Big Weekend: Penn State +2, Ohio State -1

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Busy weekend for the local juniors attending the Nike Combine up in State College. First, Lackey defensive back Darrell Givens decommitted from Ohio State in order to commit to Penn State. Then Eleanor Roosevelt wide receiver-cornerback Derrick Thomas committed to play for the Nittany Lions. First, a look at Thomas, who is 6-1 and 180 pounds. He also had scholarship offers from Maryland, ... [link]

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Playing Time, It's Good For You
Published 5/13/2008 by Paterno Lives! (noreply@blogger.com) at The Big Eleventh
Obviously a nice weekend when you land two three ranked prospects. Especially when one came via Ohio State: [Darrell Givens] said of the decision, "Ohio State and Penn State both had all the things I'm looking for. The only thing that swayed me to Penn State was playing time. I can play early at Penn State."This is a bit important on a couple of levels. For starts it means we won't be totally debilitated like some might have thought. Penn State is still a good school, the game day atmosphere rivals any in the ...

Nitt Picks Likes Cupcakes
Published 5/13/2008 by BSD at Black Shoe Diaries: Front Page Posts
... Nice writup today in the Washington Post about Penn State's big weekend with insight into Darrell Given's decision to decommit from Ohio State and select the Nittany Lions. ...

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