It's fairly common for Penn State men's basketball to pull talent out of the greater Philadelphia area.

It's unprecedented for the Nittany Lions to pull that talent from the football field.

On Monday evening, Penn State announced that former Villanova quarterback Kyle McCloskey will join the program beginning with the upcoming 2018-19 season. McCloskey, a rising sophomore, started games for the Wildcats toward the end of his freshman campaign. A native of Lower Gwynedd, Pa., he stands at 6-foot-4, 210 pounds.

Prior to arriving at Villanova, he attended Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pa., where he played football and basketball. During his time at Germantown Academy, McCloskey became the first Philadelphia-area high school athlete to pass for more than 3,000 yards in football and score more than 1,000 points in basketball in his career. He was named to the Pennsylvania All-State team as a junior and senior and started all four years.

As a senior, he averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds per game. During his time at Germantown Academy, the Patriots won four Philadelphia Inter-Academic League championships.

The newly reborn guard announced his transfer intentions back in December.

On the gridiron, he completed 17 of 44 passes for 242 yards, three touchdowns and an interception at Villanova. He played in four games, when he also averaged 29.2 rushing yards per contest. The Wildcats went 5-6 overall and 3-5 in conference.

As a high school recruit, McCloskey was rated as a low three-star quarterback by the 247Sports Composite rankings. He was recognized as the No. 2,019 overall player in the 2017 class, the 76th-best pro-style QB and No. 36 prospect in the state of Pennsylvania. While he garnered FBS interest, his offers consisted of low FBS, Ivy League and FCS schools.

Penn State men's basketball spent its allotted scholarships earlier this month with the addition of three-star guard Myreon Jones, a former Memphis commit. Jones became the fourth member of the Lions' 2018 recruiting class, joining Myles Dread, Rasir Bolton and Daniil Kasatkin. The fresh group of guards will look to replace Penn State's starting backcourt of a year ago, Tony Carr and Shep Garner, who captained the Lions to a 26-win season, the second-best in program history by regular-season win total.

McCloskey's father, Mike, played football at Penn State. He went on to play in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Oilers. His mother, Mimi, ran track for the Nittany Lions, as did McCloskey's older sister, Megan.

The Lions will open their 2018-19 campaign in early November at a date to be determined.