US Army All-American rosters oozing Blue & White

Penn State is already boasting one of the strongest recruiting classes in recent program history, by far the top crop in the Big Ten this year. But with the announcement of the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl rosters last week, the Nittany Lions will be the only program to send five committed recruits to play on a single roster, and is tied with Texas and USC for the overall lead of also five committed recruits.

Of course, the overall number of commitments to each team will change once the game reaches halftime, a traditional showcase when recruits make their commitments before the live national audience (Jan. 9, 2010 at 1 p.m. on NBC), but in terms of those going into the game with solid verbals to any school, Penn State one leading the pack.

Linebackers Khairi Fortt and Mike Hull, QB Paul Jones, RB Silas Redd, and FB Zach Zwinak will all play for the East squad. But that core group could expand by game's end. Running back Marcus Lattimore and DT Sharrif Floyd -- No. 2 and No. 1 respectively at their positions nationally -- are both seriously considering Penn State as one of their top schools. Should they both throw on a blue and white ball cap, it could be a late Christmas for Penn State recruiting.

Here are some former and current Nittany Lions who were invited to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl (since 2001): Levi Brown, Dan Connor, Jerome Hayes, Justin King, Derrick Williams, Maurice Evans, Jared Odrick, A.J. Wallace, Stefen Wisniewski, and Michael Mauti.

The five recruits going this year will be the most ever from any Penn State class.