Inside the Den: Darrell Givens

Gentlemen, Please!

Posted 5/13/2008 on Run Up The Score

Do we really need to go through this again? MGoBlog : Please. You’d think Penn State fans’ righteous indignation about Rich Rodriguez’s recruiting would be severely blunted by the fact that PSU just yoinked Maryland cornerback Darrell Givens out from underneath Ohio State’s nose. Not so much. Black Shoe Diaries : I’m sure that certain people who swear ...

Nitt Picks Likes Cupcakes

Posted 5/13/2008 on 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. As for Givens, it was only three weeks ago that he decided to accept a scholarship offer from Ohio State. However, it did not take long for Givens to consider other options. Lackey Coach Doug Lamb said that Givens ...

Playing Time, It's Good For You

Posted 5/13/2008 on 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 ...

Joe STILL knows football

Posted 5/10/2008 on NittanyWhiteOut

Who said Joe’s uncertain status at Penn State is hurting our recruiting? 4-star Defensive Back Darrell Givens switched his committment to the Ohio State Buckeyes to the Nittany Lions early this morning at the 11th annual State College NIKE camp. Darrell Givens is a current teammate of Malcolm Willis who committed to the Lions earlier this year. And if you thought that was ...

Darrell Givens Drops Ohio State; Commits to PSU

Posted 5/10/2008 on Run Up The Score

When Darrell Givens committed to Ohio State , many OSU fans were happy but skeptical because Givens’ decision came out of nowhere. After attending Penn State’s Nike camp over the weekend, Givens changed his mind . Scout lists him as the #7 cornerback in this year’s class. Both Rivals and Scout have him as a four-star player, if you’re into that sort of thing.  ...