Penn State loses Aiden Gibson and Khalil Taylor in One Week | Fallout

The Penn State recruiting department took two serious hits this week as summer recruiting came to a conclusionary thud. Four-star receiver Khalil Taylor chose Nebraska over Penn State and then four-star running back Aiden Gibson decided to flip to Rutgers after committing to the Nittany Lions over the Scarlet Knights earlier this spring. What’s going on with recruiting? We discuss that on today’s show, plus we’ll look at the players who can replace them in the Class of 2027 down the stretch.  Join the show today live at 10 a.m. on YouTube. We’ll be taking your questions and comments live on the show throughout our hour-long conversation. If you want to be up to date on the latest Penn State football news, subscribe to the Blue White Illustrated YouTube channel and enable notifications. That way you’ll receive alerts when we post breaking news, go live, and more.  Reclassification success rate: https://www.on3.com/news/reclassifying-football-recruits-nfl-draft-development-impact/ 00:00:10 - Intro: Is the sky falling for Penn State recruiting? 00:04:31 - Aiden Gibson to Rutgers: The Full Story Behind the Flip 00:13:58 - The Reclassification Problem: Why It Rarely Works Out 00:19:19 - What Gibson's Flip Means for Penn State's NIL Position 00:27:00 - Khalil Taylor to Nebraska: How Penn State Lost Him 00:31:53 - Who Replaces Gibson? The Running Back Board Going Forward 00:33:54 - Who Replaces Taylor? The Wide Receiver Targets Left on the Board 00:38:06 - Can the Transfer Portal Fill the Gaps Penn State Can't Recruit? 00:53:00 - James Armstrong: Why This Is the Most Important Campbell-Era Commit Subscribe to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3KzEcqK Check out the site too! - https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/ Get 20% off and free shipping at Fanatics with our affiliate link: https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/OeZg2z Use Code BWI20 to get 20 percent off Rhoback’s Gameday Collection: https://rhoback.com/collections/pennsylvania-state-university-licensed-collection Want breaking news like this delivered straight to your inbox for FREE? Sign up today for the BWI breaking newsletter! You’ll also get daily updates with the top headlines of the day five times a week. Click here to sign-up! https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/newsletter/join/ #PennState  #NittanyLions   JOIN Blue White Illustrated: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/?plan=annual SUBSCRIBE to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube and enable alerts - new highlights and videos uploaded regularly: https://www.youtube.com/c/bluewhiteillustratedvideo?sub_confirmation Bookmark our homepage: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/ Subscribe to BWI Magazine and Newsletters:  https://bluewhiteonline.com  Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BlueWhiteIllustrated/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/PennStateOn3 Music and SFX from Zapsplat.com  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.