Class of 2025 high-three-star Jeff Exinor Jr. has committed to Penn State.
Exinor currently attends McDonogh School in Owing Mills, Maryland and whittled down his list of more than 20 scholarship offers to two finalists before making his final decision: PSU and Maryland. However, it was the Nittany Lions’ long-standing relationship with Exinor that ultimately made the difference
Interestingly, Penn State was the the first program to offer Exinor in his recruitment way back in 2021, and the consistency the school showed ever since then helped secure the wide receiver’s verbal pledge.
The Nittany Lions’ track record of producing NFL Draft picks and ranking amongst the top teams in the country year-in and year-out under head coach James Franklin were also things that stood out to Exinor.
“Penn State was my very first offer, so over the years I’ve been able to build a great relationship with them,” Exinor told Rivals. “They also consistently rank in the top-10 and pump out NFL talent.”
Exinor has taken multiple visits to Happy Valley, including most recently for his official visit on June 7. Franklin has also taken various trips to McDonogh to check in with Exinor and his coaches during contact periods. Exinor feels a strong bond with Franklin.
More recently, he’s gotten to know offensive recruiting coordinator/wide receivers coach Marques Hagans well, and has started to learn more about newly-hired offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnick and the offensive system as well.
“My relationship with Coach Franklin is good,” Exinor explained. “He regularly takes trips down to my school during recruiting season and we have been able to have some great conversations over the years. I’ve really only been in contact with Coach Hagans within the last six or seven months, but in that time we have been able to have some great talks not…
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Author : Rivals
Publish date : 2024-06-28 23:04:00
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