Penn State Lands Jarron Jones
by Adam Bittner on Apr 12, 2011 7:42 PM EDT
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Penn State has been rolling up some solid recruits for the football Class of 2012 lately, but over the weekend, Lions247.com reports the Nittany Lions secured the commitment of possibly the biggest standout of the group yet, five-star ranked defensive tackle Jarron Jones.
Jones stands 6'6" and 305 lbs according to Rivals.com and hails from Aquinas Institute in Rochester, New York. He reportedly has offers from everyone under the sun including Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Ohio State and Virginia Tech.
Rivals.com's Mike Farrell has a pretty glowing review of the prospect here.
In the 2012 class Rochester is home to defensive tackle Jarron Jones, a massive 6-foot-5, 305-pound force in the middle of a defense that's going to be one of the East Coast's most coveted prospects.
Scout.com, which also give Jones five stars and ranks him No. 2 in the nation at his position, offers this:
As a junior, Jones had 68 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, an interception and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.
Jones has a max bench press of 315 pounds. He reports a 2.5 core GPA and will be taking the SAT after his junior football season.
According to Rivals, Jones was recruited by assistant coach Mike McQuerey. Looks like the staff is on quite a roll at this point. We'll see if the momentum continues after the Spring Game this weekend. Here's what you've won.
UPDATE: Lions 247's Steve Wiltfong offered this on Jones a few days ago. Might offer some insight into the "soft" verbal.
For the 6-foot-6, 300-pound Jones, it will be the second trip to Happy Valley for the Rochester (N.Y.) Aquinas Institute standout. Jones visited for a game during the fall, and word is, his mother is very high on the Nittany Lions early in the process. Jones plans on taking several trips this summer and all of his official visits before deciding. He even indicated his decision could come after National Signing Day, however, it sounds like his mother might not allow that to happen.
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Cautious Yay
because i have no idea what a “soft” committ is. Personally I like all of my commits to be hard (yeah i went there)
"They say in Happy Valley that if God wasn’t a Penn State fan, why is the sky blue and white?" Fortt said. "Who am I to argue with God?"
But softly.
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Apr 12, 2011 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
aren't all verbals soft?
I wouldn’t give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed.
by psupride on Apr 12, 2011 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dude, that's funny...
I was absolutely hooked on NCAA 2006 for several years and nearly everytime I got a “soft verbal”, I didn’t get the recruit. But at that point, I had Temple built up to a God-like status and was bringing in 10 to 15 5-star recruits every year.
by LowcountryLion on Apr 13, 2011 7:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Only when they're actually orals
jtothetweet
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by Adam Bittner on Apr 12, 2011 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Soft verbal?
I’ll be impressed when he signs the papers—only because the time between now and then might be the hardest hitting by opposing schools.
Yea
Lot’s of time for schools to tell him JOE IS OLD, NEPOTISM JAYPA, or something else along those lines. Mainly Joe is old and might not be around by the time he graduates. You know, like how Urban Me…I mean Charlie We….Pete Ca..well you know, those younger coaches will totally be there for the 4 years the recruit is.
It's even possible that Jim Tressel drinks out of the toilet
It is a valid consideration.
What if you signed on to play 4 years for Rich Rodri . . . Randy Shann . . . Jeff Jagodz . . . in a stable coach in waiting situation like Mack Brown followed by Will Musch . . . you know, one where they have someone under contract for well after you graduate.
'We've got too many people analyzing everything and sometimes they don't know what they're talking about.' -Joseph Vincent Paterno
by PSUinBOSSton on Apr 13, 2011 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
More of this.
It’s always good to get the guy in the video that looks like three guys put together. It reminds me a little of the Jadeveon Clowney videos. Except Jadeveon Clowney is like this guy shot out of a cannon.
Now just get the signature, okay, Mike?
I cry a little bit inside
when we pick up recruits that weigh 3x as much as I did in high school
It's probably because you're made of glass
and a rabbit (which means he’s like 100x as much as you ever weighed, unless you’re one of those gigantic Flemish rabbits who is also made of glass), and what sort of high school let’s animals into the classroom as students? And how did you learn to use a computer?
Part of a government project
I’m a sentient rabbit made of living glass controlling a (now college-age) human shell. Secret infiltration stuff. Now that you know, goodbye
Pew Pew
by GlassRabbit on Apr 12, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Are his grades good enough to get into Penn State?
I hope he does well on the SATs.
This is a REALLY elite recruit, as evidenced by the fact that he has an offer from Va Tech.
This is BSD, the crazy stirs itself.
by Paige2PSU on Apr 12, 2011 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
2.5 GPA?
In high school? That’s it? Huh.
I hope Mom bends his ear a bit. PSU is one of the few that will make him knuckle down in the classroom.
So……umm…….yay?
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Apr 12, 2011 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I think a 2.5 gets you into most branches
It’s not like he’s a moron.
Adam
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by Adam Bittner on Apr 12, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
i dont think you have to get accepted to UP
if you get recruited for sports. just the University in general.
Publicity is like poison; it doesn't hurt unless you swallow it.
Joe Paterno
...and correct me if I'm wrong
If you’re out of state, your local “branch” is UP. Or is that just kids from Centre County?
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by Adam Bittner on Apr 12, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
i had a 2.5 in HS.
you just have to be accepted to the University, not necessarily UP.
Publicity is like poison; it doesn't hurt unless you swallow it.
Joe Paterno
Agreed
Given, we don’t know how other athletes grades go, but that’s a bunch of C’s and B’s in HS, which doesn’t translate that well to college
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Apr 12, 2011 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
My guess is
If Joe is still around, this kid might not see playing time his freshman year because Joe will want him to focus on his studies and get acclimated to college, the whole bit.
