Nittany Sports Now Daily Notebook: September 20

Keep updated on news and notes concerning the Penn State football and basketball programs in the Nittany Sports Now Daily Notebook.

Update (6:08 PM)-

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dereck Lively ’22 @dereckl41 of @Westtownhoops & @TeamFinalEYBL has committed to #Duke University. The Blue Devils have now landed 👀@kylefilipowski @dariq_whitehead @schutt_jaden

👩‍🎨 @ElRealAMJ @_proinsight pic.twitter.com/9DqIQ3qcjb

— 𝒜𝓃𝒹𝓇ℯ𝓌 𝒮𝓁𝒶𝓉ℯ𝓇 (@Andrew__Slater) September 20, 2021

Update (5:46 PM)-

My top performing players from WEEK 3:

1- Jake Haener, @FresnoStateFB
2- Sean Clifford, @PennStateFball
3- TreVeyon Henderson, @OhioStateFB
4- Jaxson Dart, @USC_FB
5- Josh Downs/Ty Chandler, @UNCFootball 
6- D.J. Graham, @OU_Football
7- Jaylen Warren, @CowboyFB pic.twitter.com/WDhTw4uURR

— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) September 20, 2021

Update (2:30 PM)-
**Penn State will host 2023 4-star cornerback Shawn Battle this weekend during their game against Villanova on an unofficial visit. Battle is from Neumann Goretti High School in Philadelphia. Currently, he has received offers from Penn State, Arizona State, Boston College, Cincinnati, Maryland, NC State, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Oregon, Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Virginia and West Virginia. Battle is ranked as the No. 6 junior prospect in Pennsylvania by 247 Sports.

Update (12:03 PM)-

BREAKING: Five-Star ATH Samuel M’Pemba is down to 1️⃣2️⃣ Schools, he tells @On3Recruits

The 6’4 230 ATH that attends IMG Academy is ranked as the #7 Player in the 2023 Class (per On3) pic.twitter.com/AVDdLNUkdu

— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) September 20, 2021

Update (11:19 AM)-

This is a must when you return to Happy Valley — right?

cc: @saquon pic.twitter.com/BKyjbaLVq2

— The Daily Collegian (@DailyCollegian) September 19, 2021

Update (10:52 AM)- 

My updated bowl projections for @ActionNetworkHQ have same @CFBPlayoff field (Bama, Georgia, Oregon, OU), but some major changes in other bowls: Fiesta-BYU vs. Cincinnati, Peach-Penn State vs. Clemson, Rose-Iowa vs. UCLA, Citrus-Ohio State vs. Floridahttps://t.co/XMtfGDb6wp

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 20, 2021

Update (9:19 AM)-

💯💯I won’t forget the talk we had after the game big bro @H55ZY Keep putting on🤝 https://t.co/V1QHufiB6j

— 𝐊𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 ² (@KSaunders03) September 20, 2021

Update (8:15 AM)-

Blessings!! First win!! #cowboysnation https://t.co/q1Obt9OB8f

— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) September 19, 2021

Update (8:10 AM)-

I’m giving my first @PennStateFball Whiteout experience a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating. Nothing like it.

Full thoughts from last night ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/k9mjFSNtRs

— Josh Pate (@LateKickJosh) September 20, 2021

Update (7:54 AM)-

**2023 4-star linebacker Ta’Mere Robinson from Brashear High School in Pittsburgh.

Wouldn’t pass up on a whiteout game for anything 🔥 Always live! Always enjoy my time✔️ @coachjfranklin @CoachTerryPSU @DannKabalaPSU @The__Hunt @ZemaitisTouch_ @knnysndrs pic.twitter.com/XGnb9oycYr

— ᴛᴀᴅᴅᴇʀ ③ (@TaMereRobinson3) September 19, 2021

Update (7:45 AM)- 

**Dante Lovett is a 2023 athlete from DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Never been to a game with such a crazy atmosphere ‼️‼️ #WeAre 🦁⚪️⚪️ pic.twitter.com/fWsc8WF1wI

— Dante lovett (@dante_lovett) September 20, 2021