FB Recruiting 2025 RB Kiandrea Barker has decommitted from Penn State
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He says that he is still considering PSU. I am not sure if PSU is considering him. Looks like Arkansas is his next best option.
Happy Valley Insider - Penn State loses commitment from RB Kiandrea Barker
Arkansas three-star running back Kiandrea Barker has backed off a 16-month commitment to the Nittany Lions.
pennstate.rivals.com
Good talent but don't think anyone will be losing sleep necessarily.
Nicely done by the staff
Nothing against the kid for deciding to leave but if someone decommits this is my expectation
Thanks for confirming
Kind of agree, however this type of situation is why these kids should not commit so early unless 100% sure. The visit process is in place for a reason.
I feel like there's pressure on them to commit and some, like this kid, feel like if they don't the offer won't be there while they figure things out.
It's a messy system but I do understand why they "reserve" their spot by committing especially when he has an offer of this level and they're willing to accept the commitment.
This wasn’t the kids decision.
Agreed. However, it does occur to me that it could be the other way around. PSU is loaded at RB and it could be that PSU has decided that they really don't want this kid to take a RB slot. I don't know, just spit-ballin.
Hopefully, the decision is mutually agreeable and for the best.
That being said, I wonder why PSU soured on him if that is indeed the case. I don't like any school to pull the rug from beneath a kid this late in the process, if at all.
That being said, I wonder why PSU soured on him if that is indeed the case. I don't like any school to pull the rug from beneath a kid this late in the process, if at all.
Feel for the young man and wish him the best wherever he lands. He committed to PSU and obviously we may like someone else more. I'm torn on something like this because we are likely upgrading, and he's being left behind. But I guess that is D1 football these days.
Guessing they had a long conversation. We are loaded and he would have struggled to get playing time.
Probably the best for both and I wish him only the best….. unless he goes to Pitt!
Our average goes up and total goes down, so it depends on how the service judges the class, total points vs average per recruit. Hope he does well, but like the others I’m not losing sleep either.
Penn State commit Kiandrea Barker playing final season in home state after sitting out last fall in Texas
The one thing that has been constant in Kiandrea Barker’s prep football career is his commitment to Penn State. The highly recruited senior running back commit
Coleman-Wallace was a UGA verbal at the time we took his.
Just like the kid...until they sign we can change our mind. No problem with it at all. It's worse to bring the kid in when he's no longer wanted.
Richie has already explained that there are off the field concerns regarding Barker.
You see this all the time especially with 3-star recruits (Barker is 0.8736 on the 247 Composite) as schools won't let out the dirty on kids (grades, attitude, disciplinary issues.....etc). The school will just give him a nudge out the door ---- all bgtime football programs do it
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I don't get excited about a recruit until he attends his first class, and even then I sometimes get apprehensive that he will stay out of the Transfer Portal.
Yep, can’t get excited about what some 17 yr old kid says. Doesn’t count until they sign in Dec.
Rumor is we need the 'ship for a DE...from Philly...
Either that or he looked at the talent around him and realize he needed to look elsewhere. Either way, we’re better off.
This is just my interpretation, but I think the staff feels they have enough running backs in the class and that with some personal issues they viewed for the young man that it is best if they use his scholarship for someone else at a different position.
I see. This is interesting and I was not aware of the combined "overall perceived quality of commits" vs. his bad behavior. I appreciate your taking the time. Thank you.
