Mike Vukovcan The Penn State Nittany Lions held their annual Blue/White Spring Game on Saturday afternoon.
This game at Beaver Stadium was attended by not only fans but also high school football recruits that received an invitation from James Franklin and his coaching staff.
One of the players taking in the game and continuing to develop his relationship with the Nittany Lions staff was Hopewell junior kicker Rocco Marcantonio.
Hopewell’s Rocco Marcantonio
Last year, Marcantonio had a breakout junior season, which resulted in him receiving a D-1 scholarship from the Akron Zips.
Marcantonio opened the eyes of many college coaches and got on their recruiting radar after finishing up a tremendous junior season in which he was 30 of 31 on PAT attempts and 9 of 13 on field goal attempts, including a long of 55 yards.
This isn’t the first contact between Rocco and the Penn State coaching staff. During last season, Penn State assistant head coach and ace WPIAL recruiter Terry Smith made a visit to Hopewell High School to speak with Marcantonio. Plus, Rocco made a 2024 Game Day visit to one of Penn State’s game.
Hopewell’s Rocco Marcantonio
It would not be surprising if Marcantonio receives an invitation from Penn State to travel to State College for a prospects camp in order to kick in front of the Penn State coaches.
This wasn’t the only visit that Rocco has made to a Big Ten school this month as he made an unofficial visit to Indiana two weeks ago.
Hopewell’s Rocco Marcantonio
Marcantonio has been working hard this offseason to improve his game and in particular the distance on his kickoffs, which would no doubt improve his stock.
One of the things he’s done to do that is taking part in the prestigious Kohl’s kicking camp.
Good luck to Rocco on his journey and this upcoming season will no doubt be an exciting one.
