WVU Football Taking Another Swing at Penn State Commit Matt Sieg

With Matt Sieg, a highly coveted nearby recruit, back on the open market, West Virginia decided to take another swing.

A day after announcing his recruitment is back open due to Penn State firing James Franklin, Western Pennsylvania prospect Matt Sieg revealed he’s been re-offered by WVU.

“Thankful to have been re-offered by West Virginia,” posted Sieg on Monday. Sieg was initially offered by Neal Brown’s WVU staff and made a visit to Morgantown before eventually committing to Franklin and Penn State in November of 2024.

The four-star safety prospect from Fort Cherry High School in the Pittsburgh Area told Hayes Fawcett of Rivals.com that he was re-opening his recruitment on Sunday after learning the news about Franklin’s firing. He then wrote his own post to social media later.

“I love Penn State and am still open to being a Lion,” said Sieg, “but with the uncertainty of the current situation, my family and I are trying to make sure we make the best decision for the future. Please respect our decision.”

“At this time, I am still committed to current staff at Penn State,” he told Fawcett. “However, due to the recent changes and uncertainty, I have decided to re-open my recruitment.”

Sieg has broke multiple WPIAL records, with the most recent one being for career total yardage. That was Friday night. The next day, Penn State suffered a stunning loss at the hands of Northwestern, and the day after that, Franklin was fired.

Sieg is the No. 2 player in Pennsylvania per 247Sports, along with the No. 9 safety in the country from his class and the No. 79 overall player. Despite playing quarterback, he’s projected to be a safety at the next level.

If he doesn’t stay with PSU, Sieg be the fourth player from the Pittsburgh area to de-commit, joining Taylor (Pine-Richland), Jenkins (Imani Christian) and Spell (McKeesport).

Sieg also has offers from schools such as Alabama, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Pitt, Rutgers, Stanford, Syracuse, Temple, USC, Vanderbilt and Wisconsin.

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