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Penn State wrestlers Jason Nolf, left, and Bo Nickal are
pinning their way to a record-breaking season. Both
recently notched their 100th career wins, and Nolf now
holds the all-time pins record for Penn State with 54, with
Nickal not far behind with 51.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
3-star DE
Vilbert
commits
to Penn
State
BY JOHN MCGONIGAL
jmcgonigal@centredaily.com
James Franklin and his
staff are still working on
building their 2019 class.
Smith Vilbert — a three-
star defensive end from
New Jersey — picked Penn
State on Friday afternoon
and will sign with the Nit-
tany Lions in February. The
news comes one month
after December’s early
signing period yielded 18
signatures for the Nittany
Lions.
Vilbert likely won’t be
the final addition of the
Nittany Lions’ vaunted
2019 class, either. D’Von
Ellies, a four-star defensive
tackle, will announce his
commitment this weekend,
and, like Vilbert, all of 247
Sports’ Crystal Ball predic-
tions are pointing toward
Penn State.
Vilbert, a product of St.
Joseph Regional High
School in Montvale, was a
bit of a late bloomer. The
6-foot-6, 250-pound pros-
pect picked up offers from
Penn State, Florida, Ore-
gon, Miami and Pitt in
November and earned
attention from Florida
State in December. The
No. 49-ranked defensive
end in the country, per 247
Sports’ Composite
rankings, visited Florida
last week, but went with
Sean Spencer and the Penn
State staff.
Brian Dohn, a national
recruiting analyst for 247
Sports, compared Vilbert to
former Penn State defen-
sive end and current Atlan-
ta Falcons pass-rusher Jack
Crawford.
Vilbert is Spencer’s third
defensive end in the 2019
class, joining Adisa Isaac
and Hakeem Beamon, the
Nos. 4 and 20 defensive
ends in the country, respec-
tively. Both Isaac and Bea-
mon enrolled early.
ABBY DREY adrey@centredaily.com
Penn State defensive line
coach Sean Spencer yells to
his players during practice
last August.
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State College’s Maya Bokunewicz shoots over Cumberland Valley defenders Friday. The Lady Little Lions fell at home to
Cumberland Valley 48-41.
State College’s Lexi Risha dribbles around a Cumberland
Valley defender Friday.
PENN STATE WRESTLING
Nolf, Nickal are making history
– and they couldn’t care less
BY LAUREN MUTHLER
lmuthler@centredaily.com
UNIVERSITY PARK
History is being made
this season for Penn State
wrestling, as seniors Jason
Nolf and Bo Nickal pin
their way to the top of the
record books.
Both recently notched
their 100th career wins,
and Nolf now holds the
all-time pins record for
Penn State with 54, with
Nickal not far behind with
51. As the pins rack up, so
do the accolades — the
wrestler of the week hon-
‘‘
I’M NOT DOING THINGS FOR EXTERNAL
REASONS. I’M DOING IT BECAUSE I WANT
TO BE THE BEST, AND I WANT TO
WRESTLE THE BEST I CAN.
Jason Nolf, Penn State all-time pins leader
ors, the Hodge watch lists,
etc. — but the pair couldn’t
seem to care less.
“I just pin guys because I
want to pin them,” Nickal
said, “and that’s pretty
much it.”
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL
State College
falls at home
Cumberland Valley defenders steal the ball way from State
College’s Izzy Leazier on Friday.
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Added Nolf, with a slight
shrug: “I just want to pin
everybody I wrestle and
score a lot of points.”
Ahead of the Southern
Scuffle at the start of the
year, Nolf had no idea he
was just three pins shy of
tying Penn State’s all-time
falls record until told so by
reporters. He ended up
tying, then breaking, that
record at the Scuffle, where
Nickal achieved his 100th
win.
“We hear these things
for the first time when they
announce them on the
loudspeaker,” head coach
Cael Sanderson said.
Sanderson recalled
standing next to Nickal and
being surprised when the
announcement of his
100th win came over the
SEE WRESTLING, 7B
NFL
Record
falls again
as 135
enter
draft
BY RALPH D. RUSSO
Associated Press
NEW YORK
A record number of col-
lege football players will
bypass their remaining
years of eligibility to enter
the NFL draft.
The 135 players forgoing
eligibility surpasses the 119
from last year. The NFL
released the official list on
Friday. There are 103 un-
derclassmen eligible for the
April 25-27 draft. Another
32 have graduated but still
have college eligibility.
