2010 Recruiting Wood
One can only stomach so much political talk in the College Football Dog Days of February through April. Blackshoediaries has some sweet write-ups on the incoming 2009 class (4 parts, one to go) and also has started eyeing the 2010 class. Here is their take on the QB situation: Top Targets The good news is that Penn State already has a verbal commitment from Paul Jones. Jones, like Newsome, is an athletic quarterback perfectly suited to run the Spread HD offense Penn State has used so successfully under Michael Robinson and Daryll Clark. The word is that he intends to enroll early in 2010 to participate in spring practice and be ready to hit the field immediately in the fall. This gives Penn State two excellent options in Newsome and Jones for 2010. Maybe the coaches will be happy enough with that. After all, you don't want too many studs in the stable or else egos start to get in the way. But let's remember that good depth has its advantages. The defense goes up against the scout team every day in practice. You want players on that scout team that are going to accurately simulate game situations. Maybe McGloin can be that guy. But I would prefer to have two options there if possible. There is talk that Penn State is pursuing Anthony Gonzales from Liberty HS in Allentown, PA. He's a highly regarded dual-threat quarterback that has an already impressive offer list that includes Florida State, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Pitt, and West Virginia. I'm afraid the verbal from Paul Jones probably changed his offer from being a quarterback to being an athlete. If he has his heart set on being a quarterback this probably killed it for us. My estimation is that Paul Jones will be the only quarterback we take this year. If we have a scholarship left over we may take another quarterback, but it will be some two star kid from central Pennsylvania who grew up with Kerry Collins posters on his wall and just wants to live the dream of running out of the tunnel in a Penn State uniform. If there are no scholarships available, said kid may come on board as a preferred walk on.