Penn State coach James Franklin might be at his interviewing best when sharing old stories from the recruiting trail. The sixth-year leader of the Lions spent part of his team’s second bye week in 2019 doing just that, as he joined 247Sports’ ‘Notorious B1G’ podcast on Thursday. We won’t spoil the entire episode, which is embedded and linked to below, but two sections of the recruiting part of the segment, in particular, stood out. How the Lions almost lost Rob Windsor Longtime followers of Penn State recruiting in the Franklin era will recall how much of a fight the Lions had on their hands to keep now senior defensive tackle Robert Windsor’s commitment. The Fond Du Lac, Wisc., native was a three-star talent in the Class of 2015 and picked PSU on Jan. 25 of that year after the Lions offered on Jan. 5 before Wisconsin followed suit on Jan.…
Continue Reading: James Franklin on how Penn State almost lost Robert Windsor’s recruitment and more on 247Sports’ ‘Notorious B1G’ podcast
