Resetting the Big Ten football Class of 2026 rankings

Where does Penn State rank in the Big Ten and nationally in updated Class of 2026 football recruiting rankings?

The start of a new college football season is just weeks away, and the recruiting game is about to heat up with new revenue-sharing opportunities officially allowed for the Class of 2026. Things are about to change in a big way for the recruiting game, but some familiar names are still sitting atop the Big Ten recruiting rankings for the time being.

Penn State is still sitting pretty among the top Big Ten schools in the most recent recruiting rankings, but they do sit behind some of the other top programs in the conference. USC has taken command in this recruiting cycle with a terrific class being assembled on the West Coast. Can the Trojans cross the finish line with the best recruiting class in the Big Ten after a disappointing debut season in their new conference home?

Defending national champion Ohio State and defending Big Ten champion Oregon are also putting together top-10 classes, and Michigan is just on the outside of the top-10 with a high-quality class lined up already.

Here is a look at the updated Big Ten football recruiting rankings for the Class of 2026 as things stand on August 1, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. Each Big Ten school’s national recruiting ranking is noted as well as how many five and four-star commitments the school has at the moment.

18. Nebraska Cornhuskers (No. 72 nationally)

Total commitments – 125-star players – 04-star players – 2

Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule has something brewing this season in Lincoln but the next recruiting class is lagging behind in the national rankings compared to others. Nebraska has the fewest commitments on the board in the Big Ten right now, so the ranking could jump pretty quickly with a few more commitments coming in down the…

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Publish date : 2025-08-01 09:56:00

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