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Three top Penn State football recruits, including two from Pennsylvania, committed to other schools this week.Offensive lineman Grayson McKeogh and 5-star recruit Joey O’Brien, both from LaSalle College High, committed to Notre Dame.
This dynamic, months-long Penn State football recruiting roll has taken an abrupt turn.
Four of the prime 2026 recruiting targets for coach James Franklin and his Nittany Lion staff — including two from the Philadelphia area — gave their verbal commitments to other schools this week.
High school teammates Joey O’Brien and Grayson McKeogh and Towson, Maryland star Khary Adams, three of the nation’s top prospects, each chose College Football Playoff finalist Notre Dame.
McKeogh, a 6-foot-7 offensive lineman, made his decision known Wednesday. O’Brien, a prestigious 5-star recruit by some national sites, and Adams, one of the nation’s top cornerbacks, went public with their choices Friday.
O’Brien and McKeough both attend LaSalle College High, the alma mater of Abdul Carter, the PSU star defensive end and third pick in April’s NFL Draft.
Even more: The Lions also lost out on premier defensive lineman Luke Wafle from New Jersey. His older brother, Owen Wafle, transferred to Penn State last winter.
Luke Wafle picked USC over Ohio State, Penn State and others on Thursday.
So it’s been the roughest of recruiting weeks for the Lions, whose 2026 class appeared to own a strong path to a top five finish — Franklin’s best at Penn State.
But losing all four of these high-profile recruits, each in Penn State’s regional footprint, forces the Lions to recalibrate during the middle of this cycle….
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