Through much of the summer, Matt Campbell has been flailing on the recruiting trail, losing out in battles for elite blue-chip talent. Those battles are unfamiliar territory for the former Iowa State head coach, so it seems he's getting back to the type of approach he's more comfortable with.
Campbell has never been an elite recruiter, but one of the things he was best at during his 10-year run in Ames was uncovering an underrecruited talent, selling them on his development plan, and slowly growing them into a key contributor for his football team.
His latest success follows that formula to a T, as on Tuesday, he landed a commitment from Swedish three-star offensive tackle Oscar Webersink. Webersink attends St. Thomas More High School in Connecticut. He earned an offer from Penn State after attending Prospect Camp II of the offseason when he was still a zero-star recruit with only a handful of offers, and impressing, among others in Happy Valley, offensive line coach Ryan Clanton.
Since he piqued Penn State’s interest, he’s climbed up recruiting rankings, currently ranked No. 906 in the 2027 class.
After a great OV and great conversations with coaches, I’m blessed to announce that I’ve committed to @PennStateFball @PPIRecruits @BCollierPPI @PSUNationRec @RigFootball @AcademyNiu @CoachEhrenreich @RyanClanton @CoachJSB_74 @DerekHoodjer @BrianDohn247 @Andrew_Ivins pic.twitter.com/P9KqAWXPYz
— Oscar Webersink (@OscarWebersink) July 14, 2026
Swedish OT Oscar Webersink announces his commitment to Penn State
Webersink’s announcement came without much fanfare, simply releasing a social media post to announce that he plans on becoming a Nittany Lion. The announcement made him the 22nd commit in Penn State’s 2027 class, which currently ranks No. 20 in the country.
Campbell needed a win on the recruiting trail. Momentum has been fading since Penn State lost out on in-state blue-chip wide receiver Khalil Taylor to Nebraska and lost four-star running back Aiden Gibson to Rutgers. This move doesn’t make up for those blue-chip losses, but at 6-foot-8 and 290 pounds, Webersink is a huge piece of clay for Campbell and Clanton to mold over the next few years.
He certainly won’t be jumping into a starting role right away. While he moves well for a player of that size and has a frame that looks capable of adding serious weight, he’s new to the game and will presumably need a lot of refinement to become a starting-caliber player in the Big Ten.
The good news is that Campbell doesn’t need him to take the field anytime soon. While he hasn’t quite built the program up to the level Penn State fans hope he will in a few years' time, Campbell has some decent depth in the trenches, primarily because of the players who stayed put this offseason.
Malachi Goodman looks poised to start at left tackle as a redshirt freshman and could hold that position down for multiple years. While presumptive right tackle starter Anthony Donkoh could be off the NFL after this year, Garrett Sexton and Owen Aliciene are intriguing young players with years of eligibility remaining. Even David Tarawallie, a 2027 four-star commit, could see the field early in his career.
This is what Campbell wants to do: build a pipeline of developmental talent that constantly restocks his program with starting-caliber players. So, while Webersink may not be the biggest recruiting splash, he’s exactly the type of player Campbell wants to bet on. And though this type of build requires a bit more patience, Campbell is right not to stray away from what has worked for him for so many years.
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