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Penn State football ends 2020 recruiting drought with sought-after offensive lineman

Penn State coach James Franklin landed another commit Tuesday morning in 3-star OL Golden Achumba from DeMatha Catholic. Abby Drey adrey@centredaily.com

After a busy February, the Nittany Lions didn’t secure a 2020 commit in March. But Penn State started April off right.

Golden Achumba — a three-star offensive guard and all-name team candidate — joined James Franklin’s 2020 class on Tuesday morning, announcing his commitment to the Nittany Lions on Twitter. With the addition, Penn State moved from No. 19 to No. 13 in 247 Sports’ national recruiting rankings.

“The family atmosphere that they have, that was probably the main thing that stood out to me,” Achumba told Blue-White Illustrated prior to his commitment.