplace else. He stayed because Penn State was the best scholarship offer he had, which kind of lends a little bit of weight to my point.
Frankly, Jordan Norwood is an exception that proves the rule. Nobody thought he was a D1 football player, but Penn State took him anyway because he was a coaches kid. It worked out sure, but it didn’t for say, Chris Ganter or Jay Paterno.
We’ll see
"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008
by jesse. on Jul 15, 2009 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but
This kid had a legitimate offer list from a lot of Big Ten and ACC schools and practically all the Big East schools. I don’t have any worries Kenney is a legit D-IA player.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 15, 2009 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69
by jtothep on Jul 14, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
suck it jtothep
"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008
by jesse. on Jul 14, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
tee hee hee
I had ‘Suck it, hater’ as my subject line, but pussed out believe it or not. Getting soft in my old age.
"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69
by jtothep on Jul 14, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it me or is this scary?
I mean look we already have 13 highly rated players in this class. When is the last time you can say going into the season we are already looking at a top class. It looks like we are making big steps. Also When is the last time you can say a class was lead by Offense first :).
by jetskijoe on Jul 14, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is awesome
We’re actually turning away players on offense. Kenny Stills, yeah sorry. We’re full.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 14, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you think they'd turn him away?
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 14, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd hope not
He’s got some talent.
by Screen Name 20 on Jul 14, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ummmm..........
The cynic in me is wondering what the hell is going on up there……..the pessimist in me is saying ok…….I will stop insinuating that we aren’t recruiting like we should be. This is simply on paper a big time class. Will be interesting to see what we do with the talent.
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
"If you hear Ric Flair is in town......WOOOOO........you KNOW things are takin' place".
Ric Flair
by ech2os on Jul 14, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Optimist........
in me is thinking……at this rate, Paterno is leaving somebody a completely stocked fridge in a couple years.
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
"If you hear Ric Flair is in town......WOOOOO........you KNOW things are takin' place".
Ric Flair
by ech2os on Jul 14, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It is crazy
But I think we’ve reached a tipping point where it doesn’t matter anymore. The talent level they are building is so high that kids are convinced Penn State will be a contender regardless if they let Ed DeChellis call the x’s and o’s.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 14, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could you imagine
A football team with no set plays? Big Ed would make for a very scary head coach, just a bunch of players running around aimlessly and Cornley Smashing.
by STU Boy on Jul 14, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Shotgun, all-go. Break.
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Order your copy of "We Are Penn State", like, now. One team, 128 pages.
by Run Up The Score on Jul 14, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fuck it. I'm throwing it downfield.
Let’s not corrupt young Newsome, Bolden, or Jones with this mindset, please.
"Welcome to Tangares base. You’re just in time for the dance party. I’ve arranged a dancing partner for you. DANCE TO THE DEATH!" -Time Crisis
by psuwxman on Jul 14, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
given the relevance why miss an opportunity to post one of my original PSU photoshops?
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
by millzners on Jul 14, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I imagine
no huddles, just 11 guys on the field. With 2 seconds on the play clock, someone (anyone) walks up to the ball & snaps it, and they kind of run around pickup style, maybe throw up a bomb to where there are the most bodies, and just kind of hope everything works out.
This team would also probably hit about 45% of their extra points.
Order your copy of "We Are Penn State" The offseason is long. So is this magazine.
by Kevin HD on Jul 14, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Okay, your version is much, much better.
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Order your copy of "We Are Penn State", like, now. One team, 128 pages.
by Run Up The Score on Jul 14, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We were pretty much telling the same story.
Order your copy of "We Are Penn State" The offseason is long. So is this magazine.
by Kevin HD on Jul 14, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stanford Band style, you mean?
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jul 14, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
THE BAND IS ON THE FIELD!!1
I support this offense, provided the Blue Band can march out playing the Beatles medley (honestly, I think it’s the only freaking songs they know) and throw some interference blocks.
by Tailgate Shogun on Jul 14, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy Zug, that's rich
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 14, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this what happens when we upgrade the offense to Blu(Whit)Ray?
by Aaron PSU on Jul 14, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how would defense work?
"If you let the men in you've got to let the women in. I don't want a bunch of women walking around in my locker room when guys take showers". Joe Paterno
by letsgopsu on Jul 14, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I envision
They line up in straight man-to-man out of a 4-3. Every play. They do a pretty good job in coverage until two defenders run into each other, leaving two receivers open for touchdowns.
Ed says that’s all right, because they’re going to get the ball back anyway.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 14, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
Because I see a zone defense with everyone doing a solid job, until someone sets a screen and Danny Morrison fights through it just as his man is catching the ball in the endzone.
/he couldn’t play defense. at all.
NittanyWhiteOut.com. Arguably the second best Penn State blog I know of.
by PSUdevon on Jul 14, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The more I think about it...
They would probably run both Cover 3 and man-to-man. Never in any pattern, and everytime they ran a defense, it would be the wrong defense for the wrong time (at least according to the fans).
