While ageless coach Joe Paterno recovers from injuries suffered in a recent practice collision, the Penn State University football team is quite healthy on the recruiting front, picking up three big commitments this week.
Tommy Schutt is fierce 300-pound
pass-rusher.
The Chicago Sun-Times reported the biggest catch: defensive tackle
Tommy Schutt of
Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Ill.). The 6-foot-3, 295-pounder had 67 tackles, 23 for losses and 15 sacks last year and is ranked as the No. 46 player in the senior class by
CBS/MaxPreps recruiting analyst Tom Lemming.
* Meanwhile, the Harrisburg Patriot-News reported two other Class of 2012 commitments for the Nittany Lions.
They included wide receiver
Eugene Lewis (6-1, 180) of
Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth, Pa.) and cornerback
Armani Reeves of
Catholic Memorial School (West Roxbury, Mass.). Lewis also considered Maryland and Virginia Tech. Reeves, who is a cousin of former NBA great Charles Barkley, also considered Notre Dame and Michigan.
