Penn State Football hits rock bottom on National Signing Day and somehow it keeps getting worse
It is National Signing Day across college football, a day built on hype, hats on tables, dramatic flips, and the promise of the future. Unless you are Penn State. In State College, this year’s Signing Day feels less like a celebration and more like a crime scene investigation.
Penn State still does not have a head coach for the 2026 season. They are 136th in the recruiting rankings. There are 136 FBS teams. You cannot be lower unless you withdraw from the sport entirely, which at this point might be the more dignified move.
The program is collapsing in real time and everyone is watching it happen like a slow motion car accident. Four-star safety Matt Sieg officially bailed, flipping his commitment to West Virginia on Wednesday.
Sieg had been committed to Penn State since November 2024 and still woke up today and said, “You know what would be better than this? Morgantown.” His announcement came with a “Let’s ride Mountaineer nation! Take me home,” which feels like a personal shot at Happy Valley.
Of course, I’m a West Virginia University alumni so I have been absolutely loving every second of it. Nothing warms my cold, dead, heart more than watching PSU commits drive down to Morgantown. I will never get enough. Ever.
4-Star S Matt Sieg flips from PSU to WVU on National Signing Day
Then came the real dagger. Four-star outside linebacker Terry Wiggins also flipped, ditching Penn State for Virginia Tech. He becomes the tenth ex-Penn State commit to follow James Franklin to Blacksburg since November 17.
Ten gone. Ten. Full evacuation.
Penn State’s entire 2026 recruiting class, once expected to be in the top 20 nationally, is now down to two total pledges. A four-star edge rusher and a three-star quarterback. That is it. That is the whole class. A Power Five program with a recruiting class smaller than some high school JV teams.
Recruiting analyst Brian Dohn probably put it the nicest way anyone could, calling Penn State’s situation “embarrassing.” You could argue he was actually being generous. Embarrassing is missing out on a top target.
Embarrassing is being ranked 15th when you wanted to be top 10. What Penn State is dealing with is a complete crisis. They are getting out-recruited by Columbia, Ball State, Sam Houston, Missouri State and pretty much anyone with a football in their logo.
UPDATE: CB Amauri Polydor is now heading to Virginia Tech
All of this comes back to one unavoidable truth.
Penn State fired James Franklin without a plan. No successor. No interim. No stability. No leadership. No one on the recruiting trail keeping the class together. And now Franklin is hand-picking their former commits at Virginia Tech like he is grocery shopping.
The longer this head coaching vacancy drags on, the worse it gets. Every day they do not make a hire is another day recruits look at the mess and choose literally anywhere else on Earth.
Penn State fans are hoping one great hire can fix everything. They are not wrong. But right now, the school is stumbling around with no urgency, no direction, and no evidence they understand how dire this actually is.
This is not a rebuild. It is not a retool. It is not a transition year. It is a meltdown. Watching Penn State fall below Prairie View A&M on Signing Day should finally confirm it.
PSU has hit rock bottom and question now is simple… are they done falling yet?
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