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Penn State Football Recruiting: The 5 biggest visitors for the White Out

By Alec Whitaker

STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 30: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions leads his team onto the field before the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Beaver Stadium on November 30, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 30: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions leads his team onto the field before the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Beaver Stadium on November 30, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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Oct 1, 2022; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions linebacker Abdul Carter (11) reacts after a tackle against the Northwestern Wildcats during the second quarter at Beaver Stadium. Penn State won 17-7. Mandatory Credit: Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2022; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions linebacker Abdul Carter (11) reacts after a tackle against the Northwestern Wildcats during the second quarter at Beaver Stadium. Penn State won 17-7. Mandatory Credit: Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports /

4. LB Anthony Sacca (2025)

While the vast majority of the attention will go to the 2024 class, there’s a few 2025 targets that cannot be overlooked. The most notable one is linebacker Anthony Sacca.

It’s too early in the 2025 cycle for there to be proper ratings, but Sacca looks like a future blue-chip recruit.

For starters, he’s 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds as a sophomore. He already holds offers from Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Tennessee and Texas A&M. Lastly, he attends St. Joesph’s Prep in Philadelphia, probably the state’s top producer of D1 talent.

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If the Nittany Lions want to get back to being LBU, they could use Sacca.

It’s very early in his recruitment and a commitment this early would be quite the surprise. With that said, the Nittany Lions have a couple huge advantages. Sacca’s father, Tony, quarterbacked the Nittany Lions from 1988-91. He threw for 5,869 yards and 41 touchdowns throughout his career in Happy Valley. Because of this, the younger Sacca grew up attending Penn State games and rooting for the Nittany Lions.

Because of this, the White Out may not wow Sacca like it may other recruits, but this built-in advantage is a bigger deal than the White Out.

Penn State has struggled to recruit St. Joesph’s Prep at times but landing Sacca would erase all the prior struggles.

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