Importantly, Franklin and Penn State always focus their portal attention on players they recruited in high school or have some other connection to. While the Nittany Lions didn’t offer Campbell during his prep days, Penn State’s Rojas — a fellow Virginia native — has already made votes of confidence for Campbell on social media.

The top transfer portal linebackers still available include Amare Campbell (from North Carolina), Andrew Simpson ( Boise State) and Shay Taylor (Ohio University). Frank Bodani covers Penn State football for the York Daily Record and USA Today Network. Contact him at [email protected] and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @YDRPennState.

Penn State head coach James Franklin got into a bit of a heated back-and-forth with a Nittany Lions fan or fans during the team’s Spring game on Saturday, according to video posted to X/Twitter. The video was shot by another Penn State fan that is to the right of the group Franklin was speaking to and doesn’t show the fans involved.