Well, with BO'B's departure, Franklin's arrival, it's time to move on and transition to a new discussion, such as who does Franklin keep and/or bring in for his staff; how will the 2014 verbal commits react on National LOI Day February 5th?
For one, the obvious: Franklin must keep LJ and in fact elevate him to DC.
Second, I think Franklin's hire might bring Michael O'Connor back into the fold, given Franklin's offensive mindedness. Of course one of the challenges will be with current starting QB Hackenberg, who will now need to pick up a whole new play book. I've not followed Vandy to see what kind of offense they run, but it likely might turn out being a bit more wide open than the traditional PSU offense. I'm guessing Hack will start out in the shotgun much more often this year.
But he will be missing a BIG piece with Allen Robinson's imminent departure for the NFL. Penn State does have a corral full of big TEs, but they really were thin behind Robinson and senior Brandon Felder, who also is now gone.
Here's what BO'B left in the commit pool (from 247 Sports):
The National Rank = 20; B1G Rank = 3; Avg Rating = 0.8756
[Note: First row of Star Rating/Score Rating/NTL/POS/ST = 247 Sports Rating; 2nd row is national composite]
[tablegrid= 2104 Penn State Football Commits ] POS Interest Star Rating Score Rating NTL POS ST Signed Letter of Intent (1) Tarow Barney DT Signed 3-star 0.8747 39 8 10 Northwest Mississippi C.C. (Senatobia, MS) 6-1/285 12/18/2013 4-star 90 39 12 8 Hard Commits (18) Thomas Holley DT Commit 4-star 0.9579 87 5 2 Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn, NY) 6-4/285 12/17/2013 5-star 98 23 5 1 Chris Godwin WR Commit 4-star 0.9234 179 27 1 Middletown (Middletown, DE) 6-1/193 4/23/2013 4-star 92 236 33 1 Mike Gesicki TE Commit 4-star 0.9138 206 5 6 Southern Reg (Manahawkin, NJ) 6-5/236 10/17/2013 4-star 97 50 1 2 DeAndre Thompkins WR Commit 4-star 0.9133 209 32 10 Swansboro (Swansboro, NC) 6-0/170 4/20/2013 4-star 94 152 24 7 Michael O'Connor PRO Commit 4-star 0.9012 254 12 34 IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) 6-4/223 6/8/2013 4-star 90 NA 17 42 Marcus Allen S Commit 4-star 0.8879 337 27 5 Dr. Henry Wise (Upper Marlboro, MD) 6-2/190 5/10/2013 4-star 90 NA 28 7 Troy Vincent CB Commit 3-star 0.8863 345 26 7 Gilman (Baltimore, MD) 5-10/192 6/26/2013 3-star 88 NA 42 14 Troy Apke WR Commit 3-star 0.8848 357 45 9 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh, PA) 6-1/187 4/13/2013 3-star 88 NA 75 18 Johnathan Thomas RB Commit 3-star 0.8697 495 32 2 St. John's Prep (Danvers, MA) 5-11/205 10/20/2013 3-star 88 NA 26 1 Troy Reeder ILB Commit 3-star 0.8687 504 23 2 Salesianum (Wilmington, DE) 6-2/230 2/26/2013 3-star 87 NA 27 2 Noah Beh OT Commit 3-star 0.8675 517 45 14 Scranton Prep (Scranton, PA) 6-6/260 6/1/2013 3-star 89 NA 38 12 Nick Scott ATH Commit 3-star 0.8634 571 51 20 Fairfax (Fairfax, VA) 5-11/188 2/23/2013 3-star 88 NA 46 19 Daquan Worley CB Commit 3-star 0.8594 644 42 18 Coatesville Area (Coatesville, PA) 5-11/170 5/3/2013 3-star 88 NA 51 19 Antoine White DT Commit 3-star 0.8553 721 49 19 Millville Senior (Millville, NJ) 6-3/265 7/1/2013 3-star 87 NA 46 19 Mark Allen RB Commit 3-star 0.8507 812 53 21 DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD) 5-7/185 10/16/2012 3-star 87 NA 38 18 Jason Cabinda ATH Commit 3-star 0.8256 NA 121 33 Hunterdon Central (Flemington, NJ) 6-1/220 10/23/2013 3-star 86 NA 68 22 Chasz Wright OT Commit 3-star 0.8233 13 3 2 "Milford Academy (New Berlin, NY) Early Graduate" 6-6/285 12/28/2013 3-star 87 9 3 1 Donte Raymond OLB Commit 3-star 0.81 NA 116 40 Rahway (Rahway, NJ) 6-1/205 12/16/2013 3-star 81 NA 105 43 [/tablegrid]
For one, the obvious: Franklin must keep LJ and in fact elevate him to DC.
Second, I think Franklin's hire might bring Michael O'Connor back into the fold, given Franklin's offensive mindedness. Of course one of the challenges will be with current starting QB Hackenberg, who will now need to pick up a whole new play book. I've not followed Vandy to see what kind of offense they run, but it likely might turn out being a bit more wide open than the traditional PSU offense. I'm guessing Hack will start out in the shotgun much more often this year.
But he will be missing a BIG piece with Allen Robinson's imminent departure for the NFL. Penn State does have a corral full of big TEs, but they really were thin behind Robinson and senior Brandon Felder, who also is now gone.
Here's what BO'B left in the commit pool (from 247 Sports):
The National Rank = 20; B1G Rank = 3; Avg Rating = 0.8756
[Note: First row of Star Rating/Score Rating/NTL/POS/ST = 247 Sports Rating; 2nd row is national composite]
[tablegrid= 2104 Penn State Football Commits ]