It's even possible that Jim Tressel drinks out of the toilet
2.5 in core classes
I am not sure what that means exactly – does he have a higher or lower GPA overall? I would guess lower otherwise they would right GPA and what it is. If I had to guess he had a bad freshman year and has gotten his act together and showing improvement.
I wouldn’t give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed.
I suspect higher if you count
arts and crafts etc.
'We've got too many people analyzing everything and sometimes they don't know what they're talking about.' -Joseph Vincent Paterno
by PSUinBOSSton on Apr 13, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
^This
I’m pretty sure core classes means Math, English, Bio/Chem, History, etc. and not electives. So his overall GPA is probably higher with electives.
I disagree
I think there has to be a reason he said “core GPA.” To me it sounds like the resume major GPA line that you use if you drank too much freshman year
I wouldn’t give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed.
That makes sense
but I think they use “core GPA” because only the core counts for freshman qualification purposes. I’m not sure what the cutoff is, but know that it varies depending upon some combination of core GPA and SAT/ACT scores, so it makes sense to only provide the core GPA.
by kijana's acl on Apr 14, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
ah did not know only core counted - Thanks
I wouldn’t give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed.
All he did was name PSU his leader.
"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"
Careful, that's known as "trolling" to some people!
It’s good news that we’re his leader, but like I said last night (which proceeded to get a few people all butt-hurt), a kid who soft-verbals to a school, then says he’s planning to take all five official visits and has a list of about ten schools he likes…well, long way to February. And that’s before you consider what might or might not happen with the coaching staff after the season (and who knows, with that).
They’re going to have to stay on this kid, not just count him as part of the class and forget about him.
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by Run Up The Score on Apr 13, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Name these "some people", mister troll-yourself.
"'Do you have a go-to move?' 'I have seven of 'em.' 'Do you want to share maybe a few?' 'Naw, you'll see 'em.'"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 13, 2011 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I honestly can't remember reading you say anything here if you did.
Was I drunk?
In any event, from my experience, people who use the phrase “butt-hurt” are either douchebags or Ohio State fans. So, yeah.
"'Do you have a go-to move?' 'I have seven of 'em.' 'Do you want to share maybe a few?' 'Naw, you'll see 'em.'"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 13, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
PERSONAL ATTACK.
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by Run Up The Score on Apr 13, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
RUTS provided the
due diligence on this one a few days ago. RUTS self appointed douchebaggery – so use of Butt-hurt is officially on.
Unsupervised children will be given a case of 4loco and a basket of kittens
A soft welcome to Happy Valley.
It would be cool to land you, big scary high school student. It would be even cooler if you hit the books first.
"I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for this university." "Oh, I haven't done enough." - Joe Paterno.
I'm sorry, this is the best.quote.ever
Jones also enjoyed the campus life Penn State has to offer.
“Penn State is just a great campus to me, great atmosphere,” said Jones. “I like the area. It’s not like a big city where I could easily get lost.”
Too country?
http://bwi.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1211203
Take a shower, shine your shoes...
Yeah I like it too
It’s not a big city like Jeanette, PA.
Publicity is like poison; it doesn't hurt unless you swallow it.
Joe Paterno
by tlrpsu on Apr 12, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Something feels fishy here
Just wierd how this went down. Something tells me this kid pulled the trigger before he officially had an un-official offer.
Why do you say that?
Take a shower, shine your shoes...
by Adam Collyer on Apr 12, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
That's probably how it goes with "soft verbal"
We’ve got a direct quote from the kid via Lions247 saying it was specifically a “soft verbal” commitment. I’m not going to hold my breath until NLI day. It’d be great if this kid stayed with blue and white, but I just get this sinking feeling that he’s going to fall to dirty recruiting or snake oil. Maybe that’s prejudiced against highly touted athletes.
We’ve gotten burned in the past by that, but we’ve also had a quasi-wavering 5* re-solidify his commitment, so basically I don’t know what to think. Hopefully this ignites a 2010-esque recruiting class, but it’s like PSU basketball: skeptical until proven otherwise.
Scout has him listed as receiving an offer on 1/27
I’m not a paying member; it’s in their free content. Do you have any reason to doubt that this is the case?
by newenglandnittanylion on Apr 13, 2011 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Unpossible.
PSU is not elite and Joe can’t/won’t recruit.
by Tailgate Shogun on Apr 12, 2011 11:01 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Well Technically...
…it wasn’t Joe who recruited the guy.
by misdreavus79 on Apr 12, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I wasn't all that impressed with his film -
It looked mostly like a huge, athletic guy blowing up guys much smaller and less athletic. I liked the film of #4 better, and he’s a three star. Then I saw how ridiculously fast his feet were in that drill at the very end, and I was far more impressed.
He seems like a good candidate
To barely sack a few OSU QBs.
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by psu on Apr 13, 2011 10:12 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I wish I could rec on my phone
"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.
by psume06 on Apr 13, 2011 10:34 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Why can't you?
I have a Droid 1.0 and I choise full version of site rather than mobile and you have full service.
You’re not using, gasp, a RAZR are you?
Unsupervised children will be given a case of 4loco and a basket of kittens
soft verbal
premature siren
someone get pfizer in here
by hbeach08 on Apr 13, 2011 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
So that could mean
in this case, if his verbal lasts for more than 4 hrs – that’s actually a good thing?!
/I see what ’ya did there
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
by BlueWhiteLife on Apr 13, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
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