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Jeannette star under recruiting blitz
Wednesday, September 19, 2007BY ROD FRISCO Of The Patriot-News

So, is it good or bad to be Terrelle Pryor these days?

We would ask Terrelle himself, but that phone of his, well, it's always full. Full of text messages from friends. Calls from recruiters. Calls from recruiting services and homer Web sites. Calls from media. Calls, calls, calls.

So many calls they have to be filtered through his high school head coach, Ray Reitz of Class AA No. 1 Jeannette.

Pryor, Jeannette's quarterback, is this year's LeSean McCoy, another recruiting pin-up.

Pryor is the consensus No. 1 senior recruit in the nation, if you believe the recruiting yip-yap, which is a very dangerous thing. (Note: McCoy, the former Bishop McDevitt player, was not considered the nation's No. 1 recruit in 2005, although some services had him listed as the nation's top running back, often paired with current Ohio State RB Chris Wells.)

Pryor's father, Craig, is wheelchair-bound, battling a neuromuscular disorder. He's only 39.

His parents are divorced -- Dad living in West Newton (ironically, in Yough's school district), Mom in Johnstown -- so Pryor moved in with his godfather, Willie Burns, to be with his friends.

Best of all, he has a 3.3 GPA. Frankly, the recruiting wheel would be spinning at top speed for Pryor if that number was lower, but the fact that he is serious about his academics has turned his recruiting into a full-fledged frenzy.

Jeannette star under recruiting blitz- PennLive.com