Transfers

[bonham]

As of right now confirmed seem to be:

Bolden: Granted release, made visit to LSU
Rob Bolden Granted Release; Visits LSU - Black Shoe Diaries

Haplea: Visited FSU for 4 days
don't have a link but we received an email at my job today to take him off the roster, so he is definitely gone

Fera: Visited Texas and they offered him a scholarship
Afternoon Brewksy: Torrodney Prevot To USC, The Latest On Anthony Fera, More - Burnt Orange Nation

mod: Ms. Bonham, I'm going to edit this post to list the known transfers:

Transfers

RB Silas Redd (Jr) USC
TE Kevin Haplea (Jr) Florida St.
QB Rob Bolden (Jr) LSU
S Tim Buckley (RS/Fr walk-on) N.C. State
MLB Khairi Fortt (Jr) Cal
DL Jamil Pollard (Fr) Rutgers
K Anthony Fera (Sr) Texas
OL Ryan Nowicki (RS/Fr) Illinois
WR Justin Brown (Sr) Oklahoma

 

[bonham]

Fera was at the practice this morning

 

[JMlion71]

Fera was at the practice this morning

 

[bonham]

Twitter saying Fortt to Cal

and just got an email to remove Fortt, Jamil Pollard, and Tim Buckley

 

[rmilia1]

Twitter saying Fortt to Cal

and just got an email to remove Fortt, Jamil Pollard, and Tim Buckley

Word out of Iowa City is that Pollard contacted Iowa. I know Iowa was one of his final 3 so he may be headed our way.

 

[bonham]

Could be!

 

[JMlion71]

Damn. Fortt's a junior, too. You hope the upper classmen would hang in there.

 

[bonham]

Yeah his Dad said he was looking at about a dozen schools, so he clearly was very certain he wanted out.

 

[bonham]

Silas to USC is official.
OT Ryan Nowiciki to Washington

 

[linebackeru]

Only one that matters so far is Silas. Fortt has potential, but is always hurt. I'd like to see him stay, but its not a back breaker. Bolden, LOL, can't believe LSU gave him a ship. Haplea had been passed on depth chart. Buckley?? Who the hell is that?? Pollard is puzzling, figured he would stay and let LJ make him into an NFL lineman.

Pretty much all the otehrs in question were at the practice/rise and rally yesterday, which has to be a positive sign.

 

[linebackeru]

Damn. Fortt's a junior, too. You hope the upper classmen would hang in there.

More concerned about the freshman and sophomore classes. WE start losing them with the recruiting cap of 15 per class, it would hurt worse than losing a few guys for this season.

 

[JMlion71]

More concerned about the freshman and sophomore classes. WE start losing them with the recruiting cap of 15 per class, it would hurt worse than losing a few guys for this season.

We're going to have to set up some type of framework for getting decent walkons into the program. I mean, there are probably a lot of the kids who end up in the top tier of the MAC who would come to PSU for a chance to play in the B1G, take loans, and walk-on.

 

[linebackeru]

We're going to have to set up some type of framework for getting decent walkons into the program. I mean, there are probably a lot of the kids who end up in the top tier of the MAC who would come to PSU for a chance to play in the B1G, take loans, and walk-on.

Yeah, we've always had success with walk ons as well. BOB needs to maximize his ships as well. Fortunately, this staff seems to have a very specific idea of what they want for a played in their system, not just going for star ratings...even though they are getting some high rated kids. Oh yeah, Hackenberg got his 5th star on 247 today

 

[linebackeru]

I sent Paul Jones a tweet to let him know Joe Schad said he is one of 8 guys who would likely be transferring in next 48 hours. PJ promptly tweeted to schad

@schadjoe don't wait 48 hours for an announcement. I'm staying at Penn State, playing in front of the best fans in the nation! #WeAre

Funny thing is, the guys he listed, all but 1 have emphatically said they are staying and constantly been tweeting pro PSU stuff since the sanctions

 

[JMlion71]

Yeah, we've always had success with walk ons as well. BOB needs to maximize his ships as well. Fortunately, this staff seems to have a very specific idea of what they want for a played in their system, not just going for star ratings...even though they are getting some high rated kids. Oh yeah, Hackenberg got his 5th star on 247 today

 

[bonham]

I sent Paul Jones a tweet to let him know Joe Schad said he is one of 8 guys who would likely be transferring in next 48 hours. PJ promptly tweeted to schad

@schadjoe don't wait 48 hours for an announcement. I'm staying at Penn State, playing in front of the best fans in the nation! #WeAre

Funny thing is, the guys he listed, all but 1 have emphatically said they are staying and constantly been tweeting pro PSU stuff since the sanctions

lmao, that is great

 

[linebackeru]

lmao, that is great

I knew PJ would send something out. He's been very outspoken about staying and wanting to do something special at PSU.

 

[bonham]

I knew PJ would send something out. He's been very outspoken about staying and wanting to do something special at PSU.

That's really cool. Reading the 2013 class tweets, and current and past players, is almost the only thing cheering me up lately

 

[rmilia1]

Word out of Iowa City is that PSU commit Akeel Lynch is leaving the Lions for the Hawkeyes. Iowa dismissed potential starting RB De'Andre Jordan yesterday leaving them with 1 returning back and 2 incoming freshman. My source said that Lynch contacted iowa right after the sanctions and is all but assured to be heading to IC.

 

[linebackeru]

Word out of Iowa City is that PSU commit Akeel Lynch is leaving the Lions for the Hawkeyes. Iowa dismissed potential starting RB De'Andre Jordan yesterday leaving them with 1 returning back and 2 incoming freshman. My source said that Lynch contacted iowa right after the sanctions and is all but assured to be heading to IC.

Someone close to Lynch said he is likely to stay now that Silas left.