In the latest recruiting domino to fall, Penn State football’s top-rated Class of 2026 Commit has re-opened his recruitment.
The four-star safety prospect from Fort Cherry High School in the Pittsburgh Area told Hayes Fawcett of Rivals.com that he was re-opening his recruitment and wrote his own post to social media later.
“I love Penn State and am still open to being a Lion,” Sieg posted, “but with the uncertainty of the current situation, my family and I are trying to make sure we make the best decision for the future. Please respect our decision.”
“At this time, I am still committed to current staff at Penn State,” he told Fawcett. “However, due to the recent changes and uncertainty, I have decided to re-open my recruitment.”
NSN caught up with Sieg the day before his announcement and the day James Franklin was fired, saying he was “still trying to digest” the news.
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“Can’t really believe they did it,” Sieg told NSN. “I feel really bad for coach.”
Franklin and Penn State were the first DI program to offer Sieg, doing to in September 2023.
Since then, Sieg turned into one of PA’s best players, committing to Penn State in November 2024.
As a senior at Fort Cherry High School, Sieg has broke multiple WPIAL records, with the most recent one being for career total yardage. That was Friday night. The next day, Penn State suffered a stunning loss at the hands of Northwestern, and the day after that, Franklin was fired.
PSU has already lost its entire 2027 Class, with Khalil Taylor de-committing Friday night and Layton von Brandt, Gabe Jenkins and Kemon Spell doing the same within an hour of Franklin’s firing being announced.
Sieg is the No. 2 player in PA per 247Sports, along with the No. 9 safety in the country from his class and the No. 79 overall player. Despite playing QB, he’s projected to be a safety at the next level.
If he doesn’t stay with PSU, Sieg be the fourth player from the Pittsburgh area to de-commit, joining Taylor (Pine-Richland), Jenkins (Imani Christian) and Spell (McKeesport).
Sieg also has offers from schools such as Alabama, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Pitt, Rutgers, Stanford, Syracuse, Temple, USC, Vanderbilt, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
