'08 PA QB Terrelle Pryor (Ohio State Signee)

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ESPN.com - NCF - Scouts Inc. Recruiting Briefing Room

Terrelle Pryor chops his list down to seven

Elite athlete prospect Terrelle Pryor's high school coach, Ray Reitz, told ESPN's Tom Luginbill that his star senior is now only considering Florida, Ohio State, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. Additionally, Pittsburgh, which had been previously eliminated from contention, is back in the mix.

Alabama, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Michigan State, and Notre Dame made Pryor's final 11 but are no longer in the running.

Pryor has not mentioned Pitt in the last several updates that mentioned cutting his list to 7 but now his coach says they are back in the mix...we'll see how this plays out.

Here's a look at how Jeannette star Terrelle Pryor performed last night

Saturday, September 22, 2007
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pryor was prolific offensively, compiling 312 yards on only 10 plays as Jeannette roared past Southmoreland, 64-7, in an Interstate Conference game on the road. Pryor scored on all three of his carries, compiling 143 yards. He also completed all seven of his passes for 169 yards and a score. Jeannette is No. 1 in WPIAL and PIAA Class AA.

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9/25

From the OSU site...Pryor favor Ohio State, West Virginia, and Florida over Penn State, Texas, and Tennessee. Talks about what he likes about each and whether he will visit or not.

No mention of Pitt...

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Jeannette's Pryor prioritizes college choices - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Paul Schofield
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Jeannette quarterback Terrelle Pryor has prioritized the six schools remaining on his list of college choices, but he said Tuesday that could change before he finally commits next February.

Pryor said he's only considering Ohio State, West Virginia, Florida, Penn State, Tennessee and Texas -- in that order.

What does it mean?

Maybe nothing.

"There is still a lot more recruiting to go," Pryor said. "I'm still doing my research and getting to know the coach and getting a feel for the programs."

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Recruiting Diary: College choices narrowed to six to avoid craziness

Jeannette High School quarterback/defensive back Terrelle Pryor is ranked the No. 1 player in the country by several scouting services and is being recruited by colleges nationwide. Throughout the season and until he makes a college decision, the Post-Gazette will periodically run a diary from Pryor, as told to sports writer Mike White.

I narrowed down my list of colleges to six last week because if I didn't, it would've driven me crazy having to deal with all the teams.

The six teams are Ohio State, West Virginia, Florida, Penn State, Tennessee and Texas. It's exciting to think I'm going to be dressed in one of those teams' uniforms next year.

I will narrow it down to three at some point in the future. I know there was a report on the Internet where I said the top three were probably Ohio State, West Virginia and Florida. I shouldn't have said that because it's really not accurate. I'm still thinking about all of them.

There was also a report on espn.com last week that said I'm now considering Pitt again. That's not true at all. I like Pitt, and like I said before, I think their coaches are all great guys. I'm not just saying that so they read this, either. I think highly of them. But Pitt is just not the place for me.

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Rivals.com Football Recruiting - From the Road: Carrying the load

No match for No. 1: Jeannette, Pa., quarterback Terrelle Pryor had a huge game this past weekend against Southmoreland. He rushed for 143 yards on three carries (all for touchdowns) and completed all seven of his passes for 171 yards and another score.

Pryor also stated that Ohio State, West Virginia and Florida stand out amongst his top six, ahead of Penn State, Texas and Tennessee. Pryor has an official visit set with Ohio State for the weekend of Nov. 2.

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Nothing major as Terrelle discusses his favorites and says he was surprised by the Florida game.

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RiseMag.com > News > Top Stories

Video of the Week: Terrelle Pryor
By: Jon Mahoney 10/2/07

Jeannette (Jeannette, Pa.) senior quarterback Terrelle Pryor is rated the nation’s No. 1 football recruit in the Class of 2008 by RISE. Blessed with a tremendous combination of size, speed, athleticism, Pryor has drawn comparisons to NFL superstar signal caller Vince Young for his unique ability to completely take over a game by himself.

As a junior, Pryor passed for 1,720 yards, ran for 1,709 yards and accounted for 44 total touchdowns as Jeannette won the Class AA WPIAL title and finished as state runner-up. This year, Pryor has guided the Jayhawks to a 5-0 start by passing for 533 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions while rushing for 383 yards and 10 touchdowns on just 21 carries.

Here’s video of Pryor from last year’s Class AA state final against Wilson (Easton, Pa.):

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Photos from Gary Housteau and film from ScoutingOhio

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Jeannette sports standout Pryor charged with disorderly conduct

Wednesday, October 03, 2007
By Colin Dunlap, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jeannette High School senior Terrelle Pryor, considered by many the top all-around high school athlete in the country, was charged with disorderly conduct after an incident Saturday at Kennywood Park.

Pryor, 18, was with friends at Kennywood for Phantom Fright Nights when he became involved in a verbal confrontation with another man, who he said inappropriately touched a female friend. West Mifflin Police Chief Joseph Popovich said the confrontation never became physical but confirmed it involved a female friend of Pryor's.

Kennywood police asked Pryor to leave the park, which he agreed to do, but he also demanded a refund. When police refused, Pryor called the Kennywood policeman a "rent-a-cop."

