BWI Daily: Previewing Penn State's final junior day

The Blue-White Podcast: A Penn State Athletics Podcast

Each Friday in January, recruiting insider Ryan Snyder has joined host Thomas Frank Carr to discuss the upcoming junior day for Penn State football. The Nittany Lions will have their third and final gathering of top regional and national talent on Saturday. So, Snyder is back to discuss his five most interesting players on campus this weekend.

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Before getting to Saturday's talent, T-Frank and Snyder discuss a mid-week visitor at Penn State. Four-star St. Francis high school quarterback Michael Van Buren stopped by to see the Penn State staff. Van Buren has been a regular on campus, fueling speculation that Penn State is a strong contender with the On3 Consensus top-100 player.

Snyder also got the first feedback from a recruit about the hiring of new receivers coach Marques Hagans. Four-star Virginia native and one of Penn State's top targets, Keylen Adams, spoke with Snyder this week and gave his feedback on his relationship with Hagans. Snyder was surprised by his conversation with Adams and shares it on the show.

Finally, Snyder reveals his five most interesting players that will attend junior day this weekend. This isn't a list of the highest-rated players, but the recruits with some of the most exciting stories or from unusual recruiting regions. This week's list includes (not in order)

Benedict Umeh

Dylan Stephenson

Jamonta Waller

DeAndre Carter

Ben Roebuck

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