Peyton Falzone, the 4-star Pennsylvania quarterback, commits to the Auburn Tigers after initially committing to Virginia Tech and Penn State.

Auburn secured a much-needed recruiting victory Thursday when it flipped Top247 quarterback Peyton Falzone from Penn State. The Class of 2026 prospect gives the Tigers momentum on the trail after coach Hugh Freeze fell under the microscope for a slow start to the cycle.

Head coach Hugh Freeze dipped into his old bag of tricks to land the commitment of four-star 2026 quarterback Peyton Falzone, flipping him from Penn State. The move comes before the recruiting dead period, which gives the Tigers momentum to land several other key targets as the summer hits a dry point.