Every day, from now until Penn State football’s Class of 2017 reports to campus June 24, we’ll highlight a different one of the Nittany Lions’ 17 incoming signees. Today is Day 5 of the 17-day series.
Benedictine College Preparatory head football coach Greg Lilly was in the Marine Corps for eight years — and he is also the admissions director for the Richmond, Va., school that combines a Catholic and military academy feel.
He knows a leader when he sees one.
So when he brings in prospective middle school students, he turns to one guy: Corps of Cadets first lieutenant and middle linebacker Ellis Brooks.