We’re one day away from the State College and Beaver Stadium being the center of the college football world as No. 3 Penn State hosts No. 4 Ohio State. Considering their relatively easy of the season schedule, a win by Penn State would virtually ensure them a spot in the upcoming College Football Playoffs.
The pressure is on James Franklin to breakthrough with a win against the Buckeyes, and looking at their roster, this looks like it’s the team that can do just that.
If the Nittany Lions are able to do that, it would no doubt make an impression on the hundreds of high school recruits that will be in attendance.
Nittany Sports Now has already told you about three major recruits that are currently committed to other programs, that will be at the game: 2025 4-star TE Andrew Olesh (committed to Michigan), 2025 4-star WR Romero Ison (committed to USC) and 2025 5-star quarterback Matt Zollers (committed to Missouri).
Those three players won’t be the only blue-chip recruits traveling to State College on Saturday. A number of high-level, national recruits will be taking in the atmosphere and evaluating the Penn State program.
Nittany Sports Now has a list of the Top 10 National Uncommitted Recruits attending the Penn State/Ohio State game.
Connor Salmin: 2026 4-star WR from Purcellville, Virginia. Rivals.com Top 200 player. Top offers from Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Tennessee, Texas A&M. Will be his 4th visit to Penn State.
Junior mid-season highlightsโผ๏ธ@barlow_coach @WGroveFootball1 https://t.co/uCLm9hSWwH
— Connor Salmin (@connorsalmin) October 10, 2024
Anthony Cartwright: 2027 4-star TE from Franklin, Michigan. 247 Sports Top 50 player. Top offers from Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Tennessee.
Maxwell Hiller: 2027 4-star OL from Coatesville, PA.ย Rivals.com Top 50 player. Top offers from Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Pitt, Texas A&M and Virginia Tech.
SOPHOMORE REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS โผ๏ธโผ๏ธโผ๏ธ โฆ@mickit50โฉ – https://t.co/kVlCGbilmE
— Maxwell Hiller 5๐OT (@HillerMaxwell) October 27, 2024
Simeon Caldwell: 2026 4-star LB from Jacksonville, Florida. Rivals.com Top 200 player. Top offers from Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Colorado, LSU, Miami, Fla., Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Pitt, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and Wisconsin.
Simeon Caldwell has been doing it all this seasonโผ๏ธ @Sim_C24
The Under Armour All-American and one of the top juniors in the nation has sacks, blocked kicks, defensive touchdowns, and a whole bunch of tackles. Dude is different ๐ฅ #UANext
(Game film via @Hudl) pic.twitter.com/tFQQW5ZwC4
— Billy Tucker (@TheUCReport) October 9, 2024
Thomas Davis, Jr: 2026 4-star LB from Matthews, NC. Rivals.com Top 120 player. Top offers from Clemson, LSU, Miami, Fla., Michigan, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Tennessee.
Jireh Edwards: 2026 4-star Safety from Baltimore, Maryland.ย Rivals.com ranks him the No. 2 safety and No. 18 overall recruit in Class of 2026. Top offers from Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Fla., Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Pitt, Tennessee, Texas A&M and USC.
Joey O’Brien: 2026 4-star S from Glenside, PA. Rivals.com Top 200 player and No. 4 recruit in Pennsylvania. Top offers from Alabama, Florida State, Michigan, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Oregon and Tennessee. Will be his 3rd visit to Penn State.
Back in Happy Valley this weekend #weare๐ฆ @coachjfranklin @Coachpoindexter @djbryant13 pic.twitter.com/S7xd6eO3nV
— Joey OโBrien (@Joey_obrien6) October 30, 2024
Semaj Beals: 2026 3-star quarterback from Philadelphia. Ranked Top 20 quarterback in the country. Top offers from Alabama, Colorado, Georgia Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio State, Pitt, Texas and USC.
Tyler Merrill: 2026 4-star offensive guard from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.ย Rivals ranks him as a Top 100 recruit and the No. 2 guard in the Class of 2026. Top offers from Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Pitt, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Wisconsin. This will be his 9th visit to Penn State.
Matt Sieg: 2027 4-star safety from Fort Cherry High School. Rivals ranks him as Top 200 recruit. Top offers form Iowa, Michigan State, Missouri, Nebraska, Pitt, USC, Vanderbilt, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
