Episode Details

The Penn State football team got more bad news this week, with injury information coming out of the Lasch Building. We’ll update fans on the status of Anthony Donkoh and what it means for his timeline to return after we found out he’s shelved for the upcoming camp period. We’ll also give you the latest Penn State recruiting information today and round out the show with a visit from the newest Rivals National Reporter, Allen Trieu. 

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Penn State gets more unfortunate news 

We’ll start with the update that dropped yesterday afternoon about another Penn State veteran missing spring football. Donkoh will be out for the spring, following tight end Andrew Rappleyea, who posted a post-surgery photo at the end of February. We’ll discuss the situation, the impact, and what to expect from the team’s spring football situation, with so many injured players that the team will realistically consider starters in the fall. 

Recruiting Update

Next, we’ll discuss the latest recruiting news, now that the calendar has flipped to March. While spring practice hasn’t started yet, teams can still host prospects for visits now. We’ll discuss the players you need to know both before camp and after spring break, which is next week. Of course, check out Blue White Illustrated for a comprehensive list of players coming to campus over the several weeks. 

Allen Trieu Joins Rivals

Finally, we welcome Trieu, the latest addition to the Rivals national team, who joined the company on March 1. Tieu has been a Midwest reporter for decades and has extensive knowledge of the former Iowa State staff that now occupies the Lasch Building at Penn State. He and reporter Sean Fitz discuss Campbell’s approach, the strengths of the staff, the team’s ace recruiters, and where the group will need to bridge the gap between what they did in Ames, and the new pressure they face in Happy Valley. He’ll also discuss the blended approach of where Penn State’s targets will come from in this first cycle and how much time fans should give the staff before making decisions about how the staff is recruiting with their in-region recruits. 

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00:00 Show Intro

01:05 Anthony Donkoh injury news

10:32 Penn State's offensive injury situation

13:00 Liberty Lumer products Ad break

15:25 Penn State recruiting: Matt Campbell's timeline of recruit commitments

20:05 New England recruiting is different than other regions

22:30 Is spring football a time to finally get rolling in recruiting?

29:55 Closing the deal in recruiting during official visit negotiation

33:00 Does every high school prospect have an agent?

37:33 Allen Triue interview

42:05 Can Campbell and his staff maintain relationships with Midwest schools

49:22 Who are the best recruiters on this staff?

51:07 Campbell staff sticking to evals and not chasing stars

57:00 Leap from Iowa State to PSU in eval and NIL

102:45 Difference between Franklin staff and Campbell staff. 

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