Penn State’s 2026 roster will look familiar, though just not to Penn State fans. Iowa State fans will know many of the names contributing to Matt Campbell’s Nittany Lions in his first season at the helm in Happy Valley, with 23 incoming transfers from Ames.
However, not every player that Campbell and his general manager Derek Hoodjer have added in college football’s lone transfer portal window is a former Cyclone. They’ve gone outside their old roster to add talent, and that poll may include a Big Ten running back poised to be a breakout star.