You decide. If you are in a state that participates in Super Tuesday, I encourage you to go vote for the candidate that suits you the best. If you don’t vote you lose your right to complain in the future if you ask me.
For many college football fans this is known as the nothing but one more day until National Signing Day, a day that a bunch of older fans drool and watch closely the actions of high school seniors as many will announce which campus will be called home this fall.
We all know the rush surrounding Terrelle Pryor. Ohio State appears to be the favorite, but Michigan also sounds like a close second. Penn State is also mentioned but nobody feels it is a strong candidate for Pryor. What’s wrong with this kid, right?
As reported yesterday Pryor is now 80-90% sure he will announce on signing day and in doing so has scratched Oregon off of the list of possibilities. I felt the news that he may push back his announcement was so he could grab all the attention to himself, rater than sharing the spotlight with another highly touted prospect. Of course, with ESPN and CSTV scheduled to carry Pryor’s announcement I doubt that Pryor wanted to miss out on that unique opportunity. It is likely he would lose CSTV if he pushed it back. This is good news for me because I get CSTV with my cable package, but not ESPN U. I wouldn’t be suprised if ESPNews picks it up though either.
I’m sticking with the idea that Pryor will go to Ohio State. He seems to be a natural fit there.
As for Penn State, national signing day will be pretty drab. The one recruit I am keeping an eye on is D’Anton Lynn who has been sending out mixed signals. One moment he is commited to Penn State, the next he may be interested in Texas Tech, the next he commits to USC, then finally he says he is committed to Penn State. Losing Lynn this late would be a punch in the gut. But other than Lynn I don’t know what drama will surround Penn State, unless Pryor decides to goof everybody and put on a Nittany Lion hat at his announcement.
As long as no recruit starts to put on a Penn State hat and then fake everyone out and put on a Florida State hat I guess I’ll be happy. Elsewhere the recruiting buzz is very low for Penn State.
Corey Lewis, a 6′7″ 290 pound offensive tackle from East Stroudsburg is another name to look for. He had previously verbally committed to Virginia, but Illinois an Penn State had come into the picture afterward. From the Pocono Record [link];
Penn State offensive line coach Dick Anderson, who recruits Northeastern Pennsylvania for the Nittany Lions, has been to East Stroudsburg several times to see Lewis. Paterno has made several calls to the talented tackle, pitching the program he’s built over the last 42 seasons.
“I have a lot of respect for (Paterno),” Lewis said. “He thinks I’d be a good fit there. And he’s put no pressure on me.”
I like what brief info I got about Lewis in this article. Take a look at the last quote from the same article;
“I’ll sit down with my parents and bounce some things off them,” Lewis said. “A lot of different things go into it — academics, the (football) program, graduation rates, what I want to study (Business Management). I’m pretty close.”
Notice that Lewis mentions academics first and football second, and even mentions graduation rate. He sounds like a Paterno type of player, doesn’t he?
I am sure just about every blog of note out there will tell you where Terrelle Pryor is going to school this fall, but I will too. Just so you know. Tomorrow will definitely be a big day on the blogosphere, at least in Big Ten country, so I hope you stay tuned.
[Signing Day might not be signature day] - BuckeyeXtra
[Déjà Vu - Part I][DéjàVu - Part Two] - Superprep.com
[Michigan's immediate future could hinge on Pryor] - ESPN