The vast majority made
their intentions known
ahead of Monday’s NFL
deadline. Among the most
notable were Heisman
Trophy winner Kyler Mur-
ray of Oklahoma and Ohio
State quarterback Dwayne
Haskins.
Alabama has seven
among the 135, the most of
any school, including All-
America defensive tackle
Quinnen Williams, All-
America safety Deionte
Thompson and All-America
offensive tackle Jonah
Williams. Ohio State and
Oklahoma each have six
players.
Murray already has
signed a contract with the
Oakland Athletics after
being selected in the first
round of the MLB draft in
June. He has yet to break
his deal with the A’s, but
could abandon it to play
pro football. Murray, who
is listed at 5-foot-10 and
195, had a spectacular
season with the Sooners
and is a possible first-round
pick by NFL teams.
The 103 underclassmen
who have met the NFL’s
three-year eligibility rule
and renounced their re-
maining eligibility are three
short of last year’s record
106. That number has been
trending up for years, in-
cluding a spike in 2014,
SEE DRAFT, 7B
JAE C. HONG AP
Ohio State QB Dwayne
Haskins is among the record
number of college players
entering the NFL draft.
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noise like rankings, social
media and publicity, and
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IN BRIEF
putting emphasis on enjoy-
NO, I HAVEN’T TALKED ABOUT IT. I DON’T REALLY THINK IT’S A ing the sport and consis-
tently getting better is
Wisconsin, off 8-5 Purdy, who rose from the
third string to lead Iowa
HUGE FOCUS. WE JUST WANT TO WRESTLE OUR BEST. I WANT something Sanderson said season, secures State to seven wins in nine
he saw in the two back games, met with reporters
TO PIN EVERYBODY, BUT I CAN’T CONTROL HOW MANY GUYS when he was recruiting Chryst into 2024 for the first time Friday.
HE PINS. I HOPE HE PINS EVERY SINGLE KID THE REST OF them. Although he said it Wisconsin renewed Iowa State doesn’t allow
was impossible to predict coach Paul Chryst’s con- freshmen to speak with the
THE YEAR. THAT’S WHAT’S BEST FOR THE TEAM. they’d experience this kind tract through January 2024 media.
Bo Nickal, on his and Jason Nolf’s pin totals of success, the coaching on Friday. A Tom Manning was
staff always had high hopes Chryst is entering his rehired as offensive coor-
for them. fifth year with the Badgers, dinator. He spent last sea-
FROM PAGE 1B with him every day and “I think they both just who wrapped up a rela- son on the staff of the Indi-
have him help me and give enjoy life; they’re going to tively disappointing season anapolis Colts.

WRESTLING me tips.”
The leadership qualities
and presence that Nolf and
get the most out of life.
They do it the right way,”
Sanderson said. “They’re
at 8-5 (5-4 Big Ten) with a
35-3 win in the Pinstripe
Bowl over Miami.
Notable
PA system. With Nickal’s right? — so they’re the Nickal have extend off the not getting the most out of Chryst is 42-12 and the Northern Illinois: Former
97 percent career winning Heisman finalists of wres- mat, as the two bring a life by hanging out in bars Badgers won consecutive star running back Thomas
rate, Sanderson had as- tling. It’s a pleasure to have sense of playfulness to the or doing silly college kid Big Ten West titles before Hammock is the new
sumed he hit the 100 mark those two to look up to.” atmosphere around them, type of stuff. They’re com- falling short this past sea- coach, taking over at his
a long time ago. Undefeated this season, and are always reinforcing peting in everything that son. alma mater after 16 sea-
But, as athletes wrestle with 100 percent bonus the message of having fun they do, they both have Iowa State hopes it has sons as a college and NFL
fewer matches than they rates, the two-time national and not taking wrestling very high aspirations. They next Tebow: Brock Purdy assistant – the past five as
did in the past, even 10-15 champs are heavy too seriously. want to by Olympic cham- grew up idolizing Tim Te- the Baltimore Ravens’
years ago, it’s more diffi- frontrunners and neck and Nickal bought Hall a pions, they both want to be bow. running backs coach.
