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Jenkins will visit WVU this weekend
By JIM BUTTA, Sports Writer
POSTED: January 16, 2008

MORGANTOWN?Parkersburg High School assistant football coach Mark McCullough announced Tuesday night on the MetroNews Statewide Sportline radio talk show that All-American Josh Jenkins will be making an official visit to West Virginia University this weekend.

As a result, the 6-foot-5, 305-pound lineman will not be making his previously scheduled visit to the University of pittsburgh, who he has dropped from consideration.

Instead, the two-time Hunt Award winner will make the trek to West Virginia University and meet for the second time this week with new Mountaineer head coach Bill Stewart.

?We talked this afternoon,? McCullough explained to MetroNews? Tony Caridi. ?And he is no longer considering Pitt.?

Good news for fans of the gold and blue, but not great.

That?s because the Parkersburg standout just returned from what he described as ?a great? visit at Florida State, where former WVU assistant coach Rick Trickett now calls home.

On Thursday, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel will be at the PHS football complex, the second time he has visited there.

It is a process that has seemingly gone on for a very long time and one that appears to be headed toward an 11th hour decision.

A decision that likely will come down to two schools?WVU and Ohio State, with FSU lurking in the dark looking to snatch away Jenkins? services if the other two schools fail.

?As of 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, Jan. 15th, I?d say yes,? McCullough said concerning the three-team battle over Jenkins. ?Really, I expect it to go the full term.?

Meaning fans probably won?t know Jenkins? selection until National Letter of Intent Signing Day on Wednesday, Feb. 6.

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