Penn State loses football player to transfer portal, gains in basketball

ALTOONA, Pa. -- For the past few seasons, there was always a notion that Cam Sullivan-Brown could be on the verge of having a breakout year at Penn State. He always got a lot of attention and hype, leading many to think that he could emerge as one of the Nittany Lions' top wide receivers.

It just never happened, however, and it was always tough to pinpoint exactly why -- be it an unknown injury or development or the emergence of other receivers.

Now, after five years with the program, Sullivan-Brown is set to end his college career elsewhere. He has entered the transfer portal, according to 247Sports, and will have one year of eligibility remaining.

Sullivan-Brown redshirted in 2017, then played the past four seasons. He totaled only 17 catches for 163 yards with the Lions, again, numbers that don't quite add up given how much talk there has been at times about him becoming a bigger part of the offense.

For instance, when Jahan Dotson opted not to play in the Outback Bowl, Sullivan-Brown got the start in his place. It was the second career start for Sullivan-Brown, and he did not have any catches in the game. He had four catches for 44 yards last season.

Sullivan-Brown had not been listed up Penn State's updated roster this offseason.

DREAD BACK IN BASKETBALL

While Penn State is losing a veteran member of the football program, a veteran in the basketball program announced Tuesday that he is returning for another season.

Myles Dread has been with the Lions for four seasons -- playing 117 games with 79 starts -- and will take advantage of the NCAA rule allowing players an extra year because of COVID.

Dread has averaged 7.6 points per game during his career, and averaged 6.2 this past season, which was a career low. He was at 8.3 points as a freshman, 8.6 as a sophomore and 7.3 as a junior.

"This past season I was not fully healthy, and under the guidance and supervision of the medical staff, I was able to play with a severely torn labrum in my shooting shoulder," Dread wrote in his announcement. "It was important to me to persevere for my teammates, for my coaching staff, and for Penn State. Immediately after the season, I underwent surgery to repair my shoulder and get as healthy as possible, and now I start my journey to get in the best shape of my life."

Dread played through the injury and shot 40.7 percent from 3-point territory. He has always been a good team player with the Lions and developed a reputation for making big shots. Such as this game winner against VCU during the 2020-21 season.

LIONS LAND HOOPS COMMIT

Penn State picked up a basketball commitment Tuesday in guard Logan Imes from Zionsville, Ind.

Imes also had offers from Creighton, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

"It just feels like family," he told 247Sports. "Coach Shrews (Micah Shrewsberry), Coach (Adam) Fisher, the whole staff throughout the whole process made me feel like a priority and they made me feel like Penn State could be home. Not only that, Penn State by itself is a great university and a great attraction. Just seeing the vision that coach Shrews has for the program, I want to be a part of that."

Penn State now has two commits for the class of 2023. The other is Shrewsberry's son, Braeden, from State College High.