Penn State tight finish Khalil Dinkins returned to follow this week, however his standing for Saturday’s dwelling opener towards Bowling Inexperienced was unsure.
The 6-4, 252-pound Dinkins missed most of preseason camp and the season-opening 34-12 win at West Virginia with an undisclosed damage. He was anticipated to be the No. 2 tight finish behind Tyler Warren after he caught 5 passes for 57 yards and two touchdowns final season.
“He’s missed a ton of time each mentally and bodily, so we gotta knock the rust off him,” Nittany Lions coach James Franklin stated after follow Wednesday night time. “If he’s prepared, then he is usually a weapon for us. But when he’s not bodily prepared or mentally prepared, then we really feel like we now have some guys that we predict can fill that position, like Luke (Reynolds), Joey (Schlaffer) and others.”
After being redshirted final 12 months, Schlaffer noticed the primary recreation motion of his profession at West Virginia. The previous Exeter standout was on the sector for one offensive snap and was the meant receiver on a 2-point conversion move from Beau Pribula that fell incomplete within the second quarter.
Andrew Rappleyea, one among Schlaffer’s classmates, was Penn State’s No. 2 tight finish towards the Mountaineers. He stated that he’s seen a change within the 6-5 Schlaffer, who’s now listed at 240 kilos.
“Joey is beginning to develop a way of grittiness and a need to put any individual within the floor,” Rappleyea stated. “I feel that Joey realizes he’s gonna actually have to begin bodily changing into extra of a presence within the run recreation if he desires to be the place he desires to be.
“I feel that realization is unquestionably serving to his recreation.”
The 6-4, 250-pound Rappleyea was on the sector for 26 of Penn State’s 60 offensive snaps at West Virginia, however no move was thrown his method.
“Rap performed very properly,” Franklin stated. “We’ve a ton of confidence in him. He’s dedicated. He’s athletic. He’s an important route runner. He desires to be a bodily tight finish, which is one thing that’s crucial to us.”
Singleton acknowledged: Penn State operating again Nick Singleton was one among 4 gamers throughout the nation named this week to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll.
Singleton, the previous Gov. Mifflin star, gained 183 all-purpose yards towards West Virginia, 114 speeding, 13 receiving and 56 on kickoff returns.
The opposite three gamers chosen have been Quali Conley of Arizona, Travis Hunter of Colorado and Desmond Reid of Pitt. Hunter was named the Hornung Award Participant of the Week.
The Hornung Award is introduced yearly to essentially the most versatile participant in school soccer.
Recruiting replace: Penn State added two extra highschool seniors to its 2025 recruiting class this week.
On Monday, the Lions flipped broad receiver Matthew Outten of I.C. Norcom of Portsmouth, Va., who had initially dedicated to Virginia Tech. The 6-0, 210-pound Outten is rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN and a three-star prospect by On3.
“If it comes all the way down to us and one other faculty and the child tells us to maintain recruiting him, then we’ll preserve recruiting him,” Franklin stated. “We’ve solely so many assets. You need to guarantee that the time you’re spending is time well-spent.”
Then on Tuesday, they obtained a dedication from four-star offensive sort out Malachi Goodman of Paramus Catholic (N.J.). The 6-5, 315-pound Goodman selected Penn State over USC and Auburn.
Penn State now has 25 commitments in its class, which is ranked thirteenth by 247Sports and sixteenth by On3.
