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Opponent		Date	Result
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	Virginia	Sep. 8	TBA
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	Temple	Sep. 22	TBA
	Illinois	Sep. 29	TBA
	Northwestern	Oct. 6	TBA
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	Iowa	Oct. 20	TBA
	Ohio State	Oct. 27	TBA
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	Nebraska	Nov. 10	TBA
	Indiana	Nov. 17	TBA
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Lions land nationally ranked DT

Sean Fitz
13 months ago
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Penn State added a big piece to its recruiting class when Westville (N.J.) West Deptford defensive tackle Jamil Pollard committed to the Nittany Lions this morning.

Pollard was on campus yesterday for Penn State's Junior Day. After returning home and following up with assistant coach Ron Vanderlinden, Pollard felt comfortable about the situation and decided to end his recruitment.

The 6-foot-4, 270 pound four-star prospect is the fifth commitment for the Class of 2012 and was recruited by both Vanderlinden and defensive line coach Larry Johnson.

"He (Larry Johnson) said that he needed four good D-linemen out of my class, he said that me and Jarron Jones would be two of the good d-linemen that we wanted," Pollard told Lions247 following his visit. "He told me that when we got there, we wouldn't be competing with each other, we'd be competing with the guys above us."

Pollard is ranked No. 156 in The247. Penn State now has commitments from three players in The247.

Sean Fitz is a senior writer for Lions247

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Sean Fitz
13 months ago
http://pennstate.247sports.com/Article/Lions-land-nationally-ranked-DT-21699
Penn State picked up a big-time commitment when a nationally ranked defensive player committed to the Nittany Lions. Penn State now has five commitments for the Class of 2012.
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LafayetteLion
13 months ago
TERRIFIC!!!!
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13 months ago
Awesome!
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Hamilton Lion
13 months ago
This was only the matter of time. Great get.
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roadzy33
13 months ago
Very exciting news. Hopefully the dominoes continue to fall.
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psujmc1992
13 months ago via 247Sports Mobile
"...when WE got there..." Does he know something we don't about the young Mr. Jones?
Whether he does or not, it's always nice when kids starting talking about "we" or "us' rather than they or them.
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Hamilton Lion
13 months ago
With the magic number of four supposedly being put out there relative to this particular class on the DL, I wonder how firm they are on that number now. You have to figure JPO will be in this class, so that is two. You have left Moore, Jones, Schutt and Kirven as well as Spence. The only thing this does tell me is that Myers has no hope to be in this class, despite his offer.
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PSUbacon
13 months ago
This tells me JPO better move quick or get left behind.
Hopefully Pollard hit it off with Jones and he stays in his ear.
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13 months ago
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This tells me JPO better move quick or get left behind.
Hopefully Pollard hit it off with Jones and he stays in his ear.
I find it hard to believe we'll turn away a legacy. Maybe we'll offer him a Greyshirt if things get crowded, and he'll count against next year's class.
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13 months ago
This kid will be a major, major PSU player...attitude, work ethic, athleticism, smarts, humility.........a real coup for PSU(over Florida, Bama, Iowa, Rutgers...with lots of national interest from South to North to West)!!!
Love his films.
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13 months ago via 247Sports Mobile
Great news. Things could get real exciting for us over the next few weeks. Great news. Kid is going to be a good one.
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13 months ago
All I can say is LJ is the man, I hope he is our next head coach.
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Itzsessil
13 months ago
Doctori said...
This kid will be a major, major PSU player...attitude, work ethic, athleticism, smarts, humility.........a real coup for PSU(over Florida, Bama, Iowa, Rutgers...with lots of national interest from South to North to West)!!! Love his films.
Always nice to see new/old faces over here, well certain ones anyway. Good to have you on the board!
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PennStatePelly said...
Great news. Things could get real exciting for us over the next few weeks. Great news. Kid is going to be a good one.
That's what I keep hearing. I'm sure we already have a few other guys who are the dreaded silent verbal type. Looking forward to see how things play out over the coming weeks and especially after the B/W game.
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13 months ago
doc-69 said...
All I can say is LJ is the man, I hope he is our next head coach.
He is the man, but don't count on it.
Besides, he is good at what he is doing now. A move up may not be the best idea.
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PSUjosh11 said...
guys who are the dreaded silent verbal type.
What's so awful about a silent verbal?
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13 months ago
doc-69 said...
All I can say is LJ is the man, I hope he is our next head coach.
Let me preface this by saying I respect the heck out of LJ; he is one of the best recruiters on staff and is probably the best developer of talent. That said, what are the chances PSU would elevate a coach that hasn't been a head coach on the collegiate level, let alone a coordinator of any sorts? I just don't see PSU doing that.
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ejb5212 said...
What's so awful about a silent verbal?
Because, many times, the tend to go somewhere else. Or, it is just a rumor.
I hate silent verbals!!!
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What's so awful about a silent verbal?
To me, silent verbals aren't really sure they are going to said school. They are just saying hold a place for me. Not a fan. Coaches should never accept them. PSU can put together one heck of a first and second string lineup with silent verbals that went elsewhere.
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To me, silent verbals aren't really sure they are going to said school. They are just saying hold a place for me. Not a fan. Coaches should never accept them. PSU can put together one heck of a first and second string lineup with silent verbals that went elsewhere.
starting with Ishaq Williams just last year who everyone was positive gave the PSU staff a silent verbal during the late summer/early fall
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Hamilton Lion said...
To me, silent verbals aren't really sure they are going to said school. They are just saying hold a place for me. Not a fan. Coaches should never accept them. PSU can put together one heck of a first and second string lineup with silent verbals that went elsewhere.
I think there are times when kids commit to a school but the school wants them to publicly announce later to make a bigger splash - I don't think it is always the kid's preference
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I think there are times when kids commit to a school but the school wants them to publicly announce later to make a bigger splash - I don't think it is always the kid's preference
Most cases its the kid. I worked in collegiate athletics for years and I know all about the silent verbal and so forth. Silent verbals are worthless. Yes, there are times a staff does that, but the higher percentage is the kid not wanting to go public.
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