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Oh, Hello: Four-Star Linebacker Abdul Carter Commits to Penn State Football

Height/Weight: 6-foot-4, 235 pounds

Hometown/High School: Glenside, PA (La Salle College)

Ranking: u2605u2605u2605u2605 (0.8958 247Sports Composite)

Notable Offers: South Carolina, LSU, Maryland, Michigan, Ole Miss, Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse, Tennessee, USC.

THE TALE

If you read that offer list, you have probably concluded that this was a big target for the Nittany Lions. Not only is Abdul another Pennsylvania prospect in a cycle where the coaching staff is making a point of keeping all the PA talent in house, Penn State needed another linebacker in the class.