Golden verbally commits to Penn State
Athlete Malik Golden of Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Conn., verbally committed to the Nittany Lions on Wednesday night, becoming the fourth player to do so this month. He was also reportedly considering Iowa, Connecticut and Boston College.
Golden verbally commits to Penn State
August has been a good month for Penn State recruiting.
Athlete Malik Golden of Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Conn., verbally committed to the Nittany Lions on Wednesday night, becoming the fourth player to do so this month. He was also reportedly considering Iowa, Connecticut and Boston College.
Bluewhiteillustrated rates the 6-foot-1, 185 pound Golden as a three-star athlete, while fightonstate.com gave him two stars.
“It was everything,” Golden told fightonstate.com of his decision. “It was the coaches, the atmosphere, the program and how comfortable I fit in. It’s definitely a weight off my shoulders. I feel great.”
Earlier this month, Penn State landed five-star defensive tackle Tommy Schutt, four-star wide receiver Eugene Lewis and four-star cornerback Armani Reeves. Golden is Penn State’s 17th verbal commitment for the class of 2012.
--Jake Kaplan
This season is Joe's fourth season on the paper's Penn State beat. He previously covered the Nittany Lions for United Press International from 1976 to 1984.
Emily Kaplan is the Inquirer’s fall intern covering the Nittany Lions. She is a senior at Penn State and has covered a variety of sports for the university’s student-run paper, The Daily Collegian. Over the last two years, she has reported for The Associated Press from State College.
A Montclair, N.J. native, she has also interned at MLB Network, NHL.com and covered the 2012 Olympics in London. Follow her on Twitter here @EKaplan24.
