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Miami's Mario Cristobal just dipped his hand into Penn State's cookie jar for DL

Miami added another piece to its 2026 defensive front on Tuesday, flipping Caravel Academy (Bear, Del.) lineman Isaac Chukwurah from Penn State after an official visit weekend in Coral Gables. The 6-foot-2, 260-pound junior DL had been committed to the Nittany Lions since April.

BREAKING: Class of 2026 DL Isaac Chukwurah has Flipped his Commitment from Penn State to Miami, he tells me for @rivals

The 6’2 260 DL from Bear, DE had been Committed to the Nittany Lions since April

“Proverbs 3:5-6…. Go Canesud83dude4cud83cudffe”https://t.co/fnJTCFP791 pic.twitter.com/cGQrA7XSMq— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) November 11, 2025

Chukwurah reopened his recruitment in October in the wake of Penn State firing HC James Franklin.