No he has not given a timeline to my knowledge. We haven’t offered yet but we do like Will Wood and he is visiting PSU this week. Obviously not the same offer list as Bourque or Mencl, so likely a fallback plan or perhaps a second QB for the class.
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This commitment would be huge for the program.
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Downingtown DE Abraham Sesay earns five-star promotion
Penn State hosted one of its top overall targets on Tuesday, as Edge Abraham Sesay made it to campus for a spring practice.
Unfortunately, that bump may make him unaffordable for PSU. That’s the unfortunate reality of things. We do not have an uncle Phil Knight that Oregon has or oil money like Texas Tech has. But maybe with a PA 5 star they can find other sources of NIL to pay him what he probably now commands.This commitment would be huge for the program.
Downingtown DE Abraham Sesay earns five-star promotion
Penn State hosted one of its top overall targets on Tuesday, as Edge Abraham Sesay made it to campus for a spring practice.
Some of our actual commitments got bumps as well in the new rivals update fyi.
Fair points, but he talks very highly of Penn State in that interview.
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They all do. Mekai Brown, an elite edge out of Connecticut, was glowing about PSU after his visit. He subsequently released a top 5 and we were not in it, shortly thereafter committing to USC. USC has been one of the biggest spenders over the last 12 months. It’s still extremely important to create relationships, but ultimately, for a lot of guys the money matters more than anything.
What are the thoughts about Wood getting an offer today? Staff held out last visit to not scare off PB or to show PB was THE guy. Now that’s changed and of course there’s a hysteria that PB will be signing elsewhere because of the offer. PB is done doing interviews but the staff did the best they could, so I guess time will tell.
Mencl also announcing this Wednesday. I don’t know what any of these dominoes mean? Maybe got bad news from both Mencl and Bourque?
JMO, if you believe what some of these guys are saying we are going to take upwards of 35 recruits. If that is the case, I'd have a second QB. I don't think it means anything, though I would think the coaches have a very good feel if they are getting Mencl at this point in time.
Let's say we get a commitment from Bourque and Wood in this class....We've all heard how this staff prefers a certain type of QB that fits into the Purdy, Becht and McSorley mold...Does Wood fit that mold better than Bourque? From what I've heard, the answer is Yes.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Wood got a committable offer from PSU today. Mencl looks like he is Oregon-bound. Bourque has been shopping for the best offer. Even if he “commits” here, he may still be shopping until signing day. In Wood’s junior year, he had 42 tds and 1 int, and is closer to a McSorely or Becht mold of a qb. Bourque is prototypical NFL type build with a big arm.
My 2 cents ( not worth much) is that Bourque isn't sold on PSU. He continues to shop around for other offers, while knowing his best offer at the moment is PSU. As for the staff, I think they're content with taking Woods if Bourque continues to slowplay this recruitment, knowing that we have a solid backup in Manske. I also think the staff, given a full year in State College probably feels like they can really go after a 2028 QB if we miss on Bourque.
In other words, I think this staff feels like they don't have to overpay for a Top QB in 2027 and they're more than willing to take a developmental QB and then go after a Top QB in 2028. Also, I don't think Bourque fits exactly what we want in a QB. He doesn't appear to be as mobile as we'd like.
In other words, I think this staff feels like they don't have to overpay for a Top QB in 2027 and they're more than willing to take a developmental QB and then go after a Top QB in 2028. Also, I don't think Bourque fits exactly what we want in a QB. He doesn't appear to be as mobile as we'd like.
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