Penn State Recruiting is on a HOT STREAK and Why It Isn't Done Yet
Penn State Recruiting is on a HOT STREAK and Why It Isn't Done Yet  
Podcast: BWI Live: A Penn State football podcast from Blue White Illustrated
Published On: Thu Apr 02 2026
Description: Penn State spring football is in full bloom, and thanks to that, recruiting is heating up. Today on the BWI Live Recruiting Show, we’ll discuss the team’s recent surge of commitments led by cornerbacks coach Terry Smith. We’ll also discuss a five-star visit on campus today, and which players stand out in the last week who’ve visited the Nittany Lions. Finally, we’ll look ahead to the weekend for some impressive and important recruits making their way to Happy Valley.  Join us as we discuss those topics and more, live at 2 pm on YouTube! Drop your thoughts and comments in the Live Chat throughout the hour-long show, and we’ll answer them while on air! Be sure to subscribe to the Blue White Illustrated YouTube Channel so you don’t miss any commitment videos, breaking news and more! Terry Smith kicks of Penn State recruiting Run Of course, it would be Smith who kicked off Penn State’s recruiting in 2027. The team’s former interim head coach kept his own momentum going as a recruiter, signing three cornerbacks to the roster for this coming recruiting cycle this week. We’ve discussed each of the commits on their own, but today, we’ll discuss Semajay Robinson, Zachary Gleason, and Ka’ron Cesaser as a group.  Is there more in store for Smith? We’ll discuss whether or not he’s done adding players to the upcoming class.  Next, we’ll pivot into discussing a high-profile player who is on campus today. Five-star quarterback Will Mencl is visiting the Penn State program and is one of the team’s top targets for this cycle. We’ll discuss the team’s chances of landing the Arizona native and how the team got him to Pennsylvania in the first place.   Other visits in the last week Next, we’ll discuss the other relevant visitors Penn State has hosted in the last week of camp. We’ll run down the names for 2027 and 2028 that stand out to recruiting reporters Ryan Snyder and Sean Fitz. Which players should fans keep an eye on going forward, and which players does the team have a shot at getting back for another visit? We’ll disuss.  Upcoming visits and RPM picks Of course, Penn State isn’t close to done for the upcoming cycle. Fitz has a pick in for yet another Pittsburgh prospect. Finally, we’ll finish the show by discussing the players visiting over the weekend as the team gears up for another practice on Saturday.  Join the show live at 2 pm to discuss all of that and more! Promo code PSUfans for 10% off: https://libertylumberproducts.com/ 00:00 Show Intro 02:45 Terry Smith gets three commits in one week  06:40 Kei'Shjuan Telfair the next to commit? 11:02 Ad break 13:00 Sean Fitz joins the show and reacts to CB commits 16:34 Will Mencl visit and QB discussion  25:29 The quest for getting two QBs in the class 29:04 Recent spring practice visits  38:09 2028 prospects who have visited 40:19 Recapping what happened to top PA prospects in 2027 46:18 RPM Upcoming visits to know: RB Room focus 53:25 Upcoming defensive line visitors  59:02 Cooper Terwilliger -Penn State's top TE target Subscribe to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3KzEcqK Check out the site too! - https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/ Get 20% off and free shipping at Fanatics with our affiliate link: https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/OeZg2z Use Code PSU20 to get 20 percent off Rhoback’s Gameday Collection: https://rhoback.com/collections/pennsylvania-state-university-licensed-collection Want breaking news like this delivered straight to your inbox for FREE? Sign up today for the BWI breaking newsletter! You’ll also get daily updates with the top headlines of the day five times a week. Click here to sign-up! https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/newsletter/join/ #PennState  #NittanyLions   JOIN Blue White Illustrated: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/?plan=annual SUBSCRIBE to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube and enable alerts - new highlights and videos uploaded regularly: https://www.youtube.com/c/bluewhiteillustratedvideo?sub_confirmation Bookmark our homepage: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/ Subscribe to BWI Magazine and Newsletters:  https://bluewhiteonline.com  Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BlueWhiteIllustrated/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/PennStateOn3 Music and SFX from Zapsplat.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.