(Credit and Caption for Photo: Aliquippa (23) Tikey Hayes breaks free from Avonworth (5) Carson Bellinger during a non-section football game at Avonworth High School on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (Justin Guido/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lincoln, NE) Sean Callahan of On3 Sports first announced in a report that former Aliquippa and Penn State running back Tikey Hayes is set to commit to the University of Nebraska for the 2026 college football season.

Hayes spent the spring semester at Iowa Western Community College after Penn State fired head coach James Franklin during his freshman season.

While at Aliquippa, Hayes was one of the top running backs in the country.

He was rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and was rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247 Sports and On3.

Hayes was also the No. 20 ranked running back and the No. 7 prospect in Pennsylvania.