The Penn State Nittany Lions have snagged another Cyclone from Iowa State.
Mason Bandhauer, a 6′-5″, 260 lb. offensive tackle from Fort Collins, Colorado originally signed with Iowa State Dec. 3.
Five days later, Matt Campbell agreed to be the head football coach at Penn State.
Now, on Christmas Eve Eve, Bandhauer has committed to Penn State.
Bandhauer was one of the first commitments on board in Iowa State’s 2026 Class, pledging to the Cyclones in Oct. 2024.
The three-star tackle, per 247Sports, is the No. 10 ranked overall high school football player in Colorado and the No. 61 ranked offensive tackle in America.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Bandhauer is the fifth Class of 2026 prospect that had been signed to Iowa State and have already chosen to follow Campbell to State College. The other four ex-Cyclones are Tyrell Chapman, a three-star defensive back from Lincoln, Nebraska, Lucas Tenbrock, a 6′-6,” 220-pound punter from St. Charles, Illinois and who is the No. 5 ranked high school punter in the country, per 247Sports, quarterback Kase Evans, from Lexington, Texas and Pete Eglitis, a 6′-7″, 280 lb. offensive tackle from Columbus, Ohio.
