Uh, Come to Penn State? -- Keenan Allen Adds Sudden Drama To Signing Day
by Run Up The Score on Feb 1, 2010 11:57 PM EST
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PrintSurprise, surprise, surprise. Just when you thought Penn State was completely done with recruiting, it looks like our Signing Day cliffhanger has arrived in the form of five-star safety prospect Keenan Allen.
With National Signing Day almost here, Alabama has all but lost the top-rated commitment on its board. North Carolina wide receiver/defensive back Keenan Allen has dropped Alabama from consideration, according to multiple sources familiar with his recruitment.
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Rodney Orr of TiderInsider.com is reporting that Allen will now choose Wednesday between Cal and Penn State, which would be a surprise contender.
We're talking the #1 safety prospect in the nation here, according to Scout and Rivals. Ironically, there are rumors that he doesn't want to go to a school where he'll play safety.
Allen visited Penn State for the 2008 Illinois White House game, so it's not like we're totally sight-unseen. And there's another Happy Valley connection in play here (props to the Googling skills on the FOS boards for this one):
Two other surprise visitors were the Greensboro, N.C., Northen Guilford tandem of Chris McCain and Keenan Allen. McCain is a 6-6, 210 senior defensive end. Allen (6-2, 200), whose father is from State College, might be one of the top athlete prospects in the junior class and is already being pursued by a host of programs across the country, including Alabama.
To say this is out of left field is the understatement of the year. There's talk of Allen being a package deal with his half-brother Zach Maynard, a soon-to-be transferring quarterback at Buffalo. National recruiting analysts aren't buying the Penn State rumors yet, predicting that Allen and Maynard end up at Cal. Still, something to watch during a week in which we thought we'd be spectators.
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From all reports, this is a Cal kid
Especially with the package deal. However, this just made watching the LOI day marathon a little bit more fun.
"Have I ever told the story of when I met Miley Cyrus?"
Well, at least there's drama now.
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sooooo, unlimited schollies?
i know that the coaches likely have that shit in order, but we have to be pushing it, but i guess couldnt turn this kid away if he wants to come here
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"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
by Roland86 on Feb 2, 2010 1:07 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Damn it, I knew this would happen
but I didn’t say anything because it was based on a stupid gut feeling. But it was MY stupid gut feeling, and I should have embraced it. At least I told a couple of RL friends, I shall get my glory there. FOR THE GLORY
That's almost as bad as writting the first report about it only to have it scooped by a senior mod.
Almost.
"Have I ever told the story of when I met Miley Cyrus?"
by Jeff Junstrom on Feb 2, 2010 7:26 AM EST up reply actions
and by "only to have it scooped by a senior mod"
you really meant “only to have a senior mod put their name on the report and erase mine. They stole my lunch money, too,” didn’t you?
by The JuggerNitt on Feb 2, 2010 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
Yea, then he grabbed my hands and made me hit my own face while yelling “Quit hitting yourself! Quit hitting yourself!” These mods seem nice when its just some username that you get used to reading on a daily basis; actually dealing with them is trouble.
"Have I ever told the story of when I met Miley Cyrus?"
by Jeff Junstrom on Feb 2, 2010 9:24 AM EST up reply actions
QUIT YOUR CRYING OR YOU'LL BE WRITING FIELD HOCKEY STORIES UNTIL YOU'RE 55.
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by Run Up The Score on Feb 2, 2010 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
I"M TIRED OF READING STORIES ABOUT LOSING BY 20 TO F&$#KING PURDUE!
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"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
Any shot his brother could do something besides QB?
What’s his stat line, does he have the size to move into a TE postion since we lack depth there? Or is he dead set on playing QB?
Seems like he put up some good numbers at Buffalo.
Here’s where it gets interesting: Maynard would have to sit out a year if he transferred to PSU (or Cal), and he still has his redshirt. That creates two years of separation from the QB fight this year. Maybe this isn’t such a silly idea. If you assume that the third place finisher of the QB race transfers anyway, or one of the three has a position change, then we’ll need a QB recruit in the 2012 class anyway, and with a transfer season, and a redshirt, this could be it. Just food for thought, though…
"Have I ever told the story of when I met Miley Cyrus?"
by Jeff Junstrom on Feb 2, 2010 7:38 AM EST up reply actions
The transfer year is the redshirt.
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Yes and no, at least the way I've read the NCAA rules.
