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Penn State Recruiting: Maryland Projected to Land PA Star

Zahir Mathis
Courtesy Zahir Mathis

In Penn State recruiting news, one of PAโ€™s best players is projected to commit to Maryland.

Per Steve Wiltfong of On3Sports, Maryland is now the favorite for Zahir Mathis, a four-star in-state Class of 2025 EDGE from Phillyโ€™s famous Imhotep Charter.

 

The 6-foot-6, 230-pounder is the No. 4 overall player in Pennsylvania per On3, along with the No. 16 EDGE in the country and the 170th overall player in America from his Class.

Most players from Mathisโ€™ class have already signed with their schools and some are already on-campus taking college classes.

Mathisโ€™ case is different.

SCRAPPED PLANS

Initially, Mathis planned to play for Ryan Day and Ohio State. He committed to OSU in January 2024 and stayed committed for more than nine months. Then, in November, he de-committed, which immediately made some Penn State fans smile.

Penn State Recruiting: One of PAโ€™s Top Players De-Commits From Ohio State

PSU fans love it any time a big-time recruit de-commits from Ohio State but especially so this time since Mathis is a player Penn State wanted. The chances right now donโ€™t look great that Penn State will get him. Along with Wiltfongโ€™s prediction at On3, over at 247Sports, three schools are listed as โ€œwarmโ€ for Mathis, and Penn State isnโ€™t one of them. The three schools listed as front runners are Maryland, Florida State and another Big Ten school, UCLA.

But if Mathis does pick Maryland, history shows that he could leave.

PENN STATE LOOKING TO POACH MARYLAND COMMIT

Penn State is working hard to land five-star Zion Elee.

Photo by Zion Eleeโ€™s Twitter account: Zion Elee

Despite going 4-8 last season, Maryland is still getting recruiting wins, with Zion Elee being one of them. Penn State is working on flipping the five-star EDGE who is currently committed to Maryland. Elee is the No. 3 overall player in the Class of 2026 per On3, and coach James Franklin visited him last week. Even if Elee ends up signing with Maryland, his player comp on 247Sports is Chop Robinson, another touted recruit who ended up leaving Maryland for Penn State after a season.

The second and final signing period of the 2025 recruiting cycle ends Wednesday, Feb. 5.

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