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Montae Nicholson (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) reclined in a desk chair across from three other prospects when his mother's cell phone began buzzing during Penn State's junior day. Nicholson's mother glanced at her phone, then at Nicholson and then a...

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- ESPN 150 athlete Dravon Henry smiled under his bucket hat over the weekend but winced when asked about his top school. It's a question the cornerback/tailback out of Aliquippa (Pa.) gets asked a lot, from friends, fans and fam...

Every week, NittanyNation will pose five questions to a recruit, player, alum or coach about all things Penn State. This week's subject is 2015 prospect Jerome Baker, a linebacker/tailback out of Cleveland (Ohio) Benedictine who already holds nine...

ESPN 150 wideout/athlete De'Andre Thompkins (Swansboro, N.C./Swansboro) became Penn State's fifth pledge of the 2014 class after an unofficial visit Saturday. He's the headliner of the class right now, and he recently spoke with NittanyNation abou...

Joe Cowart sat behind his desk last spring and watched as students filed into his classroom. And every day he spotted a certain basketball player, the teacher/football coach always had a comment waiting. "You look like an athlete who'd make the NF...

De'Andre Thompkins (Swansboro, N.C./Swansboro) can't believe fans already know his name. He sat inside a restaurant during an NC State visit -- a two-hour drive from his home -- when a short man wearing a Wolfpack ball cap did a double-take from a...

Every weekday, as part of an ongoing series, NittanyNation will take a closer look at a Penn State walk-on. Vitals: Athlete Brock Baranowski, Pittsburgh (Pa.) Pine-Richland, 5-foot-10, 185 pounds. Picked Penn State over: Heavy interest from FCS...

Omar Truitt (Washington D.C./ St. John's) is beginning to see a lot of major programs drop by his school -- such as Oregon, Boston College and Stanford -- but interest from his top choice seems to have dropped off a bit. The 2014 athlete has repea...

Three-star athlete Myles Willis missed a call from Penn State assistant Ted Roof on Saturday -- a call he expected would let him know whether he'd add a PSU offer -- but Willis said it doesn't matter anymore. The senior out of Atlanta (Ga.) Marist...

With just two scholarships remaining, Penn State is looking to add some quality to its 2013 class and is targeting several ESPN 300 prospects. NittanyNation takes a closer look at six uncommitted recruits that Penn State's after: 1. ATH Tyler B...

Zayd Issah (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) is a Nittany Lion ... again. The three-star athlete, who decommitted after the sanctions, recommitted to Penn State during his official visit over the weekend. He's now the third linebacker of the 2013 ...

Every week, NittanyNation will pose five questions to a recruit, player, alum or coach about all things Penn State. This week's subject is Thadd Smith, a 2014 athlete out of Springfield (Pa.) Cardinal O'Hara. Smith is expecting a visit from Penn S...

Myles Willis (Atlanta, Ga./Marist) labeled his commitment to Boston College as "uncertain," so he's decided to start listening to pitches by other teams. And no team's pitching harder than Penn State. "That's the main one that's been recruiting...

Every week, NittanyNation will pose five questions to a recruit, player, alum or coach about all things Penn State. This week's subject is DeAndre Thompkins, a 2014 athlete out of Swansboro (N.C.) who already holds seven offers -- including one fr...

2014 athlete DeAndre Thompkins (Swansboro, N.C./Swansboro) earned a Penn State scholarship offer today, and NittanyNation caught up with him in the afternoon to see how his recruitment is going and what he thinks about Penn State: NittanyNation: Y...

2014 athlete DeAndre Thompkins (Swansboro, N.C./Swansboro) added his third FBS offer Thursday when Penn State's staff called him at school to tell him the news. The 6-foot, 170-pound prospect has already made plans to visit the Penn State-Wisconsi...