Penn State finished the Early Signing Period with just two signees, and the 155th-ranked class, so the Nittany Lions need Matt Campbell to bring talent with him to Happy Valley.
When James Franklin took the job at Virginia Tech, his first step was the grab what he could from his 2026 Penn State recruiting class and redirect it to Blacksburg. That, along with plenty of other programs picking through what was once a top 20 class in the country, left the head coach-less Nittany Lions with just two signees on Wednesday when the Early Signing Period began in college football.