2027 Recruiting Thread

[Bvillebaron]

Did you make that excuse before this year?

You mean when Franklin had less NIL money to spend than Kraft said Campbell would have?

 

[Bvillebaron]

Recruiting is just utter insanity these days. I don’t trust anything until these guys sign on the dotted line in December.

Sorry to break this to you but that’s been true for years.

 

[Bvillebaron]

I agree that Clifford was probably a better QB than a lot of PSU fans give him credit for.

But the issue was that HCJF forced him to be a "run first" guy - which he definitely did not.

Baloney.

 

[rigi19041]

If this is the explanation how much did PSU offer each of three and how much are Nebraska, Tennessee and Georgia offering. I thought I read when Campbell was hired that he would have a boatload of NIL money available.

Having more mo ey does not necessarily put psu ahead of any of the teams ahead of psu.

 

[PSU4U]

Having more mo ey does not necessarily put psu ahead of any of the teams ahead of psu.

Yeah but you think it matters a lot when the other team has more money than PS. LOL

 

[LB99]

In summary, Dean hurt really badly as he was the top prospect for us, Georgia is a thorn in our side that simply follows our scouting, don’t believe a word these players say as it is meaningless when a bigger bag shows up, and even though Campbell has done very well with WRs at ISU in terms of college production and the nfl draft, there is a really bad stain on PSU for not developing wr’s over the last several seasons. We need to prove to college football we can throw the freaking ball to WRs this season. Taylor has been steadfast in his July commitment date. I think Hall’s date is next week. Taylor has been vocal that our staff have been highly supportive of him checking in with him often in terms of helping him out with some of his personal struggles, but on the other hand, it seemed surprising that he’s taking the Nebraska trip. Really nobody knows at WR. We were so confident before Dean left that we told Baldwin (a promising lower rated prospect we heavily recruited) there was no more room here so he committed to Pitt.

If that’s true about Baldwin, then that falls squarely on the staff for counting their chickens before they were hatched with the other WRs. Rookie mistake from a veteran staff.

 

[PSUFTG]

Baloney.

You lost the thread. You and I agree.

It was LMT making that argument.

 

[Bvillebaron]

You lost the thread. You and I agree.

It was LMT making that argument.

My bad.

 

[LMTLION]

Sorry to break this to you but that’s been true for years.

Sure, that’s been true for years, but now there’s bags of money involved. It’s far different now.

 

[rem524]

Well I will go on record as predicting Grunkenmeyer will be a better QB than Becht. Interesting how Grunk played well while playing against 3 of the best defenses in college football in his first 6 starts while being tutored by the same QB coach as Allar and who will be his QB coach at VaTech.

This season?

 

[bdgan]

Well, at this point in time, Georgia is viewed as one of the top 5 programs in the country with a lot of momentum. For whatever reasons, many kids want to want to be apart of success and championships, regardless of their contributions.

I think a lot of them are overconfident that they can beat out the half dozen 4* kids ahead of them.

 

[bdgan]

The loss to Iowa stands out. Clifford went out. The backup came in and did not look ready to play.

That was Roberson. He couldn't even get the snap off.

 

[LMTLION]

This is actual “inside” information from a Happy Valley United forum contributor. I believe you can all click it even if you’re not a member of HVU - https://nittanycentral.com/penn-sta...-official-visit-rumors-commitments-june-2026/

 

[bdgan]

Well I will go on record as predicting Grunkenmeyer will be a better QB than Becht. Interesting how Grunk played well while playing against 3 of the best defenses in college football in his first 6 starts while being tutored by the same QB coach as Allar and who will be his QB coach at VaTech.

It would be a horrible look for Campbell & PSU if Grunk outperformed Becht this year. Becht is an experienced senior who's playing with a number of kids and coaches he has experience with. My concern about taking Becht over Grunk is that we traded 3 years for 1 year.

 

[TheWizardofCamelot]

This is actual “inside” information from a Happy Valley United forum contributor. I believe you can all click it even if you’re not a member of HVU - https://nittanycentral.com/penn-sta...-official-visit-rumors-commitments-june-2026/

Nice find, thank you for sharing.

Most seem to believe Taylor/Hall are still in for the Nits. But a bag could be imminent to change things.

The staff's feelings on McGhee is surprising to me. He felt like a long shot to leave TX.

Was hoping for better news on Alexander, Rhoa, Emedobi, & Washington.

 

[Psurosco]

It would be a horrible look for Campbell & PSU if Grunk outperformed Becht this year. Becht is an experienced senior who's playing with a number of kids and coaches he has experience with. My concern about taking Becht over Grunk is that we traded 3 years for 1 year.

Are the three years guaranteed?