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Here's the flipside of that, an "OSU is invading WPIAL" story: Ohio State sacking Western Pa. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

"I think (Ohio State has) come in and mined the field a little bit, and they keep coming back," Trinity coach Ed Dalton said. "These were kids that would have been at Penn State 10 years ago. Everyone has a great recruiter on staff, but when the head coach is a great recruiter, that is an additional thing."

"Penn State hasn't done as well in Western Pa. recently," Farrell said. "The last huge name was (Gateway graduate) Justin King. It hurts both (Pitt and Penn State), but both have found other kids to focus on. For Penn State, it's Maryland. Pitt, for the most part, is focusing on the remaining guys in (Western Pennsylvania). Only three of them leaving is not a killer."

With Bell considered a five-star prospect and Hall and Brown rated as four-star players, Ohio State has claimed the WPIAL's top three recruits -- not to mention Pryor, who turned down overtures from Pitt and Penn State.

"I think he really liked Tressel and them being in the national championship the last two years. Those were intangibles," Jeannette coach Ray Reitz said. "Pitt is on the verge of doing some great things, but that wasn't the type of offense Terrelle was interested in. Penn State has been in the middle of the pack, and these kids don't want to be a part of it. Everybody wants that chance to be on the big stage."

Er, I'm a BE partisan and even I wouldn't go that far.