Saturday Blitz
Fansided

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 /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
5 of 6
Next

4. Cordarrian Richardson, RB, Trezevant (TN)

As great as a 15th-ranked recruiting class sounds, Penn State has an issue. They’re basically gridlocked on the recruiting board. Just about everybody they’ve made offers to have either signed with other schools or don’t see the Nittany Lions, at least from what we’ve gained from 247Sports.com, as their destination of choice. There are a few key guys the Lions have in their sight that they still have an outside shot at landing. One of those guys is running back Cordarrian Richardson, a 5-foot-11 standout from Trezevant in Tennessee.

If the Lions don’t have anything else, they know how to find guys and recruit them. Richardson is seen as the 160th-best player in the country. He’s 220 pounds which makes him bigger than some NFL running backs, and he has a burst that allows him to run away from guys. He’s also seen by 247Sports.com as the 10th best running back in the country, and he’s ranked as the eighth-best overall player from the state of Tennessee.

How did the Volunteers let this one get away?

It’s almost a forgone conclusion that Richardson will go with the Ole Miss Rebels, but the Lions have time. They may want to invest everything they can in getting this guy to change his mind and play ball in Happy Valley.

Home/Big Ten