If you are not familiar with the world of college football recruiting, the term crystal ball might not mean much to you. However, in college football recruiting a crystal ball is a prediction that is made that a player will commit to a specific school. They can be placed by site experts at 247sports, Rivals, and On3 and the higher the confidence level is, the more likely the player will end up at this school. Recently, Penn State has had multiple crystal balls be placed in for several 2024 star defensive recruits.
Currently, the Nittany Lions have one defensive line prospect in the 2024 recruiting class, that would be Xavier Gilliam who is a 3-star prospect from Columbia, Maryland.