West Spotlight: Biggest commitments since NSD
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With more than a month since National Signing Day passed, schools from around the West are already hard at work building their 2020 class. Several schools have landed verbal commitments over the last month. Today, we take a look at five that caught our eye.
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Berry took a surprise visit to LSU last month and ended up making a commitment to the Tigers before leaving Baton Rouge. His recruitment was busy as the 6-foot-3, 280-pound defensive tackle landed major offers from national programs. But his trip to LSU was sort of unknown before it happened and his pledge turned out to be the same way. Berry has been up-and-down in games and at events over the past couple years but he definitely has an impressive physical presence and he could be a tremendous asset for the Tigers’ defensive line if he can keep the motor going at all times.
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Bowens is an outstanding athlete who is a big-time gamer and he has a strong arm that can make all the throws, but sometimes struggles with accuracy. Doesn’t that sound a whole lot like Trace McSorley when he got to campus? Making that comparison is impossible since McSorley was one of the best quarterbacks in program history, but Bowens gives Penn State that dual-threat option that it likes in its offense.
After a visit to Happy Valley with a bunch of other Las Vegas prospects, Bowens was blown away by the coaching staff and how they would use him in the offense. Some schools have talked about using Bowens at defensive back – much like McSorley – but Bowens wants to play quarterback and the Nittany Lions are going to give him a shot.
