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The final Penn State wrestling show and podcast from Blue-White Illustrated of May is now live. Host Thomas Frank Carr and reporter Greg Pickel have plenty to discuss, including a new position the Nittany Lions aim to fill plus a preview of a major event on the annual freestyle calendar.

The duo starts this week's episode with talk about a job posting tied to head coach Cael Sanderson's program. It is looking for a NIL director. The new position on the leader of the Lions' staff will be tasked with various things. It includes helping with recruiting, providing "administrative support for NIL fundraising and educational efforts," building relationships with potential donors, tracking "all incoming NIL gifts, pledges, and donations from supporters of Penn State wrestling," and ensuring compliance rules are followed. Other responsibilities are sure to be a part of the job.

You can watch this week’s show in video player above and also on YouTube. Or, you can listen at your favorite destinations for audio like SPOTIFY and APPLE.

Why does Penn State wrestling need an NIL director? What does it mean about the evolving college athletics landscape? And how can it push Sanderson's already highly-successful program to higher heights? Carr and Pickel discuss.

From there, the show moves on to the U20 and U23 World Team Trials. Competitors from across the country will be in Geneva, Ohio Friday-Sunday to try and make the U.S. U20 and U23 teams that will compete at the world championships. –Four Penn State Class of 2024 recruits already sit in the U20 best-of-three finals: Luke Lilledahl (57 kilograms), PJ Duke (70 kilograms), Zack Ryder (79 kilograms), and Connor Mirasola (92 kilograms). Each needs to win two of three matches to make the U20 team.

More: Penn State wrestling outlook: Will the Lions have a new starter at 125?

Other Penn State ties in the U20 tournament (note that entries can change up until the action starts Saturday):

57 kilograms: Cael Nasdeo, Luke Lilledahl

61 kilograms: Kysion Garcia

70 kilograms: Tyler Kasak, PJ Duke

74 kilograms: Joe Sealey

79 kilograms: Will Henckel, Zack Ryder

86 kilograms: Josh Barr

92 kilograms: Connor Mirasola

The Penn State group in the U23 bracket includes reigning NCAA champion Greg Kerkvliet, who will compete at 125 kilograms, and NCAA qualifier Aaron Nagao, who is in the 61-kilogram weight class. Other NLWC entries include:

65 kilograms: Matt Rodriguez

70 kilograms: Connor Pierce

79 kilograms: Erik Gibson

92 kilograms: Lucas Cochran

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Penn State Football will host 11 prospects for its first official visit to the June recruiting calendar, starting on Friday. On today's BWI Live Recruiting Show, we'll discuss the importance of these prospects, the outlook for the summer when hosting a prospect for the first weekend of the summer period, and more. Join the show live at 10 a.m. on YouTube to get in on the conversation!

We'll also discuss the next wave of potential Penn State recruits heading to Happy Valley on Saturday and Sunday for the team's first summer prospect camps. Will the team find another Peter Gonzalez, who blew away the team's testing drills at this time last year on the way to an official visit and commitment? We'll discuss the team's process of identifying and recruiting players today.

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Penn State official visit weekend

This weekend's visitors descend on Happy Valley starting on Friday, May 31. The team has gone quiet with commitments since before the Blue-White Game in April with running back Alvin Henderson. So who might be the next player to take the plunge? The defensive roster for the recruiting class of 2025 is sparse so a commitment from edge defender Cedric Works or Max Granville would be a big win for Penn State.

Yet the headliners for this weekend are the receivers. Quincy Porter, Lex Cyrus and Corey Simms will each try Penn State on for size over the next several days. Will any join Lyric Samuel in the receiver room?

We'll also discuss the impact of getting the nation's top linebacker Ty Jackson to campus. Can the Nittany Lions snag the elite Florida recruit?

Prospect camps start this weekend

On top of the critical visitors coming to campus, the team needs to find the next wave of recruits. Prospect camps start on Saturday and continue on Sunday. Last year, Peter Gonzalez put together an impressive performance that landed him a scholarship offer and a spot in the Class of 2024. Are there any players who might fit that bill this year?

We'll also discuss how important these camps are for the recruiting department for the next cycle in 2026.

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Penn State football’s first official visit weekend starts this Friday, May 31. But even before his first chance to host his top targets in an official capacity, wide receiver’s coach Marques Hagans is on the hot seat with many fans. The team’s struggles to generate separation and a consistent passing game in 2023 tanked the team’s best chance to defeat Ohio State and led to another low-wattage performance against Michigan.

But this is the first year that Hagans will have a chance to develop relationships with and recruit players that fit his vision and style for the team. But by now, we have a much better idea of what that style of player looks like.

