FB Recruiting Profile: Cole Stern from Highland Park, Ill.

Recruit: Cole Stern

Height: 6’3”

Weight: 200 pounds

Position at Penn: WR/Safety

Recruited By: Illinois State, North Dakota State, Purdue, Yale, Harvard

The Recruiting Moment: After he committed to Penn in August, Harvard began to pursue him hard.

The Skinny: In high school, Stern was a basketball player who decided to play football in his freshman year after the advice of two friends. The Highland Park senior ended up 1^st team All-Area as a junior and senior. He brings a dimension of size and speed (he clocks in at 11.0 seconds in the 100 meters) to Penn’s offense. “My athleticism is what I rely on,” said Stern who has great jumping ability. But he will have put in hard over the summer to tighten up his route-running and work on his hands.

The Quote: “A lot of these coaches were like car salesman. Coach Bagnoli and the other coaches...were real cool and real honest.”