From Mark Brennan’s FightOnState.com: Happy Homecoming for Earl:
“…In short, he’s been exposed to just about everything from an X’s and O’s standpoint, which will be important for a team that will rely heavily on young guards next season.
“Recruiting is another matter.
” ‘That will definitely be a learning process at first,’ Earl said. ‘But you always have to learn. I think I can be good at it. I have a fair number of contacts. I might not know an AAU coach in Arizona, and you need that and have to build that. But being from the Philadelphia-South Jersey area is a huge part of this. And I played at Penn State, so people know me from these areas. I played in the Sonny Hill League [in Philadelphia] for 10 years and know all the coaches from down there. I know all the high school coaches in the area and AAU guys.
” ‘I know it’s going to be a learning process,’ he added. ‘But I’ll be able to get it done.’
“Penn State has only one scholarship remaining, which eases the immediate recruiting load. Not that it will impact the enthusiasm with which Earl approaches his new job.
” ‘I’m really excited,’ he said. ‘I can’t even explain it.’ ” …