A D1 to D1 transfer has to sit out a year. This does not burn any remaining redshirt, but per NCAA rules an athlete only has 5 years to complete 4 years of eligibility, UNLESS an exception applies where an athlete qualifies for a sixth year (most notably because of an injury). So while the transfer year is not the redshirt, Maynard would still only have three years left to complete three years of eligibility. So 2011-2013 he would be eligible, and a redshirted PJ, for example, would be eligible 2011 to 2014. More food for thought.
"Have I ever told the story of when I met Miley Cyrus?"
by Jeff Junstrom on Feb 2, 2010 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
Let me clarify this in layman terms
He played on year at Buffalo (1 of 5)
He sits a year after transferring (2 of 5)
He has three years left to play
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BSD is an addiction, and this is the first step.
by carolinaeasy on Feb 2, 2010 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
That's pretty much what I said
he couldn’t get two years off, like you were suggesting.
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Barring injury or some other exception
So we were both right and both wrong.
"Have I ever told the story of when I met Miley Cyrus?"
by Jeff Junstrom on Feb 2, 2010 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
OPEN THREAD!
"Have I ever told the story of when I met Miley Cyrus?"
by Jeff Junstrom on Feb 2, 2010 7:26 AM EST up reply actions
If he doesn't want to play safety...
What does he want to play? Corner? Receiver? HB?
WR.
I found an older article before he committed to Alabama that said they were the only school that really recruited him as a WR. So there’s that.
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by Run Up The Score on Feb 2, 2010 9:00 AM EST up reply actions
hey
Coxson is gone, so that isn’t far fetched to think we’d give him a shot there.
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
And Coxson got bumped down to 4 stars on Scout
So the funny part is we’d still have our stud 5 star WR, lol
Did it say why he suddenly shunned Bama?
Your quote made it seem like they were a lock, but suddenly he’s changed his mind. Just curious.
Ahhh so THAT'S how Pitt will join the Big Ten
“Package deal” with this kid.
God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...
you just said "Package"
I am Laura Nichols and I like Bacon.
BSD is an addiction, and this is the first step.
Pitt only gets in if they ditch the Arena Football unies
and bring back the baby blues.
Media reports here in South Carolina have said they are interested in Clemson as well as Cal
They make no mention what so ever of PSU. FWIW
I am Laura Nichols and I like Bacon.
BSD is an addiction, and this is the first step.
They both visited Cal and Clemson together. However PSU has been visited by Keenan in the past. I’m just bummed the half brother isn’t called Kel.
by Blokee on Feb 2, 2010 10:59 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
+1 for the nickelodeon reference
"They stalk their prey to within two or three great leaps and then launch a lightning-fast charge, striking their prey. Victims are most often killed by suffocation with a prolonged bite..."--Hinterland Who's Who
It’s foolish for us to expect good news on signing day, other than that we signed the kids we got verbal commitments from. I can’t remember the last signing day in which we received a commitment from a high profile recruit. Anyone remember the last time that happened?
This kid is going to Cal, I don’t even think we’ve been in contact with him for months.
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
Brown was inevitable.
But I honestly can’t remember a big win on signing day.
Truth of the matter is, we usually have any and all 5 stars we’re going for locked down long before because we don’t usually get the media whore types. (Not saying Allen is – I stopped tracking him months ago because he cut us after having us in his top 3 for a while).
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
Antonio Logan El
I’m aware that this kid was a complete bust. But from a PSU recruiting day surprise standpoint, he’s right up there. This cat held an announcement press conference at the ESPN Zone in Baltimore, it was almost a lock he would say he’d be going to Maryland. In fact, he invited Ralph Fridgen’s wife to the announcement, he wore Maryland colors and had all his “posse” sporting Terps gear…..only pull up a picture of Joe Paterno. No one saw it coming. People in the crowd started boo’ing and calling him a traitor, it was amusing.
by RudyWasOffsides on Feb 2, 2010 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
Then he never saw the field...
You’re right, though. I totally forgot about that.
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
surprising that a kid of such character
would wash out in JoePa’s system
by The JuggerNitt on Feb 2, 2010 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
Clemson or Cal...that's where he will go
Look, there is reason for some excitement…but…the only reason PSU is being mentioned is because of the kid’s father…that’s it. I don’t see him coming to Penn State…sorry to burst your bubbles. But…I hope I am wrong. He would be a great snag on signing day.
Made a phone call to a trusted source...
Allen not going to Penn State. There was only speculation…no solid reports.
nice collage
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