New Penn State head coach Matt Campbell is hoping the weather holds out, but he’s prepared to host the program’s first major recruiting weekend.
“I think one of the great reasons for being here is that you’re in the most fertile ground for high school football within a six-to-eight-hour radius,” Campbell said during his introductory press conference. “Everything will start with building relationships with high school football programs and continuing to do a great job in this state and in surrounding states. Nobody is going to attack recruiting more than we are.”
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.If the weather doesn’t deter visitors, here’s who is expected to be on campus this weekend for Penn State’s first Junior Day event of the Campbell era:
Expected Visitors
Class of 2026
- Samson Gash — WR — Catholic Central (Novi, Michigan)
Class of 2027 & 2028 (Pennsylvania Recruits)
- Zachary Gleason — CB — Central Catholic (Pittsburgh)
- Matthew Gregory — WR — Owen J. Roberts (Pottstown)
- Gabe Jenkins — DB — Imani Christian (Pittsburgh)
- Kemon Spell — RB — McKeesport (McKeesport)
- Khalil Taylor — WR — Pine-Richland (Pittsburgh)
- George Parkinson — DE — Malvern Prep (Douglassville)
- Cade Cooper — WR — Malvern Prep (Malvern)
- Brandon Murphy— ATH— Clairton
Class of 2027 (Out-of-State Recruits)
- Case Alexander — LB — Washington (Washington, Okla.)
- Kyler Kuhn — OL — St. Pius X (Kansas City, Mo.)
- Lucas Rhoa — OL — Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
- Cooper Terwilliger — TE — T.F. Riggs (Pierre, S.D.)
- Kaylon Bailey — DE — Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio)
- DeAnthony Crittenden — WR — Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio)
- Da’Von McDougle — RB/LB — Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio)
- RJ Cruz III – DL – McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Maryland)
