Before Wednesday's visit, Penn State wasn't even in cornerback Jabrill Peppers' top 10.
He could pick just about any school in the country. Why pick the Nittany Lions? Why not go to the SEC? Or, at the very least, a school not mired in NCAA sanctions? Peppers' coach at Paramus (N.J.) Catholic, Chris Partridge, told the ESPN Watch List prospect to just trust him. Just visit Penn State, he said. You'll like it.
He could pick just about any school in the country. Why pick the Nittany Lions? Why not go to the SEC? Or, at the very least, a school not mired in NCAA sanctions? Peppers' coach at Paramus (N.J.) Catholic, Chris Partridge, told the ESPN Watch List prospect to just trust him. Just visit Penn State, he said. You'll like it.
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