Black Shoe Diaries

3 days ago | blackshoediaries.com | Patrick Koerbler

THE SKINNYHeight/Weight: 6-foot-1, 195 poundsHometown/High School: Richmond, VA (Trinity Episcopal School)Ranking: ★★★★ (0.9274 247Sports — No. 186 overall)Notable Offers/Finalists: Duke, Georgia, Syracuse, and Virginia TechHIGHLIGHTSTHE TALE & OUTLOOKOne of the twitchiest wide receivers east of the Mississippi, Brown had official visits lined up to his final five: Penn State, Georgia, Duke, Syracuse, and Virginia Tech.

4 days ago | blackshoediaries.com | Patrick Koerbler

Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images Quick 2024 RecapThe Hawkeyes went 8-5 in 2024 in what has to be considered a disappointing campaign. A loss to Ohio State on the road is to be expected, the Hawkeyes blew a double-digit second half lead against Iowa State and then also lost to two teams — Michigan State and UCLA — that didn’t make a bowl game. The story for Iowa, as has been tradition the last couple years, was the ineptitude of its offense.

6 days ago | blackshoediaries.com | Tim Aydin

[Insert commitment tweet here] Height/Weight: 6’4”, 265 poundsHometown/High School: Philadelphia, PA/St. Joseph’s Prep Stars: ★★★ (0.8719 247Sports Composite — No. 757 overall)Notable Offers: Ohio State, Michigan, Miami, Syracuse, West Virginia, WisconsinWhile Michigan gave him plenty to think about, Haskell ultimately chose the home state Nittany Lions.

1 week ago | blackshoediaries.com | Patrick Koerbler

Photo by Robin Alam/ISI Photos/Getty Images We might be in the dog days of the offseason given that Penn State just wrapped up spring practice and we a few months out from fall camp, but this allows us the perfect time to resettle and take a refreshed look at what this Nittany Lions team will be. By and large, the national media loves Penn State; the very smart and esteemed Joel Klatt has the Nittany Lions ranked No. 1 in his post-spring Top 25.

1 week ago | blackshoediaries.com | Gerry Dincher

Footballscoop.com shared a summary of an ESPN article about how Jim Knowles came to leave the squalor of Ohio for the glory of Pennsylvania. - *edit* the ESPN article is very good. Lots of detail Here is a summary of the summary. Why did you choose Penn State? Well, Gerry, you know that I grew up in Philadelphia, obviously I was a Penn State fan. Penn State's victories over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl and Miami in the Fiesta Bowl are core memories of my younger days.