Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pa.) defensive end Noah Spence is considered one of the top recruits in the country. He has his choice of schools, but Penn State, rocked by sex abuse charges against former assistant Jerry Sandusky, may no longer be one of them.

Spence tweeted Monday afternoon that: "Um, psu might be a no no for me ewwww," followed by "I kind of just dnt want to be part of that"

Scout.com national recruiting analyst Bob Lichtenfels said that it may take a while to see how the scandal affects recruiting for the Nittany Lions football team.

"This is a drastic situation, but you still have to let the legal situation play out. It really is too soon to know the effect from the kids we've spoken to. If Paterno is forced to step down, it then will depend on who is brought in. If they bring in Urban Meyer, that could help Penn State's recruiting. Most of the kids will take a wait-and-see approach. Recruiting comes down to relationships and these coaches have had relationships with the coaches who are recruiting them for two years or more. If I was a prospective kid, and (Penn State assistant coach) Mike McQueary was recruiting me, my question would be, why didn't you do something at the time."

"This is a drastic situation, but you still have to let the legal situation play out. It really is too soon to know the effect from the kids we've spoken to," he said. "If Paterno is forced to step down, it then will depend on who is brought in. If they bring in Urban Meyer, that could help Penn State's recruiting."

"Most of the kids will take a wait-and-see approach. Recruiting comes down to relationships and these coaches have had relationships with the coaches who are recruiting them for two years or more. If I was a prospective kid, and (Penn State assistant coach) Mike McQueary was recruiting me, my question would be, why didn't you do something at the time?"

Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell believes the scandal will likely be the end of Joe Paterno's reign, but a new big-name coach with a wholly new staff could still recruit at Penn State.

"This is different from the other scandals in a lot of ways," Farrell said. "For the players who haven't committed, but had Penn State on their list, there's an immediate drop in interest. (Old Tappan, N.J., player) Devin Fuller's father just texted me with his concerns about Penn State. This will be the last nail in the coffin for Penn State and will mean a new regime. With that, recruiting will eventually get back to normal.

"A few months ago, we were talking about the Miami scandal and now nobody is talking about it. Kids are still committing to Miami. But this one (Penn State) will last a while."