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Joe Moorhead adding another Penn State transfer at Akron

Former Penn State wide receiver is reuniting with a former coach in the MAC out of the transfer portal

For the second time this week, former Penn State offensive coordinator [autotag]Joe Moorhead[/autotag] has successfully added a former Nittnay Lion to his roster at Akron. Moorhead, now the head coach at Akron, is working the transfer portal to tap into some Penn State connections. The latest to make his way from Happy Valley to Akron is wide receiver [autotag]Daniel George[/autotag].

George announced his commitment to the Zips with a message posted on his Twitter account on Thursday with the message “Different location, Same conversation.” The message referred to George’s connection to the former Penn State coordinator. Moorhead was a key part of the coaching staff when George initially joined the Penn State program, even though it would not be long before Moorhead left to become the head coach at Mississippi State (and then the offensive coordinator at Orgeon before taking the Akron job).

George, a former four-star recruit in Penn State’s Class of 2018, did spend four seasons with Penn State but will have two years of eligibility at his disposal, should he choose to use them both. George has a redshirt season and the extra year of eligibility granted to every student-athlete impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. George caught 18 passes for 285 yards and a touchdown during his time at Penn State, largely in a backup receiver role.

George’s commitment to Akron comes in the same week Akron received a commitment from former Penn State offensive lineman Anthony Whigan.

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Former Penn State wide receiver Cam Sullivan-Brown enters transfer portal

After not appearing on the spring roster, another Penn State receiver is reportedly in the transfer portal.

After not appearing on the team’s roster for the spring, it had been speculated that wide receiver [autotag]Cam Sullivan-Brown[/autotag] had played his last game with the Nittany Lions. And that indeed appears to be the case as Sullivan-Brown has reportedly entered the transfer portal.

According to 247Sports, Sullivan-Brown entered the transfer portal on Wednesday. By entering the transfer portal, Sullivan-Brown is free to have contact with any program that may be interested in adding the veteran wide receiver to their roster. Sullivan-Brown will have one final year of eligibility to use, which was granted to every student-athlete as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic wrecking havoc on the sports calendar in 2020.

Sullivan-Brown was among the handful of players that were notably absent from Penn State’s spring roster. After playing five years for the Nittany Lions (Sullivan-Brown redshirted as a freshman), all tat was left to determine was whether or not he would continue playing football for another program or not.

Sullivan-Brown appeared in 38 games for Penn State, in which he recorded 17 catches for 163 yards. The super senior will be eligible right away to play in 2022 wherever he may end up.

Sullivan-Brown is the fourth wide receiver from Penn State to enter the transfer portal this offseason. [autotag]Norval Black[/autotag], [autotag]Justin Weller[/autotag], and [autotag]Daniel George[/autotag] all entered the transfer portal previously. As of now, none of the other three have confirmed a transfer detsination. Penn State has also added to its receiver position through the transfer portal with the addition of [autotag]Mitchell Tinsley[/autotag] from Western Kentucky.

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Penn State receiver has landed in the transfer portal

Former four-star WR Daniel George has entered the transfer portal after not being on Penn State’s updated roster

Penn State updated its roster earlier this week and there were some notable, although not particularly surprising, omissions from the updated roster. Among those players noted as no longer appearing on the roster was wide receiver Daniel George. Now, it has been reported that George is officially in the NCAA transfer portal.

As reported by Lions 247, George was in the NCAA’s transfer portal database as of Friday evening. His jump into the transfer portal was not surprising given he was not listed on the updated Penn State roster. George retweeted a transfer portal news tweet from Rivals, suggesting he confirmed the news himself.

George did spend four seasons with Penn State but will have two years of eligibility at his disposal, should he choose to use them both. George has a redshirt season and the extra year of eligibility granted to every student-athlete impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Georga caught 18 passes for 285 yards and a touchdown during his time at Penn State, largely in a backup receiver role.

George was a former four-star recruit in Penn state’s Class of 2018. The Maryland native still has some potential to find a bigger role with another program in need of some help at the receiver position, and he will be eligible to play right away with a new school.

Penn State’s wide receiver position is looking pretty well situated for the upcoming 2022 season. The returns of Parker Washignton and KeAndre Lambert-Smith and the addition of Western Kentucky wide receiver Mitchell Tinsley is expected to be the top three receiver situation for the Nittany Lions, and Penn State is adding two four-star receivers in its Class of 2022 with Kaden Saunders and Anthony Ivey.

Another wide receiver who was left off the updated roster is Cam Sulivan-Brown, although there is no confirmation at this time he has also entered the transfer portal at this time.

George is the third wide receiver from Penn State to enter the transfer portal this offseason. Norval Black entered the transfer portal in mid-December but no new school has been confirmed at this time. The same is true of Justin Weller, who entered the transfer portal earlier this month.

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These 7 players are no longer on Penn State’s roster for 2022

Here are the seven players who were not included on Penn State’s updated roster

The offseason of transition in Happy Valley continued Monday with Penn State officially removing a handful of players from its football roster. Penn State is continuing to turn the page to the 2022 season by making changes to its staff and its roster. On Monday, the speculation about whether or not certain players would be returning for another year or not was finally put to rest.

As noted by Audrey Snyder of The Athletic, via Twitter, Penn State offensive linemen Mike Miranda and Anthony Whigan, wide receivers Daniel Georgia and Cam Sullivan-Brown, defensive tackle Fred Hansard, cornerback AJ Lytton, and safety Drew Hartlaub were nowhere to be found on the updated roster provided by Penn State.

There are not any real surprises on that list of players that are no longer appearing on the roster. Miranda, Whigan, Hartlaub, Hansard, Sullivan-Brown, were redshirt seniors. Lytton and George had gone through four years of eligibility and neither figured to play into the plans for their respective positions in 2022 had they chosen to stay another season.

