Michigan Five-Star LB Brandon Smith Announces For B1G Program Published May 22, 2018 A five-star LB/DE out of Virginia, Brandon Smith announced his commitment to Penn State on Monday: Blessed to announce that I am committed to Penn State University 🦁🔵⚪️🏈 #weare @coachjfranklin @CoachPry_LBU @knnysndrs. Special thanks to @PlatinumGandE for this awesome edit! pic.twitter.com/LMXcXG0x5A — Brandon Smith (@brand0n_smith12) May 21, 2018 Ranked as the No. 30 recruit in 2019, Smith picked the Nittany Lions over Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame and others. In this article: Recent Posts Former Top Michigan Signee Is Headed To A College Football Playoff Team Michigan Loses Another Signee Following Sherrone Moore’s Firing Michigan Signee Vying For Current Staff Member To Be Next Coach Five-Star Michigan RB Savion Hiter ‘Likes’ Idea Of Wolverines Adding This Coach Michigan Loses First Member Of 2026 Recruiting Class After Sherrone Moore’s Firing