In recruiting news, one of Penn State football’s Class of 2026 commits has updated his recruiting situation.
Pierce Petersohn, a four-start tight end from Triton High School in Dodge Center, Minnesota, announced via X Monday night that, while he’s still committed to Penn State, his recruitment is reopen.
“I remain committed to Penn State and appreciate everything they’ve done for me,” Petersohn wrote, “but with some uncertainty around the coaching situation, I’ve decided to reopen my recruitment.”
This is similar to what multiple other commits have done, including Penn State’s top-ranked Class of 2026 commit, Fort Cherry’s Matt Sieg.
Petersohn has been committed to Penn State since June, picking it over in-state school Minnesota and others.
He also has offers from Duke, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State, North Dakota, North Dakota State, and Northwestern.
Under head coach James Franklin and position coach Ty Howle, Penn State has developed a reputation for churning out quality tight ends.
In the past decade, Mike Gesicki, Pat Freiermuth, Brenton Strange, Theo Johnson and Tyler Warren have all become NFL players.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.That history was something that drew Petersohn to Penn State.
“You have to do it all as a tight end at Penn State,” Petersohn told Rivals’ Steve Wiltfong upon making his commitment this summer. “I’m very versatile player that will help me in their program … My family and I just think it’s a good fit.”
But now, with Franklin gone and the future of Howle and the rest of the staff uncertain, things have changed.
17 players remain committed to the Class of 2026.
But several of those are looking elsewhere.
The picture will be more clear by the early signing period, which is Dec. 4-6.
