[Sly Fox]

Brandon Smith
6' 1" 210 lbs Linebacker
Lewisburg (PA) High School


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Brandon Smith return unlikely boost for Lewisburg

September 13, 2011
By CHRIS MASSE (cmasse@sungazette.com) , Williamsport Sun-Gazette

A few weeks ago nobody thought he would even be out there.

Lewisburg linebacker Brandon Smith had suffered a painful back injury during track season and, at one point, he was declared out for the season. That being so, a player who earned first team all-state honors last year as a sophomore is doing his best to earn Comeback Player of the Year as a junior.

Smith has played in Lewisburg's first two games and was in for nearly every defensive snap during last Friday's 27-16 loss to Mount Carmel. The three-year starter even played some on offense, carrying the ball twice for 12 yards.

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The kid is also one of the top wrestlers in his class in Pennsylvania.

[Sly Fox]

October 28, 2012
Local LB Smith visits PSU

Mike Farrell
Rivals.com Football Recruiting

Penn State continues to monitor local linebackers and one such prospect is 6-foot-1, 215-pound linebacker Brandon Smith. The Lewisburg, Pa. prospect made the trip to State College last night for the Nittany Lions battle with Ohio State.

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Verbally committed to Penn State ...

Penn State gets commitments from 4 more 'run-on' players

By Dustin Hockensmith | dhockensmith@pennlive.com
on January 30, 2013 at 6:30 AM, updated January 30, 2013 at 6:32 AM

Penn State continues to comb the state of Pennsylvania for hidden gems on the recruiting front, getting commitments from four more "run-on" players.

Two defensive players -- DB Tom Pancoast and LB Brandon Smith -- and two on the offensive side -- quarterback Chris Geiss and lineman Austin Fiedler -- gave their pledges this week.

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Dont really know if I would be that happy, with having to "run on" or possibly have my education paid for. Possibly play or sit on the bench for at least the next two years.

[flamehunter]

If you grow up in PA and have an opportunity to be on the Penn St team, it's usually a no-brainer.

[LUconn]

I can see how you'd think somebody who chooses to pay $64000+ vs $0 didn't use their brain.

[Sly Fox]

When you are 17-years-old, money doesn't really click with most kids. All he can see is Happy Valley crowds cheering him on when in reality there is a heavy price tag attached to that dream.

[flamehunter]

I can see how you'd think somebody who chooses to pay $64000+ vs $0 didn't use their brain.

Probably $0 out of his pocket. School or mom and dad - makes no difference to a kid who wants to play there, has dreampt of it his entire life. Not saying he's smart, just typical.

[BJWilliams]

Id bet that the vast majority (85%+) of kids in PA, especially in that area of PA, dream of putting on the navy blue and white of Penn State at some point or another

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Have family less than 5 min away from campus and 2 cuz who went there, so I do understand, I guess being from VA and PA makes a big diff. All I can tell you is it was def made well known I understand what you may want, but do you want me to be there or be working to continue to pay for you to be there, lol.