2027 Recruiting Thread

NCGOLFER

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Why would he want to go to Rutgers? They’re not exactly a college football powerhouse !! Hhhhmmmmmm……. Maybe money, money, money
 
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DaytonRickster

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Why would he want to go to Rutgers? They’re not exactly a college football powerhouse !! Hhhhmmmmmm……. Maybe money, money, money
Read above. He reclassified to 2026 and enrolls in August. He might have the opportunity to play this season at Rutgers. That wouldn't happen at PSU this season with Hansen, Peoples, Martin, and Wallace ahead of him.
 
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So Gibson reclassified to 2026 and will enroll in August. Didn't see that coming. What impact did that have on his recruitment? Do we not have a space in the 2026 RB room?

Why did his rating just go from 4 star number 8 RB to 3 star number 34 RB?

There's not a lot of uncommitted RBs in the 2027 top 50 RBs. Probably have to flip a RB or portal.
Not a lot of “uncommitted” but there’s a lot of flips coming. More losses and more gains. College football is really annoying right now.
 

CyphaPSU

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We're lacking in the blue-chip level of player with the current class. Replacing higher prospect de-commits or almost-commits with guys they can find further down the recruiting board may be something Campbell and staff are used to as a matter of life, but it won't cut it here in the long run. The hope going forward will be: 1) there will be more NIL available after this roster transition is largely complete, and 2) Campbell and staff have the ability to establish relationships where they need to be. I'm willing to give it some time, but we need to see some better results in the area of recruiting in the coming couple of seasons. It's a different recruiting landscape now.
 
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ZouaveLion

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I may be wrong. but is seems as though Campbell and Co make a hard line financia,NIL commitment to these recruits. I have a feeling that Gibson, Dean and Taylor came back looking for more cash and MC said no thanks. Part of me admires that...part me thinks sometimes you have to play the game if you think the player is worth it. Either way every class is going to be a wild ride until signing day...more than ever
 

DaytonRickster

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I may be wrong. but is seems as though Campbell and Co make a hard line financia,NIL commitment to these recruits. I have a feeling that Gibson, Dean and Taylor came back looking for more cash and MC said no thanks. Part of me admires that...part me thinks sometimes you have to play the game if you think the player is worth it. Either way every class is going to be a wild ride until signing day...more than ever
I think in Gibson's case it was the opportunity to reclassify and enroll next month. That may not have been an option at PSU. Reclassifying allows him to begin receiving NIL a year earlier.
 

Corner Room Breakfast

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It's the wild rest right now, i get irritated but i know mega bucks are being thrown around. I could be
wrong but this is the first year of high stakes (millions) are being thrown at HS recruits in mass numbers.
It's a formula that will be disastrous for some teams, others will luck out.
This will all even out one way or another, i just want to see players who want to play at Penn State.
 

rigi19041

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Yeah, with him wanting to jump into the 26 class, I don’t see this as much of a problem. I don’t think he’d crack the rotation here in 26 so it’s not that big of a deal. We will probably lose a couple others in our class before December but they’ll get replaced with some kids who are committed elsewhere right now.


What is the rotation in 26?