Penn State in final five of 4-star RB with commitment date set

It would be a bit of a stunner if this four-star RB commits to Penn State this weekend.

With the way Penn State is developing running backs and putting them into the NFL, it’s not a surprise that they’re attracting the attention from high schools prospects all over the country.

There are two running backs already committed to Penn State in the class of 2024, but that’s not stopping [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] and his staff to trying to add more at the position. Franklin previously stated that he was worried about the depth in the running back room going into this season. It looks like he is trying to make sure that is not a worry going forward in the upcoming seasons.

Four-star running back Stacy Gage cut his list down to his final five schools on Wednesday with a commitment date coming Saturday, June 10th according to Gage himself.

Gage is a 5’11” 205 pound prospect from Fort Lauderdale, FL. The schools in his final five are Penn State, Florida, Oklahoma, Colorado and UCF.

It’s been a busy recruiting process for Gage. He has taken 28 total visits to 11 different schools. The schools he’s visited the most has been Florida, but his only official visit was to UCF earlier in June 2023.

Gage is listed as a four-star by On3’s industry rankings. He comes in as the 274th player in the country and 23rd overall running back in the 2024 class. However, On3 themselves and 247Sports have him rated as a three-star prospect. Rivals is the recruiting service that has Gage ranked the highest as a top 70 overall prospect.

On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine has UCF as the heavy favorites to land the four-star running back with a 90.2% chance. Penn State is not listed with odds by the machine.

Despite only one unofficial visit to Penn State in April 2023, the Nittany Lions are still in the running to land their third running back in the class of 2024.

Gage spoke with Hayes Fawcett of On3 about Penn State saying, “They have a deep culture and I’d love to join the lawnboyz.”

The “Lawnboyz” is a nickname given to the Penn State running back room. Despite being included in the final five, it would come as a shock if Gage decided to commit to Penn State on Saturday. However, there could always be a decommitment somewhere down the line.

But it’s looking like Penn State will have to find their third running back in the 2024 class somewhere else.

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