Terry Smith says Drew Allar is still “very, very present” with Penn State after his season-ending ankle injury, as the program regroups.

The Sooners on Monday landed a pledge from Delaware 4-star wideout Jahsiear Rogers, who had previously committed to the Nittany Lions.

Penn State is certainly one of the top jobs in college football, but as Chris Vannini pointed out Sunday night, the LSU job is in the running for the best. “LSU is probably a top-3 job in the sport,” he said.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State will play host to Penn State on Saturday as the five-game November slate will begin at Ohio Stadium. It will be the first home game for the Buckeyes since the game against Minnesota on Oct. 4.

“Penn State owes an enormous amount of gratitude to Coach Franklin who rebuilt our football program into a national power,” Kraft said in a statement. “He won a Big Ten Championship, led us to seven New Year’s Six bowl games and a College Football Playoff appearance last year.”

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Four-star CB Jaziel Hart flipped from Penn State to North Carolina, per Rivals’ Hayes Fawcett, giving UNC a timely recruiting win.