Today on the BWI Live Show, we’re discussing what we’ve learned from Hagan’s first recruiting class prospects and what he’s prioritizing in a player. Join the show at 10 a.m. on YouTube to discuss the team’s passing attack and whatever else is on your mind! With recruiting news about to get white-hot, now is a great time to subscribe to our YouTube Channel so you don’t miss any breaking news or commitment videos.

Tyseer Denmark and a Big 33 Recap

The Pennsylvania squad dominated the annual Big 33 game this past weekend, winning 31-7, scoring all of their points in the first half. Four-star Penn State led that scoring barrage commit Tyseer Denmark, who had three touchdowns on four targets in the game.

We’ll discuss what we learned from that performance and how Denmark showed some skills at a new position that we hadn’t seen before. We’ll also review the day of Kenny Woseley, who played cornerback for the Pennsylvania team.

Finally, we’ll highlight Greg Pickel’s latest Penn State football column for Blue White Illustrated.

Tracing the evolution of receiver recruiting

Next, we’ll move on to our main topic, Penn State wide receiver recruiting. With three important recruits visiting the program this weekend, it’s important to understand what Hagans is trying to build with the Nittany Lions. We’ll discuss his coaching style, what he emphasizes, and how he likely came to lean on those traits. We'll compare the players on the current roster, previous recruiting classes before Hagans, and the styles of the last coach, Taylor Stubblefield.

Cracking the Code: Analyzing Penn State's Fresh Blueprint for Wide Receiver Recruits

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BWI Live: What does a Marques Hagan Receiver Prospect Look Like?

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The Penn State Nittany Lions football team departs on its next quest for a postseason berth this fall in a new, unexplored 12-team playoff. Many situations, players, and decisions will affect the ultimate outcome, but not all in the way. On today's BWI Live Football Show, we're discussing those things that hold an oversized place in our minds about the upcoming season.

To end the show, we'll also be taking your questions in the BWI Live Mailbag. Join us at 10 a.m. on YouTube or check out the replay embedded in this article.

Fitz's Recruiting Update

The Big 33 All-Star game between Pennsylvania and Maryland happened last weekend, with three future Penn State football players competing. The star of the event was Nittany Lions commit Tyseer Denmark, who had three touchdowns in the standout performance. What did BWI Publisher Sean Fitz take from the game? He highlights Denmark, run-on Aaron Enterline, and defenisve back commit Kenny Woseley on today's feature.

From there, we discuss the Penn State wide receiver room further and try to properly contextualize the role that Denmark or fellow freshman Peter Gonzalez can have on the 2024 season.

Penn State news updates

We start this week's news update by reviewing the Penn State Board of Trustees meeting from last Tuesday. The board overwhelmingly voted to fund the renovations to the stadium last week, which we previewed before the event. However, we're reviewing the arguments made during the meeting for the positive and negative votes. We also take a question from the chat about preserving the ambiance of Penn State's home field while providing a modern and luxurious experience.

Next, we review the civil suit by former Penn State team doctor Scott Lynch. Dr. Lynch sued the university for what he alleged was a retaliatory firing by the program. We discuss the prosecution's claims and preview what the defense is likely to counter with.

Most Overrated Storylines for the upcoming season

Today's main topic surrounds the overrated ideas and narratives about the team's performance this fall. Is Abdul Carter's move to the defensive end a major negative impact on the linebackers? Will he be a game-changer as an edge rusher? We debate if those topics are overrated in the conversation about this upcoming season.

Next, we discuss the third rail of the Penn State offense. We all agree that the Lion's passing attack is a key issue for the team this fall. However, we debate the idea that Drew Allar has to be an elite quarterback for the offense to function better than it did last year. Is that true? Or is it overrated?

Finally, we discuss the topics you want to discuss on the BWI Mailbag to close out the show.

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It’s been a busy week of Penn State football recruiting. The Elite 11 regional in State College and the Baltimore Under Armour Camp featured some of the region’s top talent at every position this past weekend. The Nittany Lions had top targets at each camp and Blue White Illustrated was at both to see how things played out. We’re diving deep into those performances today on the BWI Live Show. Plus, wide receiver’s coach Marques Hagans secured an official visit from a top target on his board in Quincy Porter Jr.

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Penn State gets Official Visit from Porter

Porter is widely regarded as the team’s top wide receiver target in the region, if not overall. So, how and when did Penn State land an official visit for the 6-3 wide receiver? Ryan Snyder broke down the news on the site earlier this week and discussed the situation on today’s show.

