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Late-blooming 2019 prospect from Germany picks Penn State football

Sean Spencer and Penn State added a late-bloomer to the “Wild Dogs.”

Joseph Appiah Darkwa, a three-star defensive tackle from Germany, committed to the Nittany Lions on Friday afternoon. Darkwa became the 21st member of Penn State’s top-10 2019 recruiting class. He will sign on Wednesday’s National Signing Day.

Darkwa’s name might not ring a bell, even to the die-hard fan. That’s because he just recently burst onto the scene.

Darkwa, who played in the German Football League for the Dusseldorf Panthers’ U-19 team, had offers from nine schools: Penn State, UCLA, Rutgers, Cincinnati, Colorado, UConn, Georgia Tech, Indiana and Virginia.