Sounds like the games will continue
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Terrelle Pryor's news conference Wednesday is going on as planned, but the highly touted prep quarterback won't be making a coach very happy on signing day.
The Associated Press sent Pryor a text message a few hours before he was to address the media at Jeannette (Pa.) High School, asking if he would announce where he will attend college.
"No, I'm not," Pryor replied in a text message to the AP.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review first reported that Pryor would not be signing a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday.
Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch, a family friend and recruiting adviser, said Pryor simply is not ready to make a decision.
"I told him, 'Don't make a decision under duress because everybody wants you to,' and I don't fault him for delaying it," Batch told the AP. "Just because it's the first day, it doesn't mean he has to sign today."
Ohio State and Michigan were regarded as the front-runners for Pryor, but Penn State's push to keep him closer to home and a hectic schedule has led to his delayed decision.
Oregon, LSU and Florida were possible destinations for him and might get back in the running for his talents now. But Pryor told the Tribune-Review that he had eliminated Oregon from his list because it was too far from home.
The 6-foot-6 Pryor is rated as the No. 1 recruit at any position by Rivals.com and Scout.com, 16th by Takkle.com and was the MVP last month in the U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio.
The 6-foot-6, 227-pound Pryor is ESPN's fourth-ranked prospect overall and top quarterback.
He was expected to appear on ESPNU at noon on Wednesday to possibly announce his intentions. Jeannette coach Ray Reitz told the Tribune-Review that Pryor will meet with the media, but it was not clear if he would appear on the program.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=3233143People are going crazy here. Some are praying to Xenu that he comes here while others are turned off by the alleged diva nature of all this. Me on the other hand...meh, sounds like an 18 year old kid having fun. I understand Michigan fans are pissed any potential recruit could possibly consider going to O$U but at the end of the day he's going to do what's best for him. If he wants to start right away and be a leader, he'll choose Michigan. If he wants to wait on the bench, not go to class, and get another Cadillac...he'll go to O$U
