Penn State lands No. 1 NY recruit

Funny how wins equals good recruits. The top-rated prospect out of the great state of New York, defensive lineman Dominique Easley ( ☆☆☆☆Scout; ☆☆☆☆Rivals) out of Staten Island/Curtis, gave his verbal commitment to play football for the Nittany Lions.

Easley is definitely the kind of player Penn State likes; he's a hard worker with very little ego.

“I don’t think throughout this whole process it ever affected who he is. It would be easy to get a big head but he never got that way. I think he worked harder the more attention he was getting. That really defined who Dominique is. Instead of getting complacent with all the attention he went out and worked harder.” - Pete Gambarella, Curtis Head Coach.

And let's not overlook the impact of another, current Nittany Lion's role in this one.

"Over the weekend he had an opportunity to meet with former St. Joseph by-the-Sea player Ollie Ogbu, a third-year starter at defensive tackle."

Easley had scholarship offers from at least 15 BCS conference programs, including Florida, Michigan, Pitt and Georgia.

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