Recruiting Update: Safety valve?

Too good to be true? Probably. You thought recruiting was over for Penn State? Ha! Late yesterday, the highly-rated athlete prospect Keenan Allen (Rivals/Scout/ESPN) backed out of his commitment to play for Alabama. That news would have been interesting enough, had it not been for the follow up report: Allen will choose between Cal--right now the likely possibility--and Penn State. But there's more to this warming storyline, much more. Most analysts are saying "Cal is [Allen's]... place of destination." I'm not sure it's quite that simple. Good news? Good news... First, let's look at what kind of prospect we're talking about. A press clipping from when Allen was named all-area following the 2009 season: "[Allen] accounted for 53 touchdowns (23 rushing, 14 receiving, 7 passing, 4 punt return, 2 kick return and three interception return). Had 145 tackles (10 for losses), 8 INT, 2 sacks, 2 fumbles forced, 2 fumbles recovered. Averaged 43.5 yards p...