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Gateway LB Hale Hale to commit to Pitt - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Gateway linebacker Shayne Hale said Friday night that he plans to announce on national television today that he will make a verbal commitment to Pitt.
Asked at the U.S. Army awards banquet where he will attend college, Hale said, "Pitt."

"I went on official visits, and it all just came down to what is best for me. At one time, it was Ohio State. Another time it was Pitt. Once I narrowed it down, it's Pitt."

Hale said part of the reason he chose Pitt over Ohio State is that the Panthers wanted him to play primarily linebacker and Ohio State was recruiting him as a defensive end/linebacker. He said he hadn't called Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt before the banquet, but he planned to do so last night.