State College senior Robert Nachtman could’ve opted to run through the south tunnel of Beaver Stadium as a preferred Penn State walk-on. He could’ve played on scholarship with two FBS teams in the Mid-American Conference.
But, in the end, the local offensive lineman couldn’t resist the academics and staff connection at FCS-school Delaware. He called the Blue Hens’ staff on Thursday evening — just four days after his last visit — to let them know he was committing and enrolling in January.
“My whole goal wasn’t to play at the biggest place that offered me,” said Nachtman, who boasted eight Division I scholarship offers from the likes of Buffalo, Kent State and Towson.