On their weekly Penn State football podcast, host Adam Bittner and Post-Gazette/Daily Collegian insider Seth Engle analyze the Nittany Lions' latest recruiting win, the commitment of Latrobe linebacker Alex Tatsch.
He joins a slew of top WPIAL talent — including Belle Vernon's Quinton Martin, Aliquippa's Tiqwai Hayes and Central Catholic's duo of Peter Gonzalez and Anthony Speca — to spurn coach Pat Narduzzi and Pitt in recent cycles. Is there anything the Panthers can do to slow the dominance of coach James Franklin and assistant Terry Smith? And is this a case of the ACC's problems in conference realignment manifesting on the recruiting trail?
Our duo tackles those topics and a handful of others: why did Penn State NFL draft prospects Adisa Isaac and Kalen King stand out at the Senior Bowl for good and bad reasons? Does it help Penn State that Bill O'Brien appears poised to leave his Ohio State OC job to take the coaching job at Boston College?
Also, what should we make of the basketball team's road wins at Indiana and Rutgers, with Ace Baldwin Jr. playing well in the absence of Kanye Clary? And can Makenna Marisa and the Lady Lions give their resurgent season a huge boost with an upset of Caitlin Clark and Iowa?
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First Published: February 7, 2024, 1:06 p.m.