James Franklin celebrated his 47th birthday on Saturday with a trio of new commits.
Wideout Dont’e Thornton, a 6-foot-4 and 178-pound prospect from Baltimore, became the first commit of the 2021 class. The identity of the other two are not yet confirmed.
Thorton committed so early that he does not yet have a recruit rating from 247 Sports or Rivals. But, according to 247, he boasted five other scholarship offers from Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers and Virginia.
His commitment will not become official, or binding, until at least December 2020.
“Blessed to announce that I am committed to Penn State University!