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4-Star Tight End Andrew Olesh Commits to Penn State Over Oregon Ducks, Michigan Wolverines

Four-star tight end Andrew Olesh flipped his commitment from the Michigan Wolverines to the Penn State Nittany Lions on Friday. The Oregon Ducks were pushing to flip the Michigan commit, but Penn State ultimately signed the four-star tight end.

Cory Pappas

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Four-star tight end Andrew Olesh flipped his commitment from the Michigan Wolverines to the Penn State Nittany Lions on Friday. The elite recruit was considering a flip to the Oregon Ducks, but Penn State ultimately signed Olesh.

Olesh is 6-5, 215-pound tight end out of Center Valley, Pennsylvania. He is ranked as the third-best tight end in the class of 2025 per 247Sports. Olesh committed to the Michigan Wolverines in July but was heavily pursued by Oregon, Notre Dame, and Penn State. 

Oregon’s Big Ten championship opponent on Saturday night, the Penn State Nittany Lions, ended up winning the sweepstakes.  

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During his commitment ceremony, it was announced that Olesh waited to announce until Friday because his team was scheduled to play in the Pennsylvania state championship on Thursday before being eliminated in the semi-finals. Did the extra few days help Penn State flip Olesh away from Michigan?

Olesh has impressed scouts with his versatility. 247Sports director of scouting Andrew Ivins had this to say about him. 

“Three-level pass catcher with a favorable combination of measurables and traits that has a chance to emerge as a game-changing combo tight end on Saturday’s,” Ivins said. “Has been deployed primarily as a large outside receiver at the prep level, but has proven to be an effective move blocker out on the perimeter and has finished a bulk of his run-blocking chores when asked to work out of a three-point stance."

The Nittany Lions signed two other tight ends in the 2025 recruiting class: three-stars Matt Henderson and Brady O'Hara.

Olesh would have been the second tight end to commit to Oregon in the class of 2025. The Ducks landed four-star tight end Vander Ploog earlier in the week. Ducks five-star wide receiver commit Dakorein Moore tagged Olesh in a post, recruiting him to come to Oregon.

In the end, Moore's recruiting pitch failed. Oregon coach Dan Lanning and the Ducks have been the talk of the Early National Signing Period, and a flip from Olesh might have given the Ducks the top class in the country. Oregon's recruiting class is currently ranked No. 3 by On3's Industry Rankings.

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