There were many failings that brought James Frankin’s tenure at Penn State to its end, but one of the most overlooked in his final season was his program’s recent inability to develop wide receiver talent. That makes the de-commitment of 2026 wide receiver recruits Davion Brown and Lavar Keys even tougher to swallow.
The Nittany Lions were forced into the portal to rectify the situation this offseason, and even that wasn’t enough. So, the influx of young talent was going to be crucial. However, that’s not the only reason that Keys taking an official visit to Maryland in November and a trip to Indiana is so crushing for Penn State.