Indiana football moved to 11-0 with its victory over Wisconsin on Saturday. Just a day later, it landed a former Penn State pledge.
Lavar Keys committed to the Hoosiers on Sunday, according to his X post, over Kansas State University and Maryland. The three-star recruit is ranked as the 849th-best recruit, per 247 Sports, and the 116th-best receiver.
Keys first announced his intention to attend Penn State in August 2024. However, when the Nittany Lions fired head coach James Franklin on Oct. 12, Keys decommitted and reopened his recruitment the same day.
Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti first offered Keys last January and hosted him on an official visit last June. Keys was in Bloomington for the Hoosiers’ dominant 56-6 victory over UCLA on Oct. 25.
When Indiana traveled to Maryland on Nov. 1, Keys, a Maryland native, visited the Terrapins. The Hoosiers also cruised to a win in that contest, defeating the Terrapins by 45 points.
Indiana offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan served as the primary recruiter for Keys with safety and defensive back coach Ola Adams as the secondary one.
Keys attends DeMatha Catholic High School — a school that’s produced numerous professional athletes — in Hyattsville, Maryland. He now joins 22 other Indiana commits in its 2026 class.
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