Penn State football received 10 recruiting commitments in two classes and made substantial gains during the June official-visit season.
Months of visits and years of consistent communication between recruits and coaches paid off for Penn State football in June. The Nittany Lions began the month struggling to keep up with conference foes such as Ohio State, Oregon and even Rutgers. But they entered July with a reassuring 20 commitments and one of the nation’s top-ranked recruiting classes for the 2025 cycle.
Four-star defensive ends Jayden Woods, Max Granville and Cortez Harris — who committed just four days apart — provide stability on the edge for defensive line coach Deion Barnes, who has backed up a stellar first season as position coach with some major recruiting wins. Alvin Henderson appeared poised to lead Penn State’s future rushing attack but flipped his commitment to Auburn on June 21. The Nittany Lions quickly recuperated, though, replacing Henderson with 4-star Philadelphia running back Jabree Wallace-Coleman the next day.
Penn State’s geographic recruiting expansion didn’t end there. Woods hails from Kansas, typically uncharted territory before the Nittany Lions hired former Kansas Jayhawks’ offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki in December. Franklin coached Woods’ father, Justin, in 2007 while he was Kansas State’s offensive coordinator.
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