By Mike Loveday

It seems fitting that Westlake's Devon Smith should receive an offer from Penn State. After all, Happy Valley is the place where the 5-foot-7, 140-pound athlete started to make a name for himself.

"It felt real good (receiving the Penn State offer). I was waiting for a long time. I was just waiting to get my ACT scores in," Smith said. "This is a big offer I was waiting for. Not that I'm going to rush in and commit. My coach (Westlake head coach Dominic Zaccarelli) wants me to wait and visit all the schools that have offered for football and track."

Penn State offered Smith as a slot receiver. Smith holds offers to play football from Temple, Akron, Eastern Michigan and now Penn State, but also has offers from Kansas State, LSU and Florida.

So will the rising senior have to choose between the two sports?

"I would love to do both. All the coaches that have offered me I have asked if I can do both," Smith said. "But it won't make a difference. Football is my main sport. I do track for the fun of it."

Two years ago, Smith grabbed the attention of every coach at the Nike Penn State camp when he won the receiver MVP with his speed, quickness and hands. Then at Eleanor Roosevelt, Smith won the award over Forestville's Kevin Dorsey, who many analysts considered the No. 10 receiver in the nation.

Smith said he plans on making visits to Penn State when they play Oregon State on Sept. 6. He also plans to visit Temple at some point during the season.

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