Meanwhile, Sean Fitz took a deep dive into the team’s three running back recruits in the 2025 class. What did he find, and what new information did he gather this week? He’ll highlight some of that on today’s show, but for the full details, check out his article.

Messiah Mickens, Kevin Brown, Tyler Merrill, and seven other Pennsylvania players made the On300 update for the Class of 2026 this week. So what else did we learn about the early rankings for the next cycle? We’ll dive into the update with Fitz and Snyder.

UA Baltimore and Elite 11 recaps

We already touched on the Elite 11 during Fitz’s recruiting recap on the Tuesday BWI Live Show. But today we’ll dig deeper on the conversations Fitz had with the team’s top quarterback prospects he spoke with after the event.

Meanwhile, Snyder was in Baltimore to see the bulk of Penn State’s top skill position and trench targets this past weekend. What did he learn, and who did he talk to? Join the show to find out!

Penn State Secures CRITICAL Wide Receiver Official Visit | Regional Camp Recap

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Here's the rundown for today's Penn State Wrestling Show

–Penn State names Nick Lee it’s new assistant coach. He replaces Jimmy Kennedy. What can the multi-time NCAA champ bring to the Lions? Is he ready for this role? Will he still compete.

–Former Nittany Lions continues to move around the coaching ranks. Vincenzo Joseph left Stanford to be the North Carolina Olympic Regional Training Center head coach. Mark Hall left Penn for an off-mat job at Oklahoma. And, Lions alum Bryan Pearsall is joining David Taylor’s staff at Oklahoma State as the recruiting coordinator.

–Final Class of 2024 rankings are out from MatScouts. Penn State commit Luke Lilledahl is No. 1 in the pound-for-pound rankings. He could start this year at 125 pounds. Wisconsin upperweight Connor Mirasola is No. 5. New York’s Zack Ryder, who could compete at 174/184, is No. 6. 165-pound Pa., native Joe Sealey is No. 8. Heavyweight Cole Mirasola is No. 14. And middle weight Brock Weiss is No. 91. PSU only team with multiple top 10 members.

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Penn State Wrestling DOMINATES top ten of 2024 Class Rankings

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The final Elite 11 regional took place in State College for the second year last Sunday. On today’s BWI Live Show, we’re discussing the top Penn State quarterback prospects who attended the event. Join the show today at 10 a.m. on YouTube to hear how those players performed and how they stacked up to the competition.

Penn State quarterback targets at Elite 11

For the first time in two years, a Penn State quarterback commit didn’t make the Elite 11 finals. After Jaxon Smolik and Ethan Grunkmeyer secured spots in the elite quarterback camp the previous two cycles, three-star commit Bekkem Kritza didn’t make the cut.

But how did he stack up with the group and how close was he to making the list? We were at the event on Sunday and give you a recap of what he did and how he performed compared to the top group of elite quarterback commits.

Also, Penn State’s top target did make the finals. Spring-Ford quarterback Matt Zollers was one of two passers, including one-time target Ryan Montgomery, who secured the final two spots in the competition after the camp. We’ll discuss what separated them from Kritza and how the upside of Penn State’s committed player compares to the more polished prospects at the camp.

Redshirt freshman report

Finally, we’ll end the show discussing the notable Penn State redshirt freshmen heading into the 2024 season. While the top young players who contribute and burn their redshirts get all the attention, what about the other players heading into their second year with the organization?

We’ll discuss the progress of players like Anthony Donkoh, Andrew Rappleyea, and more!

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The Penn State Board of Trustees meet today to vote on the proposal to renovate Beaver Stadium. We're previewing the meeting moments before it happens today on the BWI Live Show. Hear veteran Penn State reporter Nate Bauer preview the meeting to kick off today's show. Will the program move ahead with the 700 million dollar renovation plans? We're discussing that, plus taking your questions on today's show.

Join us live on YouTube at 10 a.m. or catch the replay embedded in this article. We're opening the BWI Mailbag to answer questions from you, the viewer. If you'd like to get your question on air, join the show live or submit your question the night before on the BWI Mailbag Submission thread. Don't have access to the Lions Den? Join Blue White Illustrated right now to get access to premium content.

Penn State Board meeting preview

Today, Penn State will formally decide whether or not to move forward with the proposed plans for renovating the team's football stadium. Will this be a formality? Or is there more nuance and intrigue to the proceedings? Bauer joins the show to discuss what he knows and tells fans what to expect from the meeting on Tuesday morning.

