Surprise, 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.