Penn State OL commit Andre Roye flips to Maryland
Penn State football verbal commit Andre Roye has flipped to Maryland.
Roye, an On3 Consensus 3-star offensive lineman, signed with the Terrapins on Wednesday, having spent the last few months as a Nittany Lion verbal commit.
The loss of Roye leaves Penn State with three commitments on the offensive line in the Class of 2022.
Roye took an official visit to USC on December 10, casting some doubt over whether or not he’d sign with the Nittany Lions come Early Signing Day.
As it turns out, it wasn’t the Trojans who ultimately signed the 6-foot-5, 322-pound offensive tackle. Roye instead landed with the Terrapins within his home state of Maryland.
Roye had taken an official visit to College Park back in June, and returned in late July for an unofficial.
Penn State has mostly had very uneventful National Signing Days in the past, but Roye’s de-commitment breaks that trend.
“We have typically been drama-free on Signing Day,” Penn State coach James Franklin said. “We work very hard at that every single year. I think that kind of illustrates the type of young men and families that we bring into our program.”
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Penn State QB signee Drew Allar speaks on NSD
On the fit with the Nittany Lions:
“I think just from the culture standpoint, the culture that Coach Franklin has created over his time there, it really fits what I look for in a program. I really enjoyed the campus. It reminds me a lot of Medina, my hometown, so I’m just really excited for the future and can’t wait to get to work.”
What excites him most about coming to Penn State?
“I think just getting to know everybody. I know, I’ve gotten to know all the 2022 commits, but getting to know all the coaching staff even more, and all the players that are currently there, I’m just looking forward to working with everybody.”
What is Allar looking forward to about working with Yurcich?
“We have that northeast Ohio connection. The offense is kinda similar to what we ran at Medina. It’s very up-tempo, lots of shifts and motions to fool the defense. They throw it a lot, and I think that really fits my playstyle and I’m just really looking forward to learning as much as I can from him and Coach Franklin.”
Finally, what will it be like working with Sean Clifford, who is back for another season?
“I’m really looking forward to it because I know he’s from Ohio,” Allar said. “He’s from Cincinnati. I’ve met him already like two or three times. He’s a really smart guy. I think he’s a really good quarterback. I’m just looking forward to learning as much as I can from him. He’s seen everything and he’s done everything really. I think all of his experience can really help all the quarterbacks in the room.”