"I called him a 'rent-a-cop' but only after he swore at me and said, 'You are not getting anything back,' " Pryor said.

"He was asked to leave, and he refused to leave," Popovich said. "He was giving security a hard time with his language. He was just being mouthy."

Pryor said: "I wasn't being mouthy, I just said, again, that I wanted my money back because I was just there for five minutes."

West Mifflin police officer James Pawling escorted Pryor out of the park. "Once our police department arrived, he was cooperative," Popovich said.

Pryor was told he would receive a citation for disorderly conduct in the mail and was released. A hearing in front of District Judge Richard D. Olasz Jr. has yet to be scheduled.

Jeannette football coach Ray Reitz said: "The Jeannette School District, the football staff and, most of all, Terrelle, does not condone what happened and wishes that Terrelle would have handled things differently. In the end, though, we must all remember that this is an 18-year-old kid who made a mistake, but because of how high profile he is, it is a big deal. If you check the police blotter all over the country, a whole lot of young adults do these sort of things, but because he is Terrelle Pryor, it is a much bigger deal. We are confident that he'll learn from this mistake."

Reitz also said he would wait for the legal system to run its course before deciding if Pryor would face team sanctions.

"I just want to apologize to everybody," Pryor said. "Maybe I could have handled it differently, but in a way, maybe I should get some acknowledgement for sticking up for a girl who wasn't being treated the right way."

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Here's a look at how Jeannette star Terrelle Pryor performed last night

Saturday, October 06, 2007
Pryor made little more than a cameo appearance as the Jayhawks hammered Waynesburg, 54-0, in a Class AA Interstate Conference game on the road. But it was a productive cameo, as he scored touchdowns on all three of his carries, totaling 16 yards. Pryor also completed 1 of his 4 passes for 25 yards, no touchdowns, no interceptions.

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Black Shoe Diaries :: Blue White Roundtable Needs a Ticket

Terrelle Pryor is on the verge of crossing Penn State off his list, if he hasn't already. Does Penn State absolutely have to sign a quarterback in this class, or can we afford to wait until next season?

Terrelle Pryor is gone. Do yourself a favor and forget about him. He's going to be a Buckeye so get used to it.

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Only a rule that keep clock running slows down Jeannette in 77-6 victory

This was supposed to be the game in which Jeannette's starters finally would get a chance to play four quarters. Once-beaten East Allegheny surely would give Jeannette a game last night -- at least for a while.

But all East Allegheny turned into was victim No. 8. The Wildcats had the yellow tape around themselves in the second half as Jeannette turned McKee Stadium into another mercy scene.

Jeannette walloped visiting East Allegheny, 77-6, in a WPIAL Class AA Interstate Conference game in front of a packed house.

Jeannette, the Post-Gazette's No. 1 Class AA team in the WPIAL and PIAA, is 8-0 and the Jayhawks have forced the mercy rule in all eight games. Under the rule, the clock runs continuously in the second half when a team gets ahead by 35 points or more. Eight games. Eight mercy victims.

"They're a complete team," said East Allegheny coach Dennis Edwards.

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From the OSU site...Terrelle is enjoying the recruiting process and insists OSU, West Virginia, Florida, Texas, Tennessee and Penn State are all still even and will focus on his team's playoff run before making any more cuts. He talks about what he will be looking for on his visit for the Wisconsin game.

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Ohio State football: Buckeyes check out Pryor - Cleveland Sports News - The Latest Breaking News, Game Recaps and Scores from The Plain Dealer

High school quarterback Terrelle Pryor will check out Ohio State on an official visit for the Wisconsin game next weekend. Thursday night, the Buckeyes checked out the No. 1 recruit in the nation, as judged by both scout.com and rivals.com.

Coaches can't comment on recruits, but it was obvious that Ohio State came away impressed.

Jim Tressel, quarterbacks coach Joe Daniels and receivers coach Darrell Hazell were joined by basketball coach Thad Matta and assistant Alan Major at Jeannnette High School's final regular season game of the year just outside Pittsburgh. Pryor is also a top basketball recruit and has expressed interest in playing both sports in college

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Pryor leads decisive Jeannette win - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Paul Schofield
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, October 26, 2007


Jeannette quarterback Terrelle Pryor turned in what might have been the best game of his high school football career Thursday night, and he did it in front of a crowd of more than 7,500 people that included Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel and basketball Thad Matta.

Pryor didn't disappoint anyone while leading Jeannette to a 42-6 victory over Greensburg Central Catholic at Hempfield's William Abraham Field at Spartan Stadium. The 6-foot-5 1/2, 220-pound senior quarterback, considered by many the No. 1 high school football player in the United States, accounted for six touchdowns -- three rushing and three passing -- and 292 total yards to nail down the WPIAL Class AA Interstate Conference championship for Jeannette (9-0, 8-0).

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BuckeyeGrove.com - New video: Terrelle Pryor shows why he is No. 1

Terrelle Pryor led Jeannette High School to a 42-6 win over Greensburg Catholic Central Thursday night. The victory game Jeannette a conference championship.

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10/26

By B. Litchtenfels. Video highlights AND an interview with Pryor from last night's game.