'09 OH DL Nate Cadogan (Penn State Verbal)

[HotMic]

Per Bill K at Bucknuts, look for Nate to end up at Penn State within the week.

[PSU42Fan]

Thanks, HotMic!

The Cadogans seem to be quality kids. I'm glad they buy into PSU's program.

[wadc45]

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7/10

From BlueWhiteIllustrated.....Down to Penn State (leader) & Purdue. Says he will most likely be making a decision today (Friday) after talking to Joe Paterno.

[FrankBooth]

hmmm . . . he'll be making a decision after talking to JoePa, or announcing his decision after committing to JoePa?

The article may say the former, but we're betting it's the latter.

[wadc45]

The suspense is killing me...

[HotMic]

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7/11

From BlueWhiteIllustrated.....Nate verballed to Penn State today.

[Undercover Brother]

Originally Posted by HotMic

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7/11

From BlueWhiteIllustrated.....Nate verballed to Penn State today.

Little suspense.

[AustinScottistheone]

Originally Posted by Undercover Brother

Little suspense.

Suspense isn't always good. Great to have Nate on board.

[Undercover Brother]

Originally Posted by AustinScottistheone

Suspense isn't always good. Great to have Nate on board.

Thank God for legacies ...

Wisniewski, Zordich, Wedderburn, Mauti, Cadogan ... next year Hull.

[PennStateAlum]

Originally Posted by Undercover Brother

Thank God for legacies ...

Wisniewski, Zordich, Wedderburn, Mauti, Cadogan ... next year Hull.

Nothing to sneeze at either...that's a lot of talent. Especially when you put Hull in there as well.

[HotMic]

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7/12

From the PSU site. Video interview with Nate about his verbal from the Lift for Life.

[wadc45]

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11/21

Talks about his brother's final game at Beaver Stadium and what a role model he has been.

[AustinScottistheone]

Morelli OnLion: Into the Quarterfinals

Class of 2009: Nate Cadogan
If the name sounds familiar, that’s because it should.

Cadogan, an offensive lineman from Portsmouth (Ohio) was already part of the Penn State family through his older brother, Gerald, who was a two-year starter at left tackle for the Nittany Lions. But Nate decided that he wanted to start his own chapter of Penn State history in July, when he became the 16th member of Penn State’s Class of 2009.

The three-star prospect made his intentions clear during Penn State’s annual Lift of Life fundraiser on July 11, as he picked Penn State over BCS offers from Purdue, Syracuse and Cincinnati. His final two were Penn State and Purdue.

The 6-foot-6, 282-pound prospect was recruited for the Nittany Lions as an offensive lineman, and played several positions in high school, including tight end, offensive tackle, guard, defensive end and defensive tackle. Despite his play, Portsmouth finished the season with a 1-9 record.

Cadogan will enter the program with some big shoes to fill, as his older brother Gerald was an All-Big Ten performer at offensive tackle in 2008 and a standout representative of the university off the field. But following in Gerald’s footsteps is nothing new to Nate, who will welcome the challenge.

“I’m proud of him, just for setting a good example for me,” he said in November. “Everyone is telling me that I’ve got a lot to live up to — some big shoes to fill. But he’s telling me that I’ll be fine, as long as I work hard.”

Cadogan is rated by Rivals.com as the No. 57 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 43 player in Ohio. He was recruited for the Nittany Lions by assistant coach Jay Paterno. He took his official visit to Penn State on the weekend of Dec. 5.

[AustinScottistheone]

The Ironton Tribune | Lamb, Sherman in N-S

Ohio High School Football Coaches Association annual North/South All-Star Classic to be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Ohio Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University.

The South team includes several Division I recruits including Mississippi running back Stephen Houston, Penn State lineman Nate Cadogan who played at Portsmouth, Cincinnati’s Mike Hilty and West Virginia’s Branko Busick.