Five must-keep commits in Penn State's recruiting class; breaking down Michigan State

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🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Penn State's 2026 recruiting class has lost several prospects since a coaching change, so who are the five remaining commits who are must-keep moving forward? We also take a closer look at the Nittany Lions' next opponent with a Michigan State insider. Enjoy complete Penn State coverage anytime at Lions247.com. Follow the team on X: @Lions247 @TDsTake @danieljtgallen @tyler_calvaruso @MarkXBrennan. Follow or subscribe to the Lions247 Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. And watch every episode on YouTube. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back into the Lions 24-7 podcast. I am Tyler Down here. We continue to work our way through game week number 10 of this 2025 Penn State football season.
0:13.5	Michigan State is the next opponent on the schedule. Like Penn State, they are riding a six-game losing streak.
0:19.6	They are out of a by week looking for their
0:21.4	own answers. And of course, the Nittany Lions trying to pick up a long awaited Big Ten victory here
0:26.7	on Saturday. 3.30 p.m. kickoff up in East Lansing. Daniel Gowan, Mark Brennan, will be on
0:32.2	the scene to cover the action for us. Of course, I'll be hanging here at home base in Happy Valley,
0:37.1	ready to react and
0:38.1	give you everything we need after the game goes final. We'll get into that game a little bit more
0:43.3	from a Penn State perspective on our next episode of this show. By then, we'll have seen a Penn State
0:48.2	practice. We'll have heard from Terry Smith again, along with a variety of Penn State football
0:52.4	players. And so check that out next time around.
0:55.5	In just a moment, we're going to talk about Michigan State.
0:57.9	Learn about where the Spartans are in their journey in 2025 and why their head coach is facing
1:02.9	pressure.
1:03.5	Could they be on the verge of a coaching change just two years into the Jonathan Smith era?
1:08.5	We're going to break that down with a Spartans insider in just a moment.
1:11.6	Stick around, though, after that conversation, we got a lot to get into on Penn State football
1:15.5	recruiting, some recent departures from the class. But among those who are still committed to the
1:20.8	Nitty Lions, we are going to rank from five to one, the must keep members of the 2026 Penn State recruiting class, guys who the current
1:30.5	coaching staff and the next coaching staff are going to really need to work hard to keep on
1:35.3	board because there's the sharks circling around all these guys.
1:38.4	They could mean a lot for the Ninti Lions near future and long-term future as well.
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