(2026) S Matt Sieg

[Stuhoo]

#173 overall/#16 four star safety. A Penn State potential decommit.

Visiting this weekend; ND visit scheduled afterwards; hopefully it doesn't get that far.

https://247sports.com/player/matt-sieg-46144296/

[Brass Cannon]

Oh nice 

[Stuhoo]

Also interesting that one of our two 2026 safety commits, #919 composite ranked Jamar Owens, is visiting UMiami this weekend. 

Seems likely that Owens is gone and that we are looking to upgrade when filling the slot.

[Hovadipo]

Need to start building that room back up. Not sure exactly what's going on with Byron Baldwin, and don't want to speculate, but it's not giving me the warm and fuzzies. 

[Hoosierfanyuh]

24 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Need to start building that room back up. Not sure exactly what's going on with Byron Baldwin, and don't want to speculate, but it's not giving me the warm and fuzzies. 

He’s been actively posting about IU all season.

[Hovadipo]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

He’s been actively posting about IU all season.

Good deal. I was hoping (in context) that he just has an injury he can't shake.

[rcbowla]

Glad to hear that about Baldwin because I also wasn't getting a good feeling on him. That and Cignetti hadn't made me feel any better when he's been asked about Baldwin.

[68Hoosier]

Any update on how the visit went?

[JSHoosier]

1 hour ago, 68Hoosier said:

Any update on how the visit went?

247 had an update but it was behind a paywall so I couldn't see any quotes, headline just said he raved about the visit.

[Pagoda]

Small tidbit.

 

[DChoosier]

Any updates?

I know he raved about his IU visit but he subsequently also raved about his visit to Pitt and the proximity to his family/house (30 minute drive). 

[VPC]

Waiting on 3- 4 of these guys. Any news?

[Ricochet]

4 hours ago, VPC said:

Waiting on 3- 4 of these guys. Any news?

Is visiting West Virginia at the end of the month, best guess is that he is going to commit somewhere at or around the early signing day. 

[MemphisHoosier]

Not sure where to drop this, but ESPN published another article on top-flip candidates in the '26 class,  https://www.espn.com/college-football/recruiting/story/_/id/46916765/10-college-football-recruits-flip-schools-amid-coaching-uncertainty, with call outs for both Sieg & Mickens.

TLDR, ESPN views Oklahoma as the current leader for Mickens and Notre Dame & Indiana in front for Sieg.  Additionally they expect Sieg to announce around signing day in December.

[Hovadipo]

Sieg visiting Va Tech this weekend. Told you guys Franklin getting that job too early was going to cause problems.

[Lebowski]

20 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Sieg visiting Va Tech this weekend. Told you guys Franklin getting that job too early was going to cause problems.

Bigger problems for PSU than us though. 

[MemphisHoosier]

15 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

Bigger problems for PSU than us though. 

I saw that Franklin has already brought in a number of his former staff members from PSU and is targeting a large swath of his former PSU commits…this is going to get interesting…

[Hovadipo]

26 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

Bigger problems for PSU than us though. 

Have said that too. 

[Hoosierfanyuh]

22 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Sieg visiting Va Tech this weekend. Told you guys Franklin getting that job too early was going to cause problems.

We are also traveling to visit him this weekend 

 

edit: no longer visiting due to scheduling for him.

 

but ND is officially out after giving him an ultimatum. We are seen as the favorite going into the VA tech visit. 

[DChoosier]

Blacksburg is roughly 5 hours from Pittsburgh while Bloomington is 6. 
i.e. really no difference.

I looked because he had mentioned proximity to home when visiting Pitt. 

Guess we will find out how strong of bond he has with Franklin and the assistants.