In recruiting news, Penn State is hosting a star from Floridaโs famous IMG Academy.
IMG is one of the most prestigious athletic programs in the country, and one of the football programโs best players is Jake Kreul.
Kreul, the 6-foot-3, 235-pound four-star EDGE from the Class of 2026, wrote to X (formerly Twitter) Friday morning that heโs in Happy Valley for a visit.
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— Jake Kreul 4 โญ๏ธ EDGE (@JK_DE_SNAKE_34) January 31, 2025
This is a guy Penn State badly wants to have.
Kruel might not be far away from five-star status. 247Sportsโ composite ratings have him as the No. 54 overall player in the country, the No. 6 EDGE in the nation and the No. 7 overall player in Florida from his class.
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Hereโs some more on Penn State footballโs recruiting efforts of ย Kreul. PSU offered him in May but he hasnโt visited since.
Kreul has plenty of time to pick a school. But based on a recent interview with 247Sports,ย Penn State doesnโt appear to be one of his top options at the moment.
“Ohio State recruits me pretty hard,โ Kreul said. ย โOklahoma, Miami is coming after me really hard.โ
247 reported that Kreul is impressed with Ohio Stateโs defensive line play in recent years.
“Coach (Larry) Johnson’s track record and resume speaks for itself so it wasn’t too surprising to see how they were playing,” he said.โ
Perhaps an addition to Penn Stateโs staff can help sway Kreul.
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Itโs unclear how much Jim Knowles recruited Kreul when he was at Ohio State. But itโs clear that Knowles isnโt at Ohio State anymore and is at Penn State instead.
Itโs Official: Penn State Hires Jim Knowles as Defensive Coordinator
Itโs a good bet that Kreul will spend some time with Knowles in State College this weekend, so weโll see what happens.
Kreul told 247Sports he plans on deciding either in June or July.
