Penn State football: Oregon making a push for top Penn State QB target

The Nittany Lions’ 2024 recruiting class currently ranks in the top 10 according to every major recruiting service following this morning’s four-star addition. Now, with 11 hard commits thus far, Penn State football is starting to close in on its top-ranked quarterback target in the class: four-star QB Michael Van Buren. While Penn State has looked like a clear-cut favorite for some time now, Oregon has recently made a large push of its own, and appears to be trending for the sought-after quarterback recruit.

Top Penn State football quarterback target Michael Van Buren trending with Oregon

Penn State football was undoubtedly still the favorite to land four-star QB Michael Van Buren; however, a recent visit to Oregon has made things interesting. The Nittany Lions’ lead on the On3 RPM has vanished and turned into an Oregon lead following an insider prediction in the Ducks’ favor. Van Buren’s visit was on April 15th — the day of the Lions’ Blue/White game — and he has another upcoming visit to PAC-12 country this Saturday. Penn State’s most recent visit was on April 6th, and his next trip to State College will be an official visit in mid-June.

Despite the Ducks gaining some ground with On3, the Nittany Lions still have 100% of Van Buren’s crystal balls on 247 Sports; still, Oregon’s recent push is something for fans to keep an eye on as Van Buren’s commitment no longer appears to be a sure thing. For Penn State football, regaining the lead with its top 2024 quarterback target will be a critical recruiting point throughout the remainder of the spring and into the summer.

Van Buren will commit in early July, so the Nittany Lions have some time, but seeing as Oregon is getting him back on campus just weeks after his last visit should be turning some heads among the Penn State football coaching staff.

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