ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -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.
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.”
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.
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.
Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell, who expected Pryor to choose Ohio State, said it is not unprecedented for football recruits to delay signing a national letter of intent.
He cited the case of Vidal Hazelton, who “carried it out for three weeks, choosing between USC and Penn State, before signing with USC two years ago.”
However, Farrell said, “I don’t remember the last No. 1 player to not make a decision on signing day.”
Batch said logistics led to Pryor’s decision.
“His basketball schedule has prevented him from making more visits than to Michigan and Ohio State,” Batch said. “Now, he’s a week away from knowing exactly when and where he will be playing (playoff) basketball.
“He wants to give Penn State and maybe a couple other schools a fair shot by making a visit before he makes a decision that is going to affect him for the rest of his life.”
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