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 14, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
but when they ran man
it would work for a good 30 seconds, but just as the QB was about to go down, someone would somehow come open for an easy pass and score.
NittanyWhiteOut.com. Arguably the second best Penn State blog I know of.
by PSUdevon on Jul 14, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Defense
They would sit back in zone until they knew where the ball was going. Help would rotate to double team and a man would be wide open at the goal line. Then Andrew Jones Astorino would foul him.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 15, 2009 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Okay, you win
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 15, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guys you must realize...
he has committed to Penn State, his 40 time will increase by at least .20 seconds. No way are we recruiting speed like the SEC, NO WAY. I heard that Powell and Green now run a 4.8.
by GoingDeep on Jul 14, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No, they've been lying about his speed
Kids in the north just aren’t fast to begin with, only southern kids have actual speed. A northern kid can become fast if he goes to an SEC school though.
by Brett Brown on Jul 14, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
To complete the picture . . .
Screen pass to Talor Battle with 0.30 on the clock, he heads down the sideline, cuts across the middle at the 20, and nails the drum major flip into the end zone.
And oh yeah, the low RPI keeps us out of the NC game. Thanks, Eddie.
by LetsGoPennSt on Jul 14, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jackpot!
I know Kevin Newsome likes to run, but jeez, with these receivers if he runs for more than 2 carries a game that’s committing a crime
by WPIALkid22 on Jul 14, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Everyone knows where this class is headed
but I’m still so freaking excited everytime another stud commits. It’s just a matter of time before Royer, Haplea, Fortt, and eventually Floyd commit.
Welcome to the family Alex! All the best on and off the field!!
by RNF18 on Jul 14, 2009 4:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
JayPa on the Herd
Tomorrow at 12:40.
I wonder what general comments he will have about recruiting.
by PSUinBOSSton on Jul 14, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully he won't have any comments (but maybe just a huge smile, I know I would)
isn’t it an NCAA violation to talk about recruits if you’re a coach until after they’ve signed their LOI’s?
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 14, 2009 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With specifics about players it is
But he could talk generally about what is making them so successful and where he thinks it ranks among the recent classes thus far etc.
He could also talk size/numbers I suppose which would be most interesting I think.
by PSUinBOSSton on Jul 14, 2009 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent.......
I’m setting my cell phone to go off at 1230 as a reminder. Hopefully Colin will ask him about the non-con schedule. Should be interesting.
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
"If you hear Ric Flair is in town......WOOOOO........you KNOW things are takin' place".
Ric Flair
by ech2os on Jul 14, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
but all of this recruiting means
no Zach Zwinack.
:’(
"Welcome to Tangares base. You’re just in time for the dance party. I’ve arranged a dancing partner for you. DANCE TO THE DEATH!" -Time Crisis
by psuwxman on Jul 14, 2009 5:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Like I said
Turning away some good offensive players.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Jul 14, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
but but but....
man crush denied i suppose :(
"Welcome to Tangares base. You’re just in time for the dance party. I’ve arranged a dancing partner for you. DANCE TO THE DEATH!" -Time Crisis
by psuwxman on Jul 14, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rambler
Feelings on the moniker RR thrown around in reference to you, sir?
Personally, I would quash that since more casual readers may think BSDers are talking about Dick Rod in a (sometimes) positive light.
by PSUinBOSSton on Jul 14, 2009 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frankly, I prefer "King of Threads"
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 14, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why no zach zwinack?
Is he waiting till his senior season is over before he decides or something?
by GoingDeep on Jul 15, 2009 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For a number of reasons
PSU might not have the ships
He’s a VT legacy
PSU likes him at FB, and he’s more into RB.
"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"
by psuphiman80 on Jul 15, 2009 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea I figured...
I think he would be a great addition, I really like the players that play with his kind of intensity. We need players with a mean streak like Dan Connor, Puz, and Lavar. I think we will get that with Royer.
by GoingDeep on Jul 15, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WTF?
100+ posts and no one bothered to give the kid some Bubb Rubb siren love?
Slackers.
WOO WOOOOOOOO!
by Tailgate Shogun on Jul 14, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
It's your job now
Gradulations!
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 14, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Alex Kenney is now the third new Nittany Lion to play for a team that lost to Bethel Park last year. He joins Hull and Ricketts.
God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...
by fugimaster24 on Jul 15, 2009 1:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kenney another "Player" in a long list of Little Lions
This kid will play. There is a long list of State High grads being ‘Flounder’ type legacies at PSU, but this kid skills that can put him on a short list of great State College High “Players” who did well at PSU.
Matt Suhey
Matt Bahr,
Chris Bahr
Mike McQueary
Larry Johnson
Jordan Norwood
Elizabeth, the only person on earth working at the same job longer than JoePa.
by joefromboalsburg on Jul 15, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's already done well?
Wow, he must be incredible. I thought he hasn’t even played his senior season yet, let alone practiced with his college team. What a class…
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 15, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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