Four-Star Massachusetts Defensive Tackle Liam Andrews Commits to Penn State
One of the most important recruitments of the 2024 cycle for Penn State has gotten across the finish line. This occurred on Friday when four-star defensive tackle Liam Andrews committed to the Nittany Lions.
While Andrews has been listed as an offensive lineman and has been recruited on both sides of the ball, he will play defensive tackle in college. This gives Deion Barnes three defensive tackle commits in his first cycle as defensive line coach.
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This recruitment was a vital one for the Nittany Lions. When you have a lineman the caliber of Andrews with the ceiling he has in your region it's a recruitment that is important to win. To Penn State's credit, they did just that.
Andrew officially visited Penn State in June. He also took official visits to Wisconsin and South Carolina. Andrews was also in Happy Valley for the Blue White Game in April. His Blue White visit was one that helped to start to swing this recruitment back in favor of the Nittany Lions.
Early in this recruitment Penn State appeared to be the team to beat. However, Andrews would do a round of visits to other schools and there was some question as to where Penn State stood as a result. These visits, however, seemed to reiterate to Andrews why he was so high on the Nittany Lions. In a way, Andrews taking other visits may have helped Penn State in his recruitment.
What Penn State is getting in Andrews
Andrews immediately becomes one of my favorite players in this class. He has that nasty mean streak you love to see in a lineman that you simply can not coach. Andrews will overpower and manhandle opposing linemen, while also having good technique.
Andrews has sneaky good length and is a plus athlete in the trenches. He does a great job using his hands, something you do not always see in high school linemen, and fires off the ball extremely well.
There is a bright, bright future ahead for Andrews in Happy Valley.
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