By: Bill Kurelic (ESPN.com) -
On Sunday the Ohio State coaching staff welcomed in a talented group of high school football campers for a one-day advanced camp for rising juniors and seniors.

Among the prospects in attendance was one of the top prospects in the Buckeye State — ESPNU 150 Watch List defensive end Darryl Baldwin (Solon, Ohio). Not only did he pass the look test, but he was impressive in drills. The 6-foot-6, 265-pounder ran the 40-yard dash in 4.75 and 4.78 seconds.

Baldwin has dozens of scholarship offers, but for the most part has narrowed his decision down to Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan State and Notre Dame. He visited Penn State on Friday, but the Buckeyes have a slight edge at this point.

Among the other top rising seniors to attend Ohio State’s camp on Sunday were ESPNU 150 Watch List offensive linemen Andrew Norwell (Cincinnati/Anderson) and Andrew Donnal (Whitehouse, Ohio/Anthony Wayne). Norwell has committed to the Buckeyes, while Donnal has well over a dozen scholarship offers.

Wide receiver Bobby Swigert (Louisville, Ohio) and tight end Dan Schneider (Avon Lake, Ohio) also attended the camp. Both have multiple offers.

Two quarterbacks of note to attend the camp were Taylor Graham (Wheaton,Ill./ North) and Tyler Brause (Bucyrus, Ohio/Wynford). Graham, the son of former Buckeye quarterback Kent Graham, has six scholarship offers including Michigan State, Iowa, UCLA, Arkansas and Colorado.

Two talented defensive backs with multiple scholarship offers were in Columbus on Sunday, Latwan Anderson (Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville) and Isaiah Lewis (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis). Anderson has over a dozen offers, while Lewis has offers from every school in the Big Ten except Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State. Three Buy Propecia Online of the top rising juniors in the Big Ten-region attended the Buckeyes’ camp — defensive lineman Steve Miller (Canton, Ohio/McKinley), tight end Ben Koyack (Oil City, Pa.) and linebacker Trey DePriest (Springfield, Ohio).

Paterno making hay in Pennsylvania

While the Nittany Lions are still waiting and hoping to land Baldwin, Paterno continues to do very well in his home state. ESPNU 150 Watch List prospect Kyle Baublitz (York, Pa./Central) committed to Penn State on Sunday, giving Paterno commitments from six of the top prospects in the Keystone State.

Over the past few years, Paterno has not dominated Pennsylvania when it comes to recruiting, but he is well on his way to doing so this year. Not only has Paterno landed commitments from six outstanding in-state prospects, he has not seen a single in-state prospect he has offered opt for another school to this point.

Baublitz had 20 scholarship offers including Penn State, Rutgers, Pitt, Northwestern, Illinois, West Virginia, Boston College, Virginia, Clemson, Florida State, Stanford, Wisconsin and Maryland before he committed to the Nittany Lions. His final three were Penn State, Pitt and Virginia.

Baublitz has been a varsity starter at both middle linebacker and tight end since his freshman season. The 6-4, 245-pounder will play defensive end for the Nittany Lions.

Paterno now has eight verbal commitments total.

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