Dee-Liem said:

I don't think Chip Kelly would work out this time unless Ryan Day replaces Brian Hartline with an ace recruiter and WR position coach.

When Kelly was here last year, Ohio State still had Hartline for recruiting. Without Hartline, you lose the recruiting aspect because Chip Kelly is not going to recruit.

Ohio State needs to be aggressive to replace Hartline (meaning attack other programs). The problem here is, Oregon is also on the market (to replace Will Stein).

But I don't like the Chip Kelly move unless Ohio State brings in an outstanding recruiter (or developer) in addition.

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sparcboxbuck said:

Bring back the Starter jackets!

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Jaxbuck said:

I'm going by the logic that about ~10 years guys and their programs need a change from each other.

Give or take a couple either way. It's in the window.

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ScriptOhio said:

Penn State's botched coaching search turns Signing Day into unprecedented disaster

The Nittany Lions have lost over 20 commitments since James Franklin's firing and plummeted to No. 150 in the 2026 class rankings.

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Penn State's botched coaching search turns signing day into unprecedented disaster​

The Nittany Lions have lost over 20 commitments since James Franklin's firing and plummeted to No. 150 in the 2026 class rankings.​

When Penn State made the bold move to fire longtime coach James Franklin on Oct. 12, the assumption was clear: act early, land a marquee replacement and steady the 2026 recruiting class as the starting point for the future. Instead, six weeks later, the class has completely come apart.

As the early signing period opened Wednesday, Penn State was down to four commitments -- then it lost four-star safety Matt Sieg to West Virginia and four-star linebacker Terry Wiggins to Virginia Tech before lunch time. It later signed four-star edge rusher Jackson Ford, but with no permanent coach in place and the office empty on the most important day of the year for any program chasing national titles, the class is effectively gone.

The damage is staggering.

"Other coaches are looking around going, 'What is going on over there?'" 247Sports recruiting analyst Brian Dohn said during live National Signing Day coverage. "Penn State will come back from it because it's Penn State and it's the dominant program in the region. ... They'll be fine in the long run, but in the short term, 'embarrassing' is putting it mildly."

Since Franklin's dismissal, 23 commitments have backed out of the 2026 class, gutting a group that once sat inside the national top 20. Now it has plummeted to -- at this moment -- No. 150 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings, surrounded by FCS programs, purely because so few prospects remain attached. Even worse: 10 decommits have flipped to Virginia Tech where Franklin has wasted no time rebuilding momentum at his new stop since being hired two weeks ago.

That group uniting with him in Blacksburg now includes:

• Four-star LB Terry Wiggins (94)
• Four-star RB Messiah Mickens (90)
• Three-star WR Davion Brown (89)
• Three-star IOL Benjamin Eziuka (89)
• Three-star LB Tyson Harley (89)
• Three-star QB Troy Huhn (89)
• Three-star TE Pierce Petersohn (89)
• Three-star OT Marlen Bright (88)
• Three-star OT Roseby Lubintus (88)
• Three-star LB Mathieu Lamah (87)

247Sports rating in parentheses

Penn State had eight four-star commitments at the time of Franklin's exit. Most have flipped elsewhere, representing a devastating loss of talent.

Name	Position	247Sports rating	Commitment
Matt Sieg	S	95	West Virginia
Terry Wiggins	LB	94	Virginia Tech
Kevin Brown	OT	94	West Virginia
Jackson Ford	Edge	91	Penn State
Alexander Haskell	DL	90	Syracuse
Elijah Littlejohn	LB	90	Georgia
Messiah Mickens	RB	90	Virginia Tech
Jahsiear Rogers	WR	90	Oklahoma

Only one remaining Penn State commit, three-star cornerback Amauri Polydor, has yet to sign. He has been in contact with Colorado and Virginia Tech in addition to Penn State, and his final decision may not come until later in the week, according to Dohn.

The collapse is magnified by the stability Franklin once provided on the trail. His recruiting wasn't flawless -- Penn State still needed to climb into the true championship tier -- but he delivered a consistent floor of top-20 classes and cornerstone players.

The moment he left, that floor gave way.

The October plan was supposed to create clarity. Instead, it created a void. Top coaching targets signed extensions to stay put, and while Penn State kept looking, recruits made their own decisions. Competitors, including Franklin himself, pounced.
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https://247sports.com/college/penn-state/season/2026-football/commits/

Just sayin': According to 24/7 Penn State sits at #150 with just 2 players (Jackson Ford and Peyton Falzone) signed in this recruiting class.

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osuvictory1 said:

In Day I trust! Whomever replaces Hartline will be a homerun.

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BB73 said:

I just took a look at the B1G signing day show. Class ranks:

1. USC
2. Oregon
6. tOSU
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144. Penn State


I lol’d. I really didn’t know there were that many FBS teams now. Or maybe some FCS clauses are ahead of them.

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Dee-Liem said:

I don't think Chip Kelly would work out this time unless Ryan Day replaces Brian Hartline with an ace recruiter and WR position coach.

When Kelly was here last year, Ohio State still had Hartline for recruiting. Without Hartline, you lose the recruiting aspect because Chip Kelly is not going to recruit.

Ohio State needs to be aggressive to replace Hartline (meaning attack other programs). The problem here is, Oregon is also on the market (to replace Will Stein).

But I don't like the Chip Kelly move unless Ohio State brings in an outstanding recruiter (or developer) in addition.

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Gizmo said:

You'd think that, but the committee has said that "they won't punish teams for playing the extra game". If that's true, then a neutral Notre Dame should not jump ahead of Bama, who had to play that extra game. They set that up by having Bama jump them this week.

Also, came in here to post that I just read on facebook that the Miami game was a "beatdown" over Notre Dame. A game that was tied with a minute to play, and never further than a 14 point difference, was a "beatdown"..... I guess we've been watching straight massacres all season.

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dragurd said:

The difference is the last 2 coach's had a clear clock on their timeline while Day could be here for decades more if he wants to be and keeps up the results.

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jarv said:

Has any NCAA program had two former NFL head coaches as coordinators at the same time?

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daddyphatsacs said:

I was kind of hoping they’d go with LA Gear.

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