For Penn State and Oregon, landing a player of Brandon Arrington’s stature would have paid dividends. For the Nittany Lions, it would have been their first five-star recruit in their 7th-ranked 2026 class. For Oregon, it would have been their second and a testament to DC Tosh Lupoi’s recruiting along the defense. However, it is not meant to be for both teams, as the No. 1 overall athlete and 10th overall recruit decide to take his talents to College Station and the Aggies.
Arrington had recently visited Oregon on June 6 and Penn State earlier in the month. The most shocking aspect of this commitment is that he didn’t visit the Aggies officially at all. In fact, he was supposed to have his visit on June 20th, with his commitment to come in early July. However, Arrington decide to move up his commitment date to the 19th, something which could not have been foreseen by either Penn State nor Oregon. Seemingly, his mind was made up long ago.
With this commitment for the Aggies, it sees them become the No. 2 ranked class in the nation and sees Mike Elko establish himself as one of the elite recruiters in college football. However, the loss of Arrington for both Big Ten programs stings, especially for Penn State. At the very least, Oregon have a five-star in the building despite their 33rd overall rank and 10th overall Big Ten rank in the 2026 cycle. For Penn State, no matter the fact they have the 7th-ranked class, this is a big loss for a program looking to make a statement. With Arrington, Penn State could point to him as a symbol of their continued success. Now, they’re left to pick up the pieces of what could have been. Immanuel Iheanacho, the No. 1 corner in the class, is now their only hope. Penn State must act swiftly if they don’t want to strike out yet again.
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Publish date : 2025-06-21 14:00:00
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