Penn State Football will open its 2024 season on the road at West Virginia on Saturday, August 31st, and the Nittany Lions expect to be one of the best teams in the country this year.
Even though everyone in Happy Valley is focused on this upcoming year, the coaches and recruiting staff are still trying to build up their roster for years down the road. On Thursday night, Penn State lost out on a five-star player.
Five Star defensive end Iose Epenesa chose Iowa over Penn State, Miami, Utah, Missouri, and other programs.
According to 247sports.com, Epenesa is the third-ranked defensive lineman and 16th overall player in the 2025 class and is the little brother of former Iowa and current Buffalo Bills star A.J. Epenesa.
Iose father, Eppy Epenesa, played defensive tackle for the Hawkeyes in the ’90s, and Iose’s brother, Eric, is a current walk-on linebacker at the program.
It wasn’t much of a shock that Iose would choose Iowa and follow in his family’s footsteps, so Penn State fans shouldn’t be angry they missed out on the star defensive lineman.
The Nittany Lions currently have two defensive linemen ranked inside the 247sports 2025 defensive lineman class, with three-star Yvan Kemajou ranked 67th and three-star Randy Adirika ranked 121st.
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