Penn State has suffered quite a few recruiting losses since it fired James Franklin, but Sunday brought the most consequential, at least in the 2026 class, when four-star offensive tackle Kevin Brown announced that he was de-committing from the program. The Harrisburg native is the 61st-ranked player in the country and was the top-ranked recruit in Penn State’s 2026 class.
Ohio State and West Virginia, where his father, Tim Brown, played his college football for Rich Rodriguez before a brief NFL career, have been pushing hard to land him. Now, after de-committing from the Nittany Lions, he is one step closer to joining one of their rivals.