Penn State's signing day haul down to 2 players after decommitments

Field Level Media|published: Wed 3rd December, 14:23 2025

Peyton Falzone visits OSU the day of the Ohio State Buckeyes' 38-15 win over the Indiana Hoosiers in an NCAA football game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.

And then there were two.

A flurry of decommitments this week, including two Wednesday morning, left Penn State with just a single member of its Class of 2026 until a second one entered the fold Wednesday afternoon.

The two members of the Nittany Lions' 2026 class are Jackson Ford, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound edge rusher from Malvern (Pa.) Prep, and Peyton Falzone, a four-star quarterback from Nazareth (Pa.) High School.

The 247Sports composite lists Ford as a four-star prospect, ranked No. 25 overall at his position. Falzone is listed at No. 20 at quarterback.

Penn State still does not have a head coach after the firing of longtime head coach James Franklin in October.

Ford said he had no concerns about joining a depleted Penn State class. Several past commits made other plans after Franklin's departure, with some of them joining their coach at his new school, Virginia Tech.

In all, 25 players decommitted from Penn State.

Ford said he "100% believes they're going to be building it up again" at Penn State. And he wants to put in the work at his state's flagship school.

"I'm just going to be a high-motor guy and have great energy in the locker room, just trying to lift as many people as I can with my attitude, how I talk, and how I play," Ford said live on CBS Sports College Football's YouTube channel Wednesday afternoon.

Falzone previously had been committed to the Nittany Lions but decommitted in June. He returned to join Ford later in the day.

The early signing period runs through the end of the week, and players will have other signing opportunities, once the new coaching staff is known.

--Field Level Media

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