Penn State expands recruiting class with two commits; five freshmen who can push to play in 2025

Lions247: A Penn State athletics Podcast

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4.9 • 921 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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The Lions247 Podcast returns with focus on two new Penn State football commitments. We break down the additions of offensive tackle Marlen Bright and edge rusher Tyson Harley before focusing on five freshmen who can push to play this season. Enjoy complete Penn State coverage anytime at Lions247.com. Follow the team on X: @Lions247 @TDsTake @danieljtgallen @tyler_calvaruso @MarkXBrennan. Follow or subscribe to the Lions247 Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. And watch every episode on YouTube. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back into the Lions 24-7 podcast. I am Father Donnie.
0:07.8	I hope everyone had a tremendous holiday weekend. I know we did our team at Lions 24-7. I hope you did as well.
0:14.7	We are regrouped. We have a lot planned for you at the site and here on the podcast this week next episode got a fun exercise that's going
0:21.6	to challenge four of us mark brennan daniel gallant tyler calvaruso and myself on our knowledge
0:27.8	of this roster and it's also going to be a pretty good exercise to get i think everybody including
0:32.3	our listeners and viewers ready for preseason camp kind of a little bit of a knowledge, a knowledge test for many of us,
0:39.6	I think, on this Nittany Lions group. You'll see what I'm talking about a little bit later in the
0:43.3	week. But we begin this week with two more commitments for Penn State. Last time we had Tyler
0:48.5	Calvara, one we were discussing a pair of pickups for Penn State's 2026 recruiting class.
0:53.6	Same deal this time around.
0:55.7	Tyson Harley and edge rusher and offensive tackle Marlon Bright come on board last
1:00.7	Saturday, both of them doing that within about a five or six hour span of each other.
1:05.3	And so now up to 25 total commitments is 2026 Penn State class for the Ninty Lions.
1:11.0	Tyler Calveruso, a resident recruiting insider,
1:13.6	hopping back in right now to break down those two editions and much more.
1:17.2	Tyler, good to get you back on the show.
1:19.3	Yeah, good to be back.
1:20.2	Hope you had a good holiday weekend of all of our listeners.
1:22.8	Had a good holiday weekend.
1:23.7	It was definitely a busy one for Penn State.
1:25.7	They set off some fireworks on the recruiting trail,
1:31.2	so we've got a bunch to get into. That's right. It seems like it's an annual event now where Penn State and a lot of other schools can expect some commitment
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