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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Week in review: NittanyNation

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By Josh Moyer

NittanyNation takes a look at this week’s Penn State football news and what you might have missed:

• Coaches who squared off against Brandon Bell sounded off on the Penn State commit and appeared most impressed by his speed and range.
  
• Andrew Nelson wrote a column for NittanyNation on why he chose Penn State. He listed academics, coaching staff and relationships as his three main reasons.
  
• Penn State hired former Georgia State defensive coordinator Anthony Midget as the safeties coach.
  
• Video: NCAA president Mark Emmert discussed the penalties imposed against Penn State on "Outside the Lines."
  
• Tight end-turned-offensive tackle Garry Gilliam received an extra year of eligibility.
  
• Parker Cothren's coach talked about his player and said Cothren stood his ground against ESPN's top-rated OT -- despite weighing in more than 40 pounds lighter than him.
  
• Listen: Jay Paterno joined "Mike and Mike" to discuss the family's report on the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
  
• We took an overview at all the run-ons on defense/special teams along with the run-ons on offense.
  
• Penn State's first commit of the 2014 class, Mark Allen, said he felt called to be a leader and wants to help the staff reel in other commits in the class.
  
• We started up our "Meet the run-on" series by offering a glance at the following walk-ons: Sean Corcoran, Brandon Smith, Cole Chiappialle and Tom Pancoast.
  
• OT Juwann Bushell-Beatty will visit PSU soon, and Anthony Davis will also likely make another visit. The staff has also been in the ear of athlete Patrick Amara.
  
• Mailbag: From breakout players to quarterbacks, NittanyNation answered several questions in-depth as part of the bi-weekly mailbag.
  
• We listed five Penn State commits who are rated three-stars that fans should keep an eye on.
  
• Linebacker Carter Henderson talked in a Q&A about why he turned down offers from several FCS and Div. II schools to walk-on at PSU.
  
• ESPN Watch List prospect D'Andre Payne named his top schools ... and Penn State has some catching up to do.
  
• Video: Brian Bennett talks about the B1G's decision to stop scheduling games against FCS opponents.
  
• Harrisburg (Pa.) RB Rob Martin received his first few offers earlier in the week and said he plans to attend Penn State's junior day. 

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