Penn State football battling SEC, ACC powers for rising 2025 OT prospect

The Penn State football team has added impressive offensive line prospects over the past two recruiting cycles. A large part is due to Phil Trautwein’s desire to make the offensive line a key strength for the Nittany Lions. Now, in the 2025 recruiting class, he has started to pick up momentum with his position group. Adding two talented prospects and with a third potentially on the way as Mario Nash Jr. is considering Penn State.

Penn State football in the final cut for intriguing 2025 prospect

Mario Nash Jr. is a three-star OT recruit according to 247Sports and On3. Both sites also consider Nash Jr. a top 15 prospect in Mississippi in the 2025 recruiting class. Listed at 6 foot 5 285 pounds the De Kalb, MS native is an intriguing prospect for the Penn State football team. Nash Jr. has picked up several offers recently showing that his recruiting journey is far from over.

According to Chad Simmons of On3 Nash Jr. is down to his top 10 schools. They include Auburn, Georiga Tech, LSU, Miami, USC, Florida State, Ole Miss, Missouri, Mississippi State, and Penn State.

Breaking: 2025 OT @BigNash_77 of @KCHS_Recruit announces his Top 10 schools.

Nash gives the latest on his recruitment: https://t.co/JNhctnZdhf pic.twitter.com/USW11mCWYJ

— ChadSimmons (@ChadSimmons_) February 12, 2024

The Nittany Lions earn a new 2025 recruit

Penn State earned a new commitment from IOL Michael Troutman a three-star recruit in the 2025 cycle on Sunday. On3 has an early evaluation of Troutman as a top-25 prospect in New Jersey for 2025. Troutman plays his high school football at DePaul Catholic and has yet to be evaluated by 247Sports or ESPN.

Troutman joins Penn State OT commit Owen Aliciene, as the second offensive lineman in the 2025 class for the Nittany Lions.

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