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DEL.ICIO.USPryor’s final 4: Michigan, Ohio St., Oregon, Penn St.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Jeannette, Pa. — Terrelle Pryor is going to wait.
The top quarterback recruit in the country said today that he needs more time to choose a college. Pryor said at a news conference in the gym at Jeannette High School that his final four are Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State and Oregon.
“I really haven’t had the time to get involved in the recruiting process and check it out,* Pryor said. “I’d like to give everyone the same time.”
Today is the first day athletes can sign letters of intent. Pryor, who also is a standout basketball player, could wait until April 1 to make his decision.
Pryor said that Oregon is still under consideration after earlier reports indicated that he no longer was considering the Pac-10 school.
“They’re definitely in the picture. I’ll be taking a flight out there to check it out,” he said.
Many believed Pryor had narrowed his options to Ohio State and Michigan, but today’s announcement casts doubt on that theory.
Michigan became a possibility after head coach Rich Rodriguez was hired from West Virginia. When that happened, Pryor immediately dropped the Mountaineers from his list and added the Wolverines.
The Buckeyes have been involved with Pryor since last summer. Rodriguez and Ohio State coach Jim Tressel attended Pryor’s basketball game on Saturday and were photographed during a brief conversation.
Many anticipated that if Pryor, the USA Today national Offensive Player of the Year, chose Michigan he could start next season, while at Ohio State he might be used as Florida used quarterback Tim Tebow in 2006, providing a change of pace. Tebow backed up Chris Leak for one season before winning the Heisman Trophy this season as a sophomore.
One of Ohio State’s main attributes was its recent Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith, who directed a fast-paced, high-scoring OSU offense in 2006 while leading the Buckeyes to the national championship game.
Penn State became a late entry in Pryor’s recruitment as coach Joe Paterno made a rare in-person high school visit last week. LSU coach Les Miles, fresh from his national championship defeat of Ohio State, also visited Pryor in Jeannette, but the Tigers apparently fell from Pryor’s consideration shortly afterward.
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