STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State top reserve linebacker Khairi Fortt is heading to California, the latest Nittany Lion to transfer in the wake of tough NCAA sanctions against the program. The junior says in a statement Wednesday issued through his father, Guy Fortt, that he loved Cal when he visited when being recruited in high school from Connecticut. He said he would miss Penn State. Fortt is the fourth player to leave Penn State following the NCAA penalties for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Sanctions include a four-year bowl ban and significant scholarship decline. Fortt will join a fellow Penn State player from Connecticut in the Pac-12 after star tailback Silas Redd announced Tuesday he was transferring to Southern California. The Stamford Advocate first reported Fortt's decision.
Penn State LB Fortt headed to Cal
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FILE - This Oct. 29, 2011 file photo shows Penn State running back Silas Redd (25) rushing for 14-yards past Illinois defensive lineman Whitney Mercilus (85) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa. A pep band and more than 1,000 fans bearing signs and shouting their support for Penn State football turned out Tuesday morning, July 31, 2012 to greet players gathering for offseason workouts. The Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal could cost Penn State current players, most notably Redd, who visited Southern California during the weekend and didn't attend Tuesday's workout. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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FILE - This July 13, 2012 file photo shows Penn State running back Silas Redd taking a break during a competition against the defense during the 10th annual Uplifting Athletes Lift for Life on the main campus of Penn State University in State College, Pa. A pep band and more than 1,000 fans bearing signs and shouting their support for Penn State football turned out Tuesday morning, July 31, 2012 to greet players gathering for offseason workouts. The Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal could cost Penn State current players, most notably Redd, who visited Southern California during the weekend and didn't attend Tuesday's workout. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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FILE - This Sept. 3, 2011 file photo shows Penn State running back Silas Redd (25) reacting after scoring a touchdown against Indiana State during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa. A pep band and more than 1,000 fans bearing signs and shouting their support for Penn State football turned out Tuesday morning, July 31, 2012 to greet players gathering for offseason workouts. The Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal could cost Penn State current players, most notably Redd, who visited Southern California during the weekend and didn't attend Tuesday's workout. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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Southern California coach Lane Kiffin takes questions at the Pac-12 NCAA college football media day in Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Penn State fans cheer during a pep rally of supporters for the Nittany Lions football team on their way to a morning workout outside the Lasch Football building on the Penn State main campus in State College, Pa., Tuesday, July 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Christopher Weddle) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT
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Penn State's Alex Kenney greets fans during a pep rally of supporters on the way to a morning workout for the Nittany Lions football team outside the Lasch Football building on the Penn State main campus in State College, Pa., Tuesday, July 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Christopher Weddle) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT
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Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin greets fans during a pep rally of supporters on the way to a morning workout for the Nittany Lions football team outside the Lasch Football building on the Penn State main campus in State College, Pa., Tuesday, July 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Christopher Weddle) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT
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Penn State fans take photos of signs that were placed on the Lasch Football building during a pep rally of supporters for the Nittany Lions football team on their way to a morning workout on the Penn State main campus in State College, Pa., Tuesday, July 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Christopher Weddle) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT
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