'08 PA QB Terrelle Pryor (Ohio State Signee)

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Barring any serious changes, Pryor will most likely join the good guys of Ohio State come LOID.

The only concern I have is that playing basketball in college will hinder is development as a quarterback.

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I would say that Terrelle would pick one before he would let one or the other hinder his development...

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SI.com - More Sports - Four names to keep track of during the school year - Wednesday August 1, 2007 4:10PM

As the nation's top football recruit and an elite basketball player, Terrelle Pryor says he's more than ready for what promises to be a highly scrutinized senior year. And it's hard to argue with the two-sport superstar at Jeannette (Pa.) considering how maturely he handled all the fanatical local attention sent his way last year.

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Free Scout

8/21

Jeannette scrimmage photo gallery by Lichtenfels.

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Rest of the chat is premium...

ESPN.com: SPORTSNATION - Chat-16943(Insider)

christian, brooklyn, NY: do u think WVU will be able to sign either Star Jackson or Terrell Pryor..

Craig Haubert: WVU is in the running for both and have i would say a good shot -- but not great with either. I think that still at this point in time with Pryor it is Ohio State's game to lose. Though i do think that if Pryor wants to play QB in college that WVU is the better fit. With Jackson (a decision should be coming soon) i think he goes to Bama - but is suppose to be in Morgantown before he announces.

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Bucknuts - Bill Kurelic - 08/27/07

Interview with Pryor's high school head football coach. Terrelle will decide late in the process, possibly at the Army All-American game, but maybe as late as Signing Day. His top schools are Ohio State, Penn State, Texas, Florida, USC, Alabama, Tennessee, Michigan, West Virginia and Notre Dame. Terrelle will probably take all five official visits.

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Class AA: Five players to watch

TERRELLE PRYOR -- JEANNETTE QB-DB

Quarterback Terrelle Pryor did a lot with the ball last year, rushing for 1,676 yards, throwing for 1,732 and scoring 29 touchdowns, including one as a receiver. But you might see a few new twists from Pryor and his Jeannette team this season. "When you have a cannon, you have to shoot it any way you can," said Jeannette coach Ray Reitz. Pryor, a 6-foot-6, 227-pound senior quarterback-defensive back, is ranked by some scouting services as the No. 1 player in the country. Pryor will most likely be given more freedom to change plays at the line of scrimmage this season. Jeannette also can change from a winged-T to a spread formation from play to play. "He's just much more at ease and more comfortable with the offense," Reitz said. "As a sophomore, he couldn't do this. But he can now." Reitz and his staff also met with McKeesport coach George Smith in the offseason to learn more about McKeesport's vaunted triple option offense. Pryor caught on to the triple option quickly. "What people don't realize is he really is like a sponge. He takes in everything you tell him," Reitz said. "I don't know how much we'll use the triple option, but we'll have it." "We're dong a lot of different things this year," Pryor said. "It's a challenge. But the coaches have told me I have to step to the challenge." But Pryor won't be doing some different things only on offense. He plays safety, but will line up all over the field, depending on different situations. "You're going to see him used a number of different ways," Reitz said. -- By Mike White

High School / Jeannette High School's two-sport superstar Terrelle Pryor

Pryor badly wants to play football and basketball in college, too
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
By Mike White, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jeannette coach Ray Reitz was talking some football over lunch recently when he asked "You ever been in an earthquake?"

This certainly isn't your usual coach-to-reporter talk. Maybe it was just Reitz thinking about his stomach after that school cafeteria steak hoagie and fries.

Then again, the subject was Terrelle Pryor. And when trying to describe this wonder of an athlete, it's best to think of something that shakes you.

"I was in a California earthquake and, when it happens and everything starts shaking, you don't say anything," Reitz said. "You just look at the guy next to you and it's like, 'This is an earthquake.'

"That's the way it is with Terrelle. He does things where you don't say a word. You just look at the person next to you, and it's like, 'Did he really just do that?' "

Terrelle Pryor is a senior quarterback-defensive back at Jeannette and begins his final high school football season in two days. His past plays have been memorable, like the time last season when he leaped over a tackler at the 5-yard line and landed 3 yards in the end zone. Or the time when, as a defender on an extra point, he timed the snap perfectly, leaped over the center's head, landed on his feet and pretty much stole the ball off the kicking tee.

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Jeannette blows out Brownsville - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Michael Mallory
TRIBUNE-REVIEW NEWS SERVICE
Saturday, September 1, 2007

When one team has more points than the other team has yardage, it's easy to guess the game's outcome.

