Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Kirk Herbstr-- I mean Mike Farrell is doing some fine reporting on Pryor

This is getting rediculous. You'd think Terrelle Pryor got his first scholarship offer last week. He's running around, as if he's had no time to decide where to play football. To top it off--not that I have any simpathy for sports journalists--he's dickteasing guys like Mike Farrell of Rivals.com. I'm sorry, but in the modern landscape we have here, if you're going to leak something to a reporter, don't fucking go back on it the next day. (coughcoughLesMilescough)

From Mike Farrell"


Terrelle Pryor just called me a few minutes ago and said he's now not signing tomorrow. He said he's 100-percent sure he's not signing. He said he's going to take an official visit to Penn State for sure, hopefully a weekend visit, and might visit Oregon. He said he is just not sure of his choice as of right now.

He has had numerous discussions with his father who really likes the way Penn State has recruited Terrelle. Penn State has been to Terrelle's father's house numerous times and had done a good job making him feel comfortable that PSU is the right place for his son.

So as of now it's OSU, Michigan, PSU and Oregon for his services with no signing date set. He could change his mind again when he wakes up, so I am simply reporting what he's telling me.

Trust me, he is not doing this for the attention, this kid sounds as torn up about a decision as any I've covered. And he is aware of the reputation that some folks are pinning on him and to that he told me he has to do what is right for him and can't worry about public opinion. He and his family come first and this is an important decision that he's not going to rush for anyone.

Good news for PSU fans here no doubt.

Mike Farrell

Rivals.com National Recruiting Analyst
This post was edited on 2/5 10:15 PM by Sean Fitz/BWI


Scout.com has it's own "Christ man, we're all really getting sick of this bullshit you're pulling" story about Pryor.

By Bob Lichtenfels
Regional Recruiting Analyst
Posted Feb 6, 2008

Terrelle Pryor has maintained that he was uncertain about his future and whether or not he would sign a letter of intent on Wednesday. Scout.com has continued to report that and we have stuck by that. Here is the latest almost ten hours before his scheduled announcement time.

Scout.com has learned through multiple sources as of midnight Terrelle Pryor will not sign a national letter of intent. Pryor will address the media, but not to announce what school he is attending.
Per our source, Pryor and Jeannette head coach Ray Reitz will answer five questions from ESPN. The questions have been in the possession of Reitz for almost a week.

The pair will answer those five questions on camera and we are uncertain if they will field any other media questions.

The questions will be answered on ESPNU at 12:05 pm as part of their signing day coverage. With Pryor you never know what will happen, he could wake up Wednesday morning and change his mind, but this demonstrates to us that he is clearly undecided and needs more time.

A recent visit by Penn State coaches has put the Nittany Lions right back in the race. Remember, Pryor has visited Penn State more than any other school. We also expect he could take an unofficial to Ohio State so his confidant Charlie Batch can get a feel for the staff and see the facilities. Chip Kelly has been recruiting Pryor for a number of weeks and has Oregon in position to earn a visit.

Pryor also likes the Michigan offense, but talk has sputtered with the Wolverines as of late. We have learned that several family members would like to see him at Ann Arbor. Penn State assistant coach Tom Bradley has been recruiting Pryor since the beginning and the two have a very good relationship.

As we have stated previously, this looked like a done deal that Pryor was going to Ohio State and he still may, but things have gotten a lot more interesting over the past few days.

1 Commented on this story:

Dave Feb 6, 2008, 10:31:00 AM  

Great headline boys. This is batshit, total batshit crazy. Is there a time of day when Farrell isn't on the phone with Pryor, looking for a change of heart that he can write about?

Dave @ Old Columbus Town

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