At this point, it is unknown if any player still with eligibility will choose to enter his name in the transfer portal, but being removed from the Penn State roster does seem to confirm their days at Penn State are officially over.

All of this roster cleanup is just another step in what should be a pivotal offseason leading into a highly scrutinized season for James Franklin and his Nittany Lions.

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2021 Penn State depth chart projection: Wide receiver

After Jahan Dotson, what does Penn State have to offer at the wide receiver position in 2021? Projecting the depth chart…

It won’t take long to predict who the starting wide receivers will be in 2021 for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Penn State’s top three wide receivers from a year ago are back and figure to lock down the starting roles at the various receiver positions once again in 2021.

Among those leading receivers returning is Jahan Dotson. Dotson was the Big Ten’s leading receiver in 2020 with 884 receiving yards in nine games. Dotson also tied for the Big Ten lead in touchdown receptions (eight) with Purdue’s David Bell. Dotson is still sitting behind a handful of very talented wide receivers around the Big Ten on the national radar, perhaps because he benefitted from his Big Ten-leading stats by playing in more games than most other receivers around the conference. But Dotson is no player you want to overlook.

The 2020 season also saw the rise of Parker Washington as the team’s second-leading receiver. Washington is expected to be the second receiving option once again this fall, with KeAndre Lambert-Smith the most likely candidate to be the third starting receiver on the field for the Nittany Lions.

Finding playmakers has been a goal for the Penn State staff this offseason. Marquis Wilson has been given the opportunity to make some plays on offense, a luxury Penn State has the option of playing with considering the depth in the defensive secondary.

Here’s what the depth chart at wide receiver may look like for the Penn State offense this fall.

2021 Penn State Nittany Lions Profile Card: Daniel George

If Penn State needs a solid second option to compliment Jahan Dotson, then Daniel George could be it.

Name: Daniel George

Number: 11

Position: Wide Receiver

Class: Redshirt junior

Height: 6′-2″

Weight: 211

Hometown: Fort Washington, MD

High School: Oxon Hill

Twitter: @11DanielGeorge

Overview

You may be a hard-pressed someone who has continued to work as hard in practices than Penn State wide receiver Daniel George. George has constantly been praised by receivers coach Taylor Stubblefield for his work ethic demonstrated on and off the practice field. But that doesn’t mean George isn’t about to have a little fun to loosen things up either.

A four-star recruit out of the state of Maryland, George has quickly become a reliable complement to Jahan Dotson in the Penn State passing game. It did not take long for Georgia to leave his mark on the program. In his first career game, as a true freshman in 2018, George caught a 95-yard pass from Sean Clifford for a touchdown. That set a school record for the longest reception in Penn State history, which still stands entering the 2021 season.

George appeared in just two more games for the remainder of the 2018 season but be appeared in 12 games in 2019, including four starts. George added two more starts in 2020 while appearing in all nine games played by Penn State. George had a special moment during Penn State’s military appreciation day, when he got to run the American flag onto the field and race down the field to hug his mother, a veteran.

Penn State will hope to get more production out of George this season. With Dotson expected to be the leading receiver, Penn State is in need of some secondary options that can make some plays at receiver. George may be one of those guys the coaching staff hopes take a big step forward in 2021.

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Penn State Blue-White game preview: 5 questions for the offense

Penn State’s offense has been the main story of the spring. On Saturday, fans will get to see what the fuss is all about.

Penn State’s spring football practice schedule will culminate this weekend with the final spring practice being held on Saturday inside Beaver Stadium. A small fraction of fans will be allowed to enter through the gates of Beaver Stadium for the first time since 2019, which is exciting on its own, but the offense of the Nittany Lions has a real chance to offer its own form of excitement. The Blue-White Game, in whatever form it will hold this week, should offer a glimpse of big things to come, but just how much of that will we see in live action?

With a new offensive coordinator in Mike Yurcich, a third-year starting quarterback in Sena Clifford, and one of the Big Ten’s top wide receivers in Jahan Dotson, the key ingredients for a fun offense appear to be in place. Here are five questions about the offense to keep in mind this weekend.

1. Just how much of the Mike Yurcich offense will we actually see?

Penn State made an upgrade on the coaching staff this offseason with the addition of Mike Yurcich, formerly of Texas. Yurcich inherits an offense that got off to a tough start in 2020 but started to turn a corner in the second half of the season. There is no question Yurcich has some good players to work with in the Penn State offense, but for reasons that will be outlined in a moment, it may not be fair to judge the status of the Penn State offense based on whatever is shown off on Saturday.

Saturday’s final spring practice will not likely be a showcase for all that will be unfolding in the Yurcich offense, either because some of the key players may not be on the field long enough to get a chance to shine the way they may in the fall. Instead, this could be a good opportunity to see what some other players on the roster have to offer.

Speaking of which…

2. What will the quarterback situation look like after the spring game?

One of the biggest questions Penn State head coach James Franklin has faced this offseason has been what he will do with the quarterback situation after the spring. Sean Clifford is without hesitation the team’s starting quarterback, but the experience and depth behind him is a looming concern following the transfer of Will Levis (to Kentucky) and Micah Bowens (to Oklahoma).

How much time in the final spring practice is dedicated to Sean Clifford may be relatively brief. Instead, this will serve as a good opportunity to get more reps for backups Taquan Roberson and Christian Veilleux. If all goes well, both will show they have blossomed this spring and given Franklin and Yurcich much more confidence about what they have on the depth chart behind Clifford. Otherwise, Penn State’s search in the transfer portal could intensify in a hurry.

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