Isolated within the bounds of the Appalachian Mountains, Happy Valley presents a key challenge to Penn State.
State College, Pennsylvania doesn’t give as much exposure for coach Mike Rhoades’ recruiting efforts as a larger city would. However, the Nittany Lions often have neutral site games scheduled, including one against Virginia Tech in Baltimore this Friday.
“(Baltimore’s) definitely somewhere where we want to be, somewhere where we’re recruiting,” Rhoades said.
The East Coast has paid dividends to the blue and white’s 2025 recruiting class, with all three commits — Kayden Mingo, Mason Blackwood and Justin Houser — being natives of eastern states.