Nyeem Wartman Commits To Penn State
by Adam Bittner on Jul 10, 2011 2:20 PM EDT
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Penn State has secured the verbal of its second linebacker for the Class of 2012 as Lions 247 is reporting Archbald outside backer Nyeem Wartman has given his commitment to the Nittany Lions. Wartman has a nice, 6'3", 220-pound frame and is a three-star prospect according to both Scout and Rivals.
Lots of big time programs have expressed interest in his services. According to Rivals, he had offers from Akron, Boston College, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, NC State, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, and Temple. He joins Camren Williams in this linebacker class.
His Scout profile evaluates his game this way.
Wartman plays a lot of roles for the Valley View defense. You’ll see him inside or outside, sometimes he’ll be covering the slot receiver. More times than not he is in the middle and we see him as more of an outside linebacker. He doesn’t have the quickest first step and when he has to sit back and read it really hinders his skills as an athlete. Wartman needs to be out in space where he can use his athleticism to his advantage.
The Altoona Mirror reported last week that Wartman was expected to be at Lift for Life this past weekend, so the news doesn't really come as much of a surprise. Regardless, it's certainly nice for the Lions to pull in another coveted linebacker for this class.
Here are some highlights via Yahoo! News, UK and Ireland (randomly).
UPDATE: Here are some comments via Fight On State.
“This is not only a decision I made for myself,” Wartman told The Times. “I’m happy that I can do this for my family and for my mom. I really liked the fact that players at Penn State, no matter what grade they were in, went out of their way to get to know me and talk with me. They made it feel like a family.”
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For a guy from that type of HS in that region to have 10 BCS offers
he must be special. Welcome, Nyeem.
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I met him last month at my niece's graduation
He was very shy. He is senior class president next year so he is a leader off the field as well. I love when a good NEPA kid goes to Penn State!
by letsgopsu on Jul 10, 2011 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Welcome!
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Awesome
Dig the last name too. That should generate some good memes.
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A good hard coal region kid.
First and foremost, great news that he chose Penn State. His potential is sky high, and as the offers make clear, Penn State wasn’t the only school that realized that. Of course, the Lackawanna League has a few recent success stories (the debate over how to define success as it relates to Shrive and McGloin can wait for another day), so it’s not exactly flying under the radar.
Second and not too important, it’s Archbald, not Archibald. Although the locals pronounce it Arch-ih-bald, so in a way, you’re still right.
"Is that a shot at me? 'cause that makes me want to read it all the less."
I'm not a local though...
…so I probably should have had it right.
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by Adam Bittner on Jul 10, 2011 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
The young man has some speed for his size.
According to this article.
In the spring, he displayed his outstanding speed by running the 100-meter dash in 10.9 seconds on a hand-held clock and earned a District 2 Class AAA gold medal as part of the Cougars 400 relay team.
Where's rumple and his(her) enlightening evaluations?
"I want to be remembered as an ambassador of Penn State University. I want people to remember me not only athletically but for my character too. It’s important that I play well, but I want people to remember me for who I was as a person." ~Silas Redd
Here's a longer highlight video of him
You have to download Microsoft Silverlight, though.
It’s just a different kind of media player.
He looks real good, the kind of linebacker that you KNOW has hit you when he hits you. Excellent at sifting through traffic and getting to the ball. I can see why they think he’s a step slow off the snap, but he doesn’t look lost out there by any stretch. Looks like a GREAT grab. Welcome to the family, Nyeem!!!
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