The Penn State football program may be in hot water again.

Coach James Franklin allegedly ignored and forced Isaiah Humphries out of the program after the defensive back complained about hazing, Humphries claimed in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, PennLive reported.

According to Humphries, the perpetrators told him, “I’m going to Sandusky you,” referring to former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, who is serving 30 to 60 years in jail for molesting young boys at Penn State.

Humphries is suing Franklin and defensive tackle Damion Barber, while three more players — Micah Parsons, Yetur Gross-Matos and Jesse Luketa — were alleged as leading the hazing. Parsons is projected to be among the top defensive players in college football next season, while Gross-Matos is the third-ranked defensive end prospect in the 2020 NFL draft, according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper.

Luketa allegedly went as far as threatening to have Humphries killed for complaining about the hazing, Humphries claimed in the lawsuit. Humphries also claimed that players told underclassmen they were “their b—h because this is a prison,” threatening them with sexual assault.

Humphries, a four-star recruit from Texas, did not play as a freshman for the Nittany Lions in 2018 before transferring to the University of California. He claimed that Penn State coaches ordered him to do football drills they knew he would fail and they later gave him negative reviews to other programs where Humphries considered transferring.

Last August, Franklin was named in a separate lawsuit, which alleged he tried to interfere with decisions about injured players and when they could return to the field.

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