2027 Recruiting Thread

[Blair10]

You can bash Olesh all you want, which seems to be a daily thing here, but guys like the ones I pointed out do exist and they are highly productive on day one. No matter what though, that is all projection.

I don’t think most posters have bashed Olesh. Most have simply pointed out that Franklin made a major mistake by investing valuable NIL in the TE position at that time. Penn State had 3-4 very talented and young TEs on the depth chart already. It was a “dumb money” investment for the TE position. Olesh just happened to be the TE Franklin selected to allocate NIL funds. It didn’t help matters that Olesh wasn’t able to play in a single game while 4 of his freshmen peers all made significant contributions as freshmen.

 

[Blair10]

whiffed on a legacy kid

This was not a whiff at all. Ryan Snyder predicted (long before the commitment by Rhoa) that Rhoa would not land at Penn State. The Penn State staff simply did not value Rhoa anywhere near what other schools were offering Rhoa. In addition, Penn State is very happy with their current OL commitments.

The fact that Rhoa is a legacy is irrelevant. Players are recruited for their talent and skill set, not their relationship to former Penn Staters.