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Penn State Football: Top National Signing Day Targets

By Geoffrey Knox

Jan 2, 2017; Pasadena, CA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin argues a call during the fourth quarter of the 2017 Rose Bowl game against the USC Trojans at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2017; Pasadena, CA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin argues a call during the fourth quarter of the 2017 Rose Bowl game against the USC Trojans at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports /
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3. Corey Bolds, DT, Paramus Catholic (NJ)

Penn State is believed to be one of Corey Bold’s top two choices to attend school and play college football. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are believed to be the other option. We went to 247Sports.com again to get some numbers and some information on this guy and this is part of what we found out.

Bolds is 6-foot-3 and 276 pounds. That’s great size for some NFL linemen. He’s also ranked 44th among defensive tackles, and he’s seen as the 14th-best player, regardless of position, from the state of New Jersey. That was enough to receive offers from just about everyone. Ohio State, the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Oklahoma Sooners made offers. So did Michigan , the Tennessee Volunteers and the Michigan State Spartans. Who are we kidding? Just about everybody from the Big Ten and every other major conference was interested.

The Clemson Tigers and the Georgia Bulldogs are believed to be in the running as well, but the Nittany Lions hope that they can eventually overtake Rutgers, which 247Sports.com sees as the favorites once national Signing Day draws to a close. We’ll have to wait and see if that’s, indeed, what happens.

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