Jeannette thrashed Class AA Interstate rival Brownsville, 60-0, on Friday.

Jeannette's defense held the Falcons to just 13 yards passing, but it was the Jayhawks' offense that made the difference.

The Jayhawks set the tone on the first play from scrimmage when senior quarterback Terrelle Pryor, ranked by several scouting services as the No. 1 recruit in the nation, ran for a 53-yard touchdown.

"Our lineman got good blocks," Pryor said of the touchdown. "I just can't wait to get on the field and try to have some fun."

Because the game was a blowout, Pryor left the game in the middle of the second quarter, finishing the game 3-of-4 passing for one touchdown and one interception. Pryor's lone touchdown pass came on a 57-yard strike to senior wide receiver Jerry Harris.

"(Pryor) makes everybody play to the top of their abilities," Harris said.

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Altoona Mirror | Altoona Mirror

Saturday night’s Notre Dame game stands to be a big opportunity for Penn State recruiting. It just got a bit bigger.

Jeannette High School coach Ray Reitz confirmed to the Mirror Tuesday that Terrelle Pryor — rated the No. 1 prospect in the country by Rivals.com — will be in attendance at Beaver Stadium for the Nittany Lions’ clash with the Fighting Irish.

‘‘He’ll be there on an unofficial visit along with our fullback,’’ Reitz said.

A two-time all-state selection, Pryor, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound quarterback, took the Jayhawks all the way to the PIAA Class AA championship game last winter, when he threw for 1,732 yards, rushed for 1,676 more and scored 29 touchdowns. While the other major online recruiting service, Scout.com, doesn’t rank him first in its top 300 list, it does have him second and as the top quarterback.

Most consider Ohio State a slight leader to get Pryor’s signature on a letter-of-intent in February, with Penn State and West Virginia in hot pursuit. Florida and Texas, which developed a quarterback with similar raw abilities in Vince Young, are also in the mix.

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Terrelle Pryor's Recruiting Diary: Touchdown run in script, predicted

Thursday, September 06, 2007
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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.

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Texas called me Monday. So did Georgia Tech and [Pitt] coach [Dave] Wannstedt called, too. I don't have Pitt on my final list, but he said they're still going to try and recruit me. I like Pitt's coaching staff a lot, but I just don't want to be that close to home. I just want to be farther away. But not too far, either.

On Saturday, I'm going to Penn State for the Notre Dame game. I've been to Penn State before, but I want to see what the crowd is like for that game.

I'll probably meet with the coaches at Penn State. Myself and Mike Matt [Jeannette fullback-linebacker] are going up. His dad is driving us.

I'm probably going to narrow down my list [of colleges] soon. I've decided my first two official visits are to Ohio State and West Virginia. I'm going to Ohio State for the Wisconsin game [Nov. 3]. I'm not totally sure when I'm going to West Virginia. It might be for a Thursday night game.

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The Fumbler: Jeannette putting on a top-rated show

Jeannette (1-0) at Washington (1-0), 7:30 p.m. today -- Jeannette's season opener against Brownsville was such a blowout (60-0) that Jeannette star quarterback Terrelle Pryor carried the ball only one time and threw just four passes. This game shouldn't be a blowout, but that might be bad news for Washington because that means Pryor will get more opportunities to make plays. Winner: Jeannette.

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Pryor gets a lot of help in Jeannette's 52-12 win against Washington

Saturday, September 08, 2007
By Mike White, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jeannette's Terrelle Pryor looks to throw against Washington in the first half last night.

Washington coach Bill Britton describes Jeannette's team as "always looking like they're running downhill."

Last night, the Jeannette avalanche came down hard on Washington.

Jeannette's all-everything quarterback, Terrelle Pryor, showed off his talents once again, but the rest of the Jayhawks proved this isn't a one-man show. Jeannette got contributions from a number of players and crushed host Washington, 52-12, in a WPIAL Class AA Interstate Conference game.

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Early deficit awakens Jeannette - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Pryor, the highly sought-after senior quarterback, carried eight times for 64 yards and two short touchdowns in the first half. He also completed 4 of 5 passes for 81 yards and the score to Hall before intermission.

Pryor has completed 10 of 13 attempts for 254 yards and three touchdowns this season, and has rushed for 121 yards and three more scores despite being on the field for little more than what amounts to one game. He didn't play in the second half against Brownsville and only played one series in the second half against Washington.

"I really want to (play a full game), but I'm just happy for the young kids," Pryor said. "You can see foam coming out of their mouths."

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9/9

From BWI...update on the visit to PSU this weekend which he calls a good trip. Still only sure about officials to OSU and WVU.