

For feedback, questions, concerns, or to apply for a writing position, please email us at or direct message us on our social media. Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest news and insights on your favorite Penn State athletics. Thank you for reading Basic Blues Nation. Tickets for the event can be purchased HERE. Penn State football and running back Nick Singletonare in store for a huge season in 2023 with the Blue and White on the rise in the world of college football, seeing new NIL deals emerging on a weekly basis shows that the program is trending in a great direction. “Food and fun with me and my teammates,” said Nick Singleton in the event’s initial press release. This Penn State football NIL event is set to take place on Thursday, July 27th, at Avalon Yacht Club. Last week, the star tailback inked a new NIL deal facilitated by Happy Valley United and will now appear at ‘We Are at the Shore,’ a Penn State NIL collective event scheduled for the end of the month. Nick Singleton, a former five-star running back in the class of 2022, is a standout player for the Penn State Nittany Lions football program. Penn State Nittany Lions football star Nick Singleton inks new NIL deal, will appear at Avalon Yacht Club for ‘We Are at the Shore’ For the Blue and White, this is a positive offseason development regarding the program’s standing with NIL following a recent massive merger among collectives to form ‘Happy Valley United.’ According to ON3’s Deal Tracker, Nick Singleton, a major Nittany Lion, will headline this event. James Franklin said Penn State is “a special place, but it is something you have to come and see for yourself.Two days ago, the Penn State Nittany Lions football program released an announcement detailing a new NIL reception set to take place later this month. You can watch Michigan call a timeout on the first play of the game on your TV, but you won’t get a true sense of that atmosphere unless you’re among six figures’ worth of fans in the bleachers. The euphoria and atmosphere that follows winning such a big game would undoubtedly have a lasting effect on visiting recruits.Ī recurring theme amongst coaches and players in the program is that the White Out - and Beaver Stadium in general - is something you have to experience in person. Penn State is favored to take down Auburn at the moment, boasting a five-point spread on OddsShark. “The atmosphere will take care of itself, but the kids still want to come to a system where you can sell your product, you can see the success on the field.” None of that other stuff matters,” Seider said. “The best recruiting starts with winning the game. He called it a “big moment” in his recruiting process this week.Īlthough Penn State lost both that 2015 game against Michigan and that 2018 game against Ohio State, running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider said actually winning the game is the most important part of recruiting on a White Out day. Current offensive lineman Caedan Wallace attended the 2018 White Out as well, which set Beaver Stadium’s attendance record. Between opt-outs, medical retirements, strict COVID-19 restrictions, and family separations, last year was missing what usually makes Penn State football itself.Ĭlifford, now entering his third season as Penn State’s field general, attended Penn State’s 2015 White Out as a recruit. Nobody likes excuses, but 2020 was as good a year as any to make them. While guys like Landon Tengwall, Kalen King, and Christian Veilleux will almost certainly play a big role in the Nittany Lions’ future, the class, at the time, fell short of other year’s big successes.
Toward the end of 2020, Franklin recognized that Penn State’s 2021 recruiting class was not up to the program’s typical standards. “You think about how many great players that have come to Penn State that talk about the White Out game having a big, significant impact in their recruiting process and in their decision.” “This White Out game, year in and year out, goes a long way towards shaping our future,” Franklin said Tuesday. The fanfare, atmosphere, and pure noise from the White Out - often dubbed the greatest show in college sports - plays a massive role in Penn State’s recruiting process, stretching its impact far beyond the field. Saunders, a four-star wideout, will be one of the 300-plus recruits and visitors in Happy Valley this weekend for the first White Out game in nearly two years.
