WVU Football Recruiting
Highly Coveted 2026 WVU Football Recruit Matt Sieg Impresses in Big Win
Matt Sieg showed why the WVU football staff is so high on him with his latest monster performance on Friday night. The WPIAL quarterback scored six total touchdowns while leading Fort Cherry to a 49-34 win over Bishop Canevin.
Two of Sieg’s big plays of the night included a 61-yard touchdown pass to open up the scoring and a 37-yard touchdown run to put his team back in front of the back and forth game.
Watch some highlights of Sieg’s big game below.
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Even though most programs are recruiting Sieg as an athlete, and likely a defensive back or safety, his continued success offensively shows his true athleticism. Sieg, a 2026 prospect, is a consensus four-star and ranked as one of Pennsylvania’s top players on every major recruiting outlet, most notably No. 3 by 247 Sports.
As far as West Virginia’s chances to land such a highly coveted prospect, Sieg’s most recent trip to Morgantown was for WVU’s season opener against Penn State. Sieg has offers from Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State, Pitt, Syracuse, USC, Wisconsin and many others.
WV Sports Now has consistently talked with Sieg throughout his recruitment.
“I like their offense and it’s very fun to watch. I like that it’s uptempo and high powered. I think I could definitely succeed there no matter where I play, just off of scheme, but I also think there are great coaches and all the tools to further develop my game in all aspects,” said Sieg to WVSN in February.
Sieg did admit that WVU, like most schools he’s talked to, told him they do not currently know what position would suit him best at the college level. “They say that there’s still time to grow and develop so there’s no need to pin something down,” explained Sieg about what he heard regarding his position. Either way, the Mountaineers have been active in their pursuit of Sieg since extending him an offer in October of 2023.
Sieg’s ability to do everything was on full display in the 2023 WPIAL 1A Championship Game. In addition to his big four-touchdown game to win the WPIAL crown, Sieg also picked up an interception.
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