4-star former Penn State commit Matt Sieg says why he flipped to WVU football

The West Virginia Mountaineers shocked the college football word on Wednesday during the early hours of the Early Signing Period as they flipped a massive four-star recruit in the Class of 2026 from Penn State in safety Matt Sieg.

Sieg, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound prospect from Fort Cherry (PA) outside of Pittsburgh, re-opened his recruitment after James Franklin was fired from Penn State, and the Mountaineers were not considred to be a serious contender for Sieg in recent weeks as Indiana and Virginia Tech seemed like the most likely to land the highly-touted recruit. Sieg is currently ranked as the 104th-best player nationally and the 11th-best safety in the Class of 2026, and tops offensive tackle Kevin Brown as the highest-rated recruit in the class. When talking about his decision, Sieg made it clear why he was making the decision choose the Mountaineers, and WVU fans will love to hear it.

"They're building something really special down there," Sieg told 247Sports after his commitment.

Sieg also dropped another nugget that played a role in is choice and will excite WVU fans to no end – Sieg, who is one of the most prolific rushing quarterbacks in WPIAL history, is expected to be a two-way player for the Mountaineers. He said the plan is to start at safety and get comfortable at his primary position, but that discussions have been had with the staff on seeing significant offensive playing time.

"Yes, there most definitely is" Sieg said when asd about plans to use him on offense as well. "Playing two ways has always been dream of mine...ultimately that was big part of my decision."

247Sports national recruiting analyst Brian Dohn said that it was a deal that come together very late, and reported that Sieg told him that WVU got back in the mix "Tuesday at 5 PM" and that it was a done deal by 8 PM that night.