Overview
- James Peoples announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions on Tuesday evening via social media.
- The former Buckeye logged 541 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 4.9 yards per carry across 22 games over two seasons.
- He enters 2026 as a 5-foot-10, 206-pound junior after arriving as a four-star 2024 recruit ranked No. 112 in the 247Sports Composite.
- 247Sports ranks him No. 146 overall in the transfer portal and the No. 12 running back.
- He joins a competition with Iowa State transfer Carson Hansen and returnee Quinton Martin Jr. as Penn State replaces Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton, and his addition is the program’s 24th transfer overall and fourth of the day.