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Brown to OU

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Just got the news from ESPN’s Joe Schad that Penn State senior Justin Brown, the Nittany Lions’ most experienced wide receiver, has definitely made the commitment to transfer to Oklahoma. ????? Brown has a good chance to be a standout on a very good team, as he will be the largest receiver on the team at 6-3, 210. ????? ???????? ????? He had 35 catches for 517 yards and two touchdowns last season.

According to a Tweet by Ron Musselman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, with Brown’s departure, the four most experienced receivers on the Penn State roster have 13 career catches for 207 yards and 0 touchdowns.

It’s looking pretty ragtag for offense in the fall. I just hope we don’t have any 6-4 Iowa games.

Says ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg:

Several Penn State fans who responded to me on Twitter tonight pointed out Brown’s dropped passes and inconsistent play last season. That’s true to an extent, but the team still would have benefited from having a senior with 19 career starts. He was the only Lions player to record at least one reception in every game last season.

Losing only Brown wouldn’t sting Penn State too much. But the cumulative effect of losing Brown, Redd and standout kicker/punter Anthony Fera could cripple a unit that already had question marks before the sanctions hit, including a giant one at quarterback.

Redd, Fera and Brown accounted for 116 of Penn State’s 251 points in 2011. No returnee accounted for more than 12 points last year. ???? ???? ??? ??? ????

As we’ve all too often expected from this team, the defense will have to do a significant amount of scoring in addition to doing its primary job well.

The Turkey wishes the best of luck to Justin Brown in his new uniform.

ESPN story.

Redd Sails into the Sunset (Updated)

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Penn State tailback Silas Redd will transfer from Linebacker U. ??? ???? ???? ????? to Running Back U. Redd is heading to USC after spending much time with coach Lane Kiffin and quarterback Matt Barkley over the weekend.

I’d say “details forthcoming”, but I’ll leave that to ESPN and the sports news wonks. There’s really not much more to be said, other than we here at the Turkey wish Silas the best of everything for a successful future at Southern Cal and beyond. We knew he was going to be a great one when he first set foot on the field. ???? ???? ????? ??? ????

Back in his Connecticut home area, The Stamford Advocate had the best coverage.

Bill Belton will probably be sucked up the depth chart into the vacuum at the first-string slot left by Redd’s whirlwind courtship and elopement with USC. Belton is not the pure runner that Redd is, but he adds a weapon as a pass receiver.

This evening, tight end Kevin Haplea, who has two remaining years of eligibility, has left the program and he might transfer to Florida State, putting a crimp in Bill O’Brien’s tight end oriented offense. He was listed as second string in the depth chart at the “F” tight end position. ???? ?????

So, add Redd and Haplea to the list of NCAA sanction casualties. We also learned today that Khairi Fortt was considering a transfer to Cal. We’ll know whether he, too, will be sailing into the sunset along with his old pal Silas by the end of this week.

Then, of course, there’s all-around kicker Anthony Fera, who previously put the team on notice that he might consider a transfer to his home state of Texas, if UT needs him.

Previously, quarterback Rob Bolden was released from his scholarship in order to pursue a transfer to LSU and safety Tim Buckley transferred to North Carolina State.

Fuel to the transfer fire

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Three Penn State freshmen did not make the Outback Bowl trip. ???? ?????? Quarterback Kevin Newsome and tight end Mark Wedderburn, both highly regarded prospects and both the subject of transfer rumors, appear to be adding fuel to the transfer fire. 888 casino arab The third, offensive tackle Thomas Ricketts had a tonsillectomy.

Meanwhile, back at the coaching merry-go-round, Tom Bradley was never a strong contender for the Pitt job, but is interested in the Temple opening, as is Ron Vanderlinden, who applied for the head coaching opening at Ball State, but didn’t get the job. It seems pretty clear that these two will hop of the program like rats off a sinking ship should they garner any interest elsewhere. ????? ?????