cult to achieve that acco- neck for the honor to be game of “Rick and Morty” successful in their careers After a phenomenal Coastal Carolina: Joe Mo-
lade. named this year’s most Monopoly for his birthday, and their lives and in their rookie season, perhaps it glia, the one-time CEO of
“I said, ‘Did you take a outstanding college the day of the Northwest- families.” was fitting the Cyclones TD Ameritrade, resigned as
year off or what?’ You only wrestler — the title held by ern match, and as soon as Whether it will be Nolf had awarded their fresh- coach after going 56-22 in
barely got to 100,’ ” Sand- former teammate Zain the match ended and the or Nickal who ends his man quarterback No. 15, six seasons.
erson remembered, joking Retherford for the past two wrestlers got back to their career with the most pins is which Tebow wore at Flor- — WIRE SERVICES
with his wrestler. “Because seasons. But just as with hotel rooms, they all played anyone’s guess. But for the ida.
he’s only lost a couple the all-time pins record, a round. During warmups, two wrestlers, the pins
matches.” Nolf and Nickal don’t let while some of his team- record wouldn’t even cross
The next time the Nitta- themselves get caught up mates are running sprints their minds if reporters
ny Lions were in action, in earning awards — even to get ready, Nolf can be didn’t bring it up to them FROM PAGE 1B
against Big Ten foe North- the Hodge Trophy. seen in the corner, casually every Tuesday.
western, Nolf recorded his
100th win in the form of a
major decision over the
“I’m not doing things for
external reasons,” Nolf
said. “I’m doing it because
dribbling a basketball.
“You got to let Nolf be
Nolf, and when it’s time to
“No, I haven’t talked
about it. I don’t really think
it’s a huge focus. We just
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third-ranked wrestler at 157 I want to be the best and I go, he works really hard,” want to wrestle our best,” when 98 underclassmen in particular can usually
pounds, Ryan Deakin. That want to wrestle the best I Sanderson said. Nickal said. “I want to pin were granted special eligi- benefit from more college
win, along with his tech- can.” The season is still far everybody, but I can’t con- bility by the league. In seasoning.
nical fall of Wisconsin’s By being the best wres- from over, with eight duals trol how many guys he 2013, 73 players fell into “When we start taking all
Devin Bahr a couple days tlers they can be, Nolf and and two major pins. I hope he pins every that category. these guys, they’re doing
later, earned Nolf a bundle Nickal are helping out their tournaments left for Nolf single kid the rest of the Since 2014, at least 95 the colleges a disservice,
of honors: USA Wrestling team, not only on the and Nickal to continue year. That’s what’s best for underclassmen entered the they’re doing the players a
Athlete of the Week, Big scoreboard, but also by tacking on the pins and the team.” draft without completing disservice,” Brandt said.
Ten Wrestler of the Week leaving a legacy for the setting the bar even higher As for whether they’d their degrees in every sea- Among the players who
and Penn State Student- younger wrestlers to carry for future Nittany Lions. settle the score once and son but 2015, when the didn’t need special entry
Athlete of the Week. on the same mentality of Their next test is at 1 p.m. for all with a “death- number was 74. granted by the league be-
“They’re so exciting, and scoring a lot of points and Sunday against Nebraska at match” tiebreaker if they “It is not a good sit- cause they had fulfilled
they make the sport fun,” having fun, long after the home, when Nolf will have end the season with the uation,” said former Dallas their degree requirements
junior Mark Hall said of his two hang up their blue and another opportunity to same number of pins, Nick- Cowboys executive Gil were quarterbacks Daniel
teammates. “They’re the white singlets. show why he’s the top al didn’t seem too interest- Brandt, who now works for Jones of Duke, Jarrett Stid-
example of Penn State “When you see guys like wrestler at 157 pounds, ed. the NFL Network. ham of Auburn and Tyree
wrestling, I believe. Jason Nolf out there light- when he faces No. 2 Tyler “No, probably not,” he Brandt said too many Jackson of Buffalo, along
They’re the guys who go ing up the scoreboard, I Berger, and Nickal takes on added. players who are not ready with Clemson All-America
out there and score points, want to do that, too,” No. 11 Eric Schultz at 197 to compete in the NFL are defensive end Clelin Fer-
they’re always looking for freshman 149-pounder pounds. Lauren Muthler: swayed by agents to enter rell and Northern Illinois
bonus points, they’re the Brady Berge said. “It’s Nolf and Nickal’s abil- 814-231-4646, @lmuth1259 the draft. He said offensive All-America defensive end
Hodge frontrunners — awesome to be able to train ities to block out outside linemen and quarterbacks Sutton Smith.

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