Penn state gets verbal big time 4 star qb

Posted: Mar. 7, 2012 - 3:30 PM ET #35

An early recruiting push for members of the football class of 2013 continued over the weekend for Penn State as a four-star New Jersey defensive end committed to the Nittany Lions and their new coaching staff.

JOE HERMITT, The Patriot-News Bill O'Brien is announced as the new head coach at Penn State University Saturday morning at the Nittany Lion Inn. JOE HERMITT, The Patriot-News Bill O'Brien is announced as the new head football coach at Penn State University gallery (30 photos)

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Garrett Sickels gave Penn State coach Bill O’Brien his commitment on Saturday, according to scout.com. The 6-4, 230-pound junior from Red Bank Regional High in Little Silver, N.J., ranked as the 50th-best overall recruit in the country, opted to cancel visits to Ohio State and Notre Dame after his visit to State College on junior day a couple of weeks ago. Alabama and Tennessee were also on Sickels’ offer list.

“I wanted to see the new coach and how everyone responded, and they got up and they’re moving forward,” Sickels told The Asbury (N.J.) Park Press. “It [the Sandusky scandal] didn’t change my mind on anything. I knew that wasn’t truly what Penn State was.”

In a detailed interview with scout.com, Sickels called the decision a “no-brainer.”

He also said he likes how new Penn State defensive coordinator Ted Roof “lets his defense unleash. They always have good D-linemen and it’s something I want to be a part of,” he told Scout.

Sickels recorded 76 tackles for Red Bank Regional, which finished 5-5 in 2011.

Sickels becomes Penn State’s third recruit for next fall’s senior class. He’ll join quarterback Christian Hackenberg of Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia and cornerback Ross Douglas of Avon, Ohio.

All three have been labeled four-star recruits.

Penn State is also on list of Cedar Cliff tight end Adam Breneman, who has said he’ll announce his choice of schools on Friday.

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4theluvofmoney

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Posted: Mar. 9, 2012 - 5:36 PM ET #36

did u get breneman? that guy is a stud..my uncle coached against him a few years back in jr high

good luck to getting him mate

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Posted: Mar. 9, 2012 - 9:25 PM ET #37

my uncle says you did...cant believe what you got going up there considering...wowsers

you gonna post any baseball plays this year wise?

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Posted: Mar. 9, 2012 - 10:58 PM ET #38

Quote Originally Posted by soonboomer:

How do you "find a patent for the cure of leukemia"? Patents are awarded......not found...........and there a various forms of leukemia........some of which have no cure.

Penn State has always recruited top athletes. Signing them is and will continue to be the problem.

The effects of the Sandusky ordeal will be felt for a long time. Your blind love for Paterno and the university has obviously clouded your judgment. Time to take off the homer glasses.

lol...4 top recruits already...one of them the best TE in the nation...this is going to Penn State's best recruiting class in the past 5 years....

The Sandusky ordeal is over it seems.

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Posted: Mar. 9, 2012 - 11:00 PM ET #39

Quote Originally Posted by 4theluvofmoney:

did u get breneman? that guy is a stud..my uncle coached against him a few years back in jr high

good luck to getting him mate

Yes, the best tight end in the country committed to Penn State tonight.

WE AREE!!!!!

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Posted: Mar. 9, 2012 - 11:04 PM ET #40

Quote Originally Posted by thisguyiswise:

adam breneman, the top tight end in the country for 2013 next? with offers from everybody, his final 4 is penn state, ohio state, notre dame, and maryland; presumably in that order as he has always dreamed of playing at psu.

he will announce next friday at 7pm. he announced he has come to a decision a day after hackenberg commits.

adam breneman commits...#22 nationally by rivals, #1 tight end.

sets us up with two top 50 rivals players, 4 top 250 rivals and 4 top espnu150 recruits.

these guys have vowed to recruit and continue the momentum.

expect ryan switzer to be next and he will be our wes welker, with a couple lineman real close too.

breneman said tonight he is so ready to start a new era at penn state and build on past traditions. he said he could not stomach to watch our great university be tarnished any longer. he feels its his duty.

WE ARE PENN STATE!!

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Posted: Mar. 9, 2012 - 11:06 PM ET #41

thisguyiswise...

you are my boy

how about this class so far?

best class in the past 5 years thus far

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Posted: Mar. 9, 2012 - 11:09 PM ET #42

Quote Originally Posted by 4theluvofmoney:

my uncle says you did...cant believe what you got going up there considering...wowsers

you gonna post any baseball plays this year wise?

pm me, with the amount of losers in this forum i dont like to post plays in here anymore for them to profit. did the super bowl as a joke to the haters and took that. same haters about penn state came in and started stuff about how dumb i am blah blah...i know there are only a few, but like jay z said, they "lost one"

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Posted: Mar. 9, 2012 - 11:13 PM ET #43

Quote Originally Posted by Jersey973:

thisguyiswise...

you are my boy

how about this class so far?

best class in the past 5 years thus far

like i said when i started this thread, even i cannot believe it..then an idiot got his hate on...i digress

the best thing is these kids love penn state and bill o'brien. this doesnt speak to billy though, impressive as it may be. this speaks to our academics, student body, campus and joe paterno.

this has truly been gratifying, if not surpising.

no one man is bigger than the university, the university will always live on and prosper.

when joe died i had a whiskey and water for him. after watching breneman commit tonight i had a beer and it tasted so dam good. even my wife knew how happy i was and was so happy for me and the program. a small step to restoring our allure, but a big one at the same time.

cheers jersey

this meant a lot tonight to stabilizing our program and then enhancing it.

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Posted: Mar. 12, 2012 - 12:41 AM ET #44

thisguyiswise-

People who are critical of a "situation" aren't always "haters" as you call them. Yes it is surprising to see Penn St. get such verbal commitments. However, things will change between now and next year. It changes for all teams. The upcoming trial could have an adverse effect as well. That remains to be seen. It seems Penn st. could be a contender sooner rather than later but a game has yet to be played with O'Brian and his new staff. He could turn out to a good coach or a terrible coach. Who knows. I like how you say one man isn't bigger than a program but that's not how it was when Joe Pa was still at Penn St. I wish the players at Penn St. the best as they never played for Sandusky and weren't involved in all that mess. However, I think hard times remain for Penn St. and its football program. Only time will tell.

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Posted: Mar. 12, 2012 - 9:01 AM ET #45

Quote Originally Posted by blowoutgm:

thisguyiswise-

Hey blowout.......using logic on this guy won't work. You hit the nail squarely on the head though. Once a trial starts and all the laundry gets aired, all bets are off. We shall see.