MARKEVIOUS BROWN TOP GROUP
Other than maybe Georgia, no team in the country has recruited running back better than Penn State has in recent years. This has led to the Nittany Lions being in the thick of things for multiple highly touted running back recruits. This includes 2021 back Markevious Brown.
On Friday, the four-star back released a top 7. This top 7 included the Nittany Lions.
You Get One Life Too Live , You Got One Shoot At This ...#Top7 pic.twitter.com/7XKXztYkwc
— Markevious Brown ♂️²¹ (@Brown27Mark) October 25, 2019
Penn State offered the IMG Academy back on May 12th. Since then, he has expressed interest in the Nittany Lions. If Penn State can get him to campus for a visit for JaJuan Seider and James Franklin to work their magic, then the Nittany Lions can not be counted out.
NEW OFFER
On Friday, the Nittany Lions extended a new offer to a 2023 - yes, 2023 - prospect. The player who picked up this offer was tight end Mathias ‘Mega’ Barnwell.
Truly blessed and honored to have received my 5th D1 offer from Penn state #blessed @coachseider @CoachKSparks pic.twitter.com/FnzjR4lO7D
— Mathias MEGA Barnwell (@mega_barnwell) October 25, 2019
The Spotsylvania, Viriginia, native already checks in at 6-foot-5, 250 pounds. Penn State is the first Power 5 program to offer the high school freshman.
Barnwell was also in Happy Valley for the White Out last weekend. Obviously, there is a long, long, long way to go in Barnwell’s recruitment. But as he shapes up to be one of the top recruits in the country for the 2023 cycle, it is good to see Penn State get in on his recruitment early.
PENN STATE COMMIT ADDS 4TH STAR
In the category of things that are long overdue, Penn State wide receiver commit Parker Washington has added his 4th star. Over the weekend, 247Sports promoted Washington to 4 star status. This also bumped his 247Sports composite rating to the 4 star territory.
Washington adding a 4th star is something that should have happened long ago. The speedster was one of the most productive high school wide receivers in the state of Texas where he faces stiff competition and FBS level players on a near weekly basis. He then followed that up by receiving an invite to The Opening Finals this past summer.
This fall, Washington has picked up where he left off at last season. For the 8-0 Fort Bend Travis Tigers he has averaged 17.3 yard per reception, while racking up 659 yards and 9 touchdowns.