Nick Cross — a four-star safety and the No. 55 player in the country, per 247 Sports — was a Penn State target on National Signing Day, but decided to wait to announce his decision. Well, nearly a week later, the former Florida State commit made his choice.
Cross picked Maryland on Tuesday, spurning the Seminoles and Nittany Lions.
Cross, the No. 1 player from Maryland and No. 4 safety in the 2019 cycle, would have been a major signing given Penn State’s situation at the position. Nick Scott ran out of eligibility, Ayron Monroe and Isaiah Humphries announced transfer decisions last month, and rising redshirt senior Garrett Taylor will be gone after 2019.