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Three Penn State commits are currently ranked in the ESPN 300 -- WR De'Andre Thompkins (No. 54), QB Michael O'Connor (No. 125), WR Chris Godwin (No. 153) -- so NittanyNation wanted to find out a little bit more about the headlining trio. The same ...

Every week, NittanyNation will pose five questions to a recruit, player, alum or coach about all things Penn State. This week's subject is Marcus Allen, a 2014 commit from Upper Marlboro (Md.) Wise who's slotted to play free safety for the Nittany...

LOS ANGELES -- For departing USC Trojans football players making that final walk up the storied Coliseum tunnel, it can foreshadow a transition into the NFL, a sports-related career, or an entirely different vocation. For former Trojans uch as Tro...

ACC Duke Zach Harmon OG Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic HT: 6-foot-4 WT: 275 pounds Position Rank: N/A Stars: Evaluation Pending Kerrion Moore RB Gastonia, N.C./Hunter Huss HT: 5-8 WT: 180 Position Rank: N/A Stars: Evaluation Pending ...

What kind of player is Penn State getting in safety Marcus Allen? And what can fans expect? NittanyNation turned to one of the people who knows most what Allen is capable of on the field -- DaLawn Parrish, his high school coach at Upper Marlboro (...

There has been plenty of recent news on the recruiting trail around the Big Ten, and we're a bit overdue for a scorecard, so here's the latest rundown. Teams are sorted based on most verbal commitments for the 2014 class. MICHIGAN Total commits...

NittanyNation takes a look at this past week's Penn State football news and what you might have missed: PSU welcomed two new commits on Friday, landing safety Marcus Allen and then linebacker Jared Wangler later on. Allen has come a long way sin...

Safety Marcus Allen (Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise) has just become the eighth commit for the Nittany Lions, his head coach confirmed. "I believe that he looked at all of his options, took a couple of visits, really liked the atmosphere and liked the c...

Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith is ready for the questions. As he and his wife, Pat, head to the Omni Dallas Hotel for the fourth annual Emmitt Smith Celebrity Invitational weekend, he knows the question will be: "Should the Dallas Cowb...

The secondary is a focus with this class, so the recruits here will play a big role in whether this 2014 class will be considered a success. As a result, NittanyNation decided to produce a top-five list that attempts to mirror the Lions' big board...

Heading into summer, NittanyNation will look closer at the 2014 recruits who claim offers from Penn State. Today we examine safety Marcus Allen, who was on campus last month for the Blue-White Game. Vitals: Safety Marcus Allen, Upper Marlboro (Md....

Here are five storylines to watch on Sunday. How will the ESPN 150 fare? At least five prospects in the ESPN 150 are set to take part on Sunday: DT Andrew Brown (Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Frommel Smith), CB Jalen Tabor (Washington, D.C./Friendship ...

Blog | April 19, 2013

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- At least a dozen 2014 prospects will be taking in the annual Blue-White Game on Saturday, and the staff is hoping a a large crowd will be able to persuade at least one recruit to commit. Here's a list of those visitors, compl...

Marcus Allen walked briskly through the hallways of Upper Marlboro (Md.) Wise on his way to the varsity coach's classroom. He didn't know he was just minutes away from a conversation that would set his football future into motion, that would allow...

ESPN.com's SportsNation "Madden NFL 25" cover vote is in the second round. The old-school AFC West players are faring way better than three new-school players from the division. Denver linebacker Von Miller was the only current player from the div...

Marcus Allen (Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise) stood off to the side in Holuba Hall, his eyes focused on the action in front of him, while Penn State players darted from side to side on the first day of spring practice. His teammate, cornerback Joe Shelt...