Special edition BWI Class of 2017 issue on newsstands now!
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The hits keep rolling in for Penn State football.
Following an unimaginable Rose Bowl appearance and Big Ten title-winning season, head coach James Franklin and his staff quickly turned to secure the nation's No. 12-ranked recruiting Class of 2017.
In our latest edition of the magazine, we commemorate the achievement with a special recruiting issue focused entirely on Penn State's recruiting efforts for this class! Learn everything you need to know about the Lions' Class of 2017, here!
What's in the special Class of 2017 recruiting issue of Blue White Illustrated's magazine? Let's take a closer look at some of the feature stories, news and notes, here!
THE RUNDOWN:
FOOTBALL - Just to get you primed for what could be the ultimate fate for some of Penn State's Class of 2017 members, we took an exhaustive look at the former Nittany Lions currently starring in the NFL and how their seasons played out.
PHIL'S CORNER - BWI publisher Phil Grosz takes his yearly look and evaluation at how the Nittany Lions recruited for need. Will the pieces secured in the Class of 2017 fit in well with what the future needs will be for this Penn State program? He takes a deep dive in this must-read!
RECRUITING - As always, BWI recruiting analysts Ryan Snyder and Tim Owen have your Penn State football recruiting fix. And in this issue, it's even bigger than normal! Editor Matt Herb kicks off the huge section with an overall overview of the class and what it means for Penn State, before handing the baton to the entire staff for player-by-player biographies, and Up Close and Personal features on Brailyn Franklin, K.J. Hamler, Mike Miranda, and Lamont Wade. James Franklin's comments, early enrollee progress reports, Phil's Big Ten and national recruiting landscape evaluations, a special 20-year commemoration of Penn State's No. 1-ranked Class of 1997, and an advance peek at Penn State's Class of 2018 round out the section. And, for an historical perspective, Penn State historian and special BWI contributor Lou Prato recaps the connection between father - Leonard Humphries - and son - Class of 2018 commitment Isaiah Humphries.
HOOPS - BWI men's basketball beat writer Nate Bauer highlights the evolution of Penn State's true freshman point guard, Tony Carr, as he works his way through an on-the-spot debut season with the Nittany Lions.
WRESTLING - BWI's Tim Owen gets you geared up for the postseason as the Nittany Lions aim to make another run at a National Championship.
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And these are just a few of the many stories and features that come with every edition of Blue White Illustrated's magazine, including an inside look at the hockey program as Denis Smirnov's role continues to grow, a baseball primer, Varsity Views notebook, Scorecard, The Last Word, and more!