Because of the timing of today's events, we're switching things up on the show and heading next to the BWI Mailbag. Bauer and fellow Penn State insider Sean Fitz will discuss the topics that you bring to today's show! Today's featured questions from the message board include a discussion on NIL transparency, the advantage that helmet communication gives the Penn State offense, trap games for the upcoming season and more!

We'll also take questions from the live chat, so if you have something on your mind, drop your thoughts in the show thread, and we'll answer the best ones on air! The best way to make sure you never miss the show is to subscribe to our YouTube channel and enable notifications.

Fitz's recruiting update

Finally, we'll review the latest news on Penn State recruiting, including Fitz's recruiting update. What went down this weekend at the Elite 11 regional in State College? How about at the Baltimore Under Armour Camp? BWI was at both events, and Fitz will preview what he knows about each camp.

Today, we'll focus on the Elite 11 and Penn State's quarterback commits and targets at the event, including Bekkem Kritza, Dia Bell, Malik Washington, and Matt Zollers.

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Penn State football is getting an early start on the official visit calendar this week. Join the BWI Live Recruiting Show today to discuss a top-100 prospect coming to campus, The Elite 11 series in State College, and more! We're live at 10 a.m. on YouTube. You can also catch the replay embedded in this article.

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Penn State Mock Class

Before we get to the hard news of the week, recruiting insider Ryan Snyder put together a mock class for this recruiting cycle. Which players filled out the offensive roster with only a few spots remaining? The Penn State defense has very few commits heading into May, so which players will fill those open spots?

Also, will Penn State's emphasis on secondary players result in more cornerbacks, safeties, or linebackers in the upcoming group of defenders? We examine the state of the current roster to get a better picture of how the team will construct its incoming class.

Elite 11 and visitor preview

However, this week's main attraction is that the Elite 11 camp is coming to State College and drawing in talent from across the country. Penn State is also using it as a visit weekend for prospects, including an official visit for Class of 2025 defensive end, Iose Epenesa. He and top 2026 quarterback Dia Bell make up the most notable names descending on Happy Valley this week. How do Snyder and fellow BWI Insider Sean Fitz feel this weekend stacks up from a long-term perspective?

Finally, we'll discuss the Elite 11 camp and which players will highlight the upcoming prospect workout. With quarterback Bekkem Kritza in the class, does Penn State want to add a second quarterback? If not, is the focus on passers for the upcoming cycle? We'll break down everything you need to know about Penn State's recruiting ambitions this upcoming weekend.

Penn State Weekend Visitor and Elite 11 Preview

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Penn State wrestling is grinding through the second month of the collegiate offseason. Usually, this time of year would be slow with minimal news to discuss. However, this May, the headlines continue to come hot and heavy around Cael Sanderson's program. You're in luck, though: The Blue-White Illustrated wrestling show and podcast is back with a fresh episode to get you caught up on the latest information.

Host Thomas Frank Carr and reporter Greg Pickel start the show with a recap of Zain Retherford's terrific triumph at the World Olympic Games qualifier last weekend. The Penn State product punched his ticket to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France by winning four matches in repechage, or the consolation bracket, at 65 kilograms, to finish third and qualify the U.S. and himself for the summer games in that weight class. He beat Sujeet Sujeet of India in the bronze medal match to do so.

"Retherford was relentless with his forward pressure throughout the match," USA Wrestling wrote in a recap. "Midway through the first period, Retherford got in deep on a low single, was driving through Sujeet for the finish, but was countered for two. Heading into the second period trailing, 2-0, Retherford’s pace paid off. He capitalized on an errant shot attempt by Sujeet for a go-behind takedown, taking the lead on criteria, 2-2. His defense held firm for the rest of the match, cementing the win and his place in the bronze medal Olympic playoff match.

Retherford is one of four Nittany Lion Wrestling Club members and six U.S. Team members total going to the summer games. The full list includes:

57 kilograms: Spencer Lee

65 kilograms: Zain Retherford (NLWC)

74 kilograms: Kyle Dake (NLWC)

86 kilograms: Aaron Brooks (NLWC)

97 kilograms: Kyle Snyder (NLWC)

125 pounds: Mason Parris

From there, Carr and Pickel discuss Greg Kerkvliet's return to the Penn State program for the 2024-2025 season. What does it mean that he, Carter Starocci, and Beau Bartlett are all coming back? After that conversation, the pair dive into the reaction from David Taylor's introductory news conference at Oklahoma State. And, the two break down what the Nittany Lions might be looking for to replace assistant coach Jimmy Kennedy, who is going to Stillwater with Taylor.

This week's episode wraps up with an early look at the 2024-2025 Penn State wrestling lineup at 125 pounds. Who could man the spot this year? The duo break it down.

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