James Franklin and his Penn State football program will look to complete their non-conference schedule with a perfect 3-0 record tomorrow when they host Kent State.
Considering Kent State is 0-3, with one of those losses coming to St. Francis (PA), tomorrow’s game is likely to be over with by halftime. The last time these two programs met back in 2018, Penn State won 63-10.
The two goals tomorrow for Penn State should be to 1) come out of the game healthy. 2) try and make some big plays and develop some chemistry in the passing game, which will be crucial as they enter their conference schedule.
With the expected game outcome, tomorrow should be a fun time at Beaver Stadium, including for the recruits that will be traveling to State College for a GameDay visit.
As is always the case, the Nittany Lions staff have invited and will be hosting a large number of high school players on unofficial visits.
Because the list of visitors is so large, here are some of the bigger names that will be on the sidelines.
RECRUITS VISITING FOR KENT STATE GAME:
Darryl Flemister: 2027 quarterback from Oak Park, Michigan. Power Four offers from Auburn, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Oregon, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
Jabree Coleman: 2025 4-star running back from Philadelphia. Penn State commitment.
Tiqwai Hayes: 2025 4-star running back from Aliquippa. Penn State commitment.
Messiah Mickens: 2026 4-star running back from Harrisburg, PA. Penn State commitment.
Kory Amachree: 2026 3-star running back from Haslett, Michigan. Power Four offers from Arizona State, Boston College, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Pitt, Purdue and Wisconsin.
Carson Lovett: 2026 athlete from Detroit, Michigan. Power Four offers from Louisville.
Marquez Wimberly: 2026 running back from Nazareth, PA. Power Four offers from Syracuse and West Virginia.
Jerome Larue, Jr: 2028 running back from Harrisburg, PA. Power Four offers from Syracuse and Virginia Tech.
Michael Scott: 2025 3-star wide receiver from Dallastown, PA. Current commit of Arizona State.
Lavar Keys: 2026 3-star wide receiver from Hyattsville, Maryland. Penn State commitment.
Davion Brown: 2026 4-star wide receiver from Richmond, Virginia. Rated as one of the Top 100 overall players in Class of 2026.
Elias Coke: 2026 4-star wide receiver from Harrisburg, PA. Power Four offers from Penn State, Boston College, Florida State, Iowa State, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, NC State, Pitt, Purdue, Rutgers, Syracuse, Central Florida, Virginia Tech and WVU.
Michael Troutman: 2025 3-star OL from Newton, New Jersey. Penn State commitment.
Brady O’Hara: 2025 4-star OL from North Catholic High School (Pittsburgh). Penn State commitment.
Sidney Rouleau: 2027 OT from Pennington, New Jersey. Power Four offers from Penn State, Boston College, Duke, Florida, Miami, Michigan, Nebraska, Pitt, Syracuse, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Washington, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
Jameer Henry: 2027 DL from Detroit, Michigan. Power Four offers from Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Purdue, Tennessee and USC.
Lavar Arrington II: 2025 LB from Covina, California. Penn State commitment.
Alex Tatsch: 2025 4-star LB from Latrobe, PA. Penn State commitment.
Koby Sarkodie: 2026 3-star S from Gwynn Oak, Maryland. Power Four offers from Penn State, Indiana, Minnesota, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin.
Mikahi Allen: 2027 athlete from Ramsey, New Jersey. Power Four offers from Penn State, Boston College, Pitt, Rutgers, Virginia Tech and West Virginia.
Noah McDuffie: 2025 safety from Buffalo, New York. Power Four offers from Boston College and Syracuse.
Chase Geter: 2026 3-star cornerback from Ashburn, Virginia. Power Four offers from Penn State, Duke, NC State, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.
Phoenix Evans: 2028 cornerback from Ramsey, New Jersey: Power Four offers from Boston College, Syracuse and West Virginia.
