What the heck happened with Nate Bruce?

[19333lion]

The scholarship article mentions that he is not on campus and he isn't on the list of 85 guys on scholarship.

 

[GregInPitt]

Still on the gopsusports current roster.......

https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/roster

 

[PSU Soupy]

Read in article last week that he is "off" the team as of now, but there is a path for him to return.....do not know what that means, do not know what he did to now be "off" the team.

 

[BW Lion]

Franklin doesn't mess around. He never forgets last names so he's a bit intolerant when it comes to players with two first names.

 

[PearlSUJam]

Read in article last week that he is "off" the team as of now, but there is a path for him to return.....do not know what that means, do not know what he did to now be "off" the team.

He enrolled early so there's a good chance it's grades.

 

[ThePennsyOracle]

He enrolled early so there's a good chance it's grades.

No there isn’t. It has nothing to do with grades.

 

[19333lion]

I hope he hasn't jeopardized his future with something serious.

 

[ThePennsyOracle]

Franklin doesn't mess around. He never forgets last names so he's a bit intolerant when it comes to players with two first names.

I know a guy named Franklin. Does that mean CJF hates himself?

 

[psuro]

Franklin doesn't mess around. He never forgets last names so he's a bit intolerant when it comes to players with two first names.

Bol Bol....not amused.

 

[Cowbell Man]

Bol Bol....not amused.

At least he’s notably two last names. I work with a guy named George George. Not sure what happens if I say his name backwards and if subliminal satanic messages will be heard.

 

[PearlSUJam]

At least he’s notably two last names. I work with a guy named George George. Not sure what happens if I say his name backwards and if subliminal satanic messages will be heard.

His parents apparently wanted to punish him from the day he was born.

 

[Obliviax]

I know a guy named Franklin. Does that mean CJF hates himself?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

At least he’s notably two last names. I work with a guy named George George. Not sure what happens if I say his name backwards and if subliminal satanic messages will be heard.

poor kid probably heard this every day in elementary or middle school/junior high

 

[ericstratton-rushchairman]

Major Major Major Major

 

[Shadow99]

For those discussing names :

 

[BrucePa]

If you go to the Syrian/Antiochan Orthodox communities in Allentown, Wilkes-Barre, or Johnstown, you'll see that many last names will be George, Allan, Joseph, Moses, Samuel, and Thomas.

 

[Texas Lion]

Wow, this thread escalated quickly.

 

[19333lion]

No there isn’t. It has nothing to do with grades.

So, Oracle, what is it?

 

[JayWye]

His parents apparently wanted to punish him from the day he was born.

Know a guy whose last name is Grover...his parents named him Grover Ura Grover. He goes by "Ura".

 

[Larryrise]

Impossible. Franklin never makes mistakes. Unless of course you count Maryland 2015, Pitt 2016, Michigan State 2017 and 2018, Minnesota 2019, Indiana 2020, Ohio State 2018....etc....

 

[Raffycorn]

So, Oracle, what is it?

Some guys just decide that major college football isn't their thing once they're embedded in it on a day-to-day basis.

 

[udsig91]

Saw an article earlier today saying he is giving up football...wish him the best going forward.

 

[MJG-90]

Penn State freshman OL Nate Bruce gives up football

247sports.com

 

[PearlSUJam]

 

[BBrown]

Penn State freshman OL Nate Bruce gives up football

247sports.com

Thanks. So much better than the cryptic shit posters like to make so they look like they are in the "know".

 

[ChiTownLion]

Is Bruce the one who hosted Shelton?

 

[MJG-90]

Is Bruce the one who hosted Shelton?

No. Dawkins.

 

[Shadow99]

Is Bruce the one who hosted Shelton?

Shelton's tweet called Nick Dawkins "mayor of State College".

 

[PearlSUJam]

Gotta have your heart in it to do this:

 

[BW Lion]

Gotta have your heart in it to do this:

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Auburn seems to be training a bit harder

 

[PearlSUJam]

Auburn seems to be training a bit harder

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The Auburn Flat Earthers.

 

[step.eng69]

Penn State freshman OL Nate Bruce gives up football

247sports.com

Really good article MJG. Too bad Nate flew the coop. Sounds like a tremendous kid.

“Big Nate, he came in 30 pounds more and doesn’t quite have the same training background as Landon did, but I tell you one thing, Nate is a special athlete and a special kid,” Galt said. “He’s been phenomenal. This is all totally new to him. He never really trained like he has this last eight weeks. Talk about adapting quickly. He did a really good job and he is tremendously strong. He has a great natural strength, every day he comes in and does more than he did the last day.”

Listed at 6-foot-4, 351 pounds on the official roster, Bruce made it to the start of spring ball but left the team a short time later. He did not appear in either of the scrimmages that were open to the media in the spring.

 

[NittPicker]

Penn State freshman OL Nate Bruce gives up football

247sports.com

Good luck to the young man. If he sees his future in something other that football then more power to him.

 

[rudedude]

Word is he took a job with FedEx

 

[bison13]

One of the things I always tell my kids who want to play in college, no matter what the level is, is that they are now taking on two full-time jobs. 30+ hrs a week on academics and 30+ for their sport. For some kids, especially in a sport like football, they just aren't used to doing that to their body or able to juggle those responsibilities compared to hs. Hope he has a plan for what is next and best wishes to him on his path.