Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Irvin Charles is no longer with the Penn State program. Just after a Lions247 report indicated that Charles had not traveled with the team to Arizona for Fiesta Bowl preparations, a spokesperson confirmed that he is no longer a member of the program.

Charles came to Penn State with the 2015 recruiting class, alongside fellow large wide receiver Juwan Johnson. Both redshirted their true freshman seasons and entered the wide receiver rotation in 2016.

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While Charles' time with the Nittany Lions saw limited success, he will always have one famous play: his 80-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter of the 2016 Minnesota game that gave Penn State's offense life. That game is considered by many within the program to be the turning point of that 2016 season, and the catch and run by Charles was the first spark of the game.

Charles ran into some trouble at the end of the 2017 season, being held out of the Nebraska game for unspecified reasons that may have been disciplinary, based on James Franklin's comments. He also struggled for the second season in a row to have an impact in the offense, with just one catch for four yards. Charles was heavily involved in special teams coverage, and while he did contribute 7 tackles in 2017, he also was flagged for a number of penalties on that unit.

With DaeSean Hamilton and Saeed Blacknall done after their senior seasons, this means three of the top six receivers on the depth chart will not be back for Penn State in 2018.