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Friday, August 8, 2008
Still think Terrelle Pryor’s an egomaniac?
No one was more frustrated last February than the reporters who clogged the Jeannette High School gymnasium hoping to find out — not for team support, but for end of media frenzy — where Terrelle Pryor would go to college.
On signing day, of course, he didn’t choose. We met in the gym for him to tell us he was hoping to make more visits. The rumor continues to be that he wanted to pick Ohio State but his father wanted him to consider Penn State a little bit more.
Radio talk shows around Pittsburgh buzzed that day with people criticizing the high school senior and nation’s No. 1 football recruit for just wanting more attention. They said he couldn’t stand to give up the spotlight. (Question: The photo above is an example of the spotlight. Would you really want to keep this as long as possible?).
Pryor talked reporters for the first time yesterday at Ohio State’s football media day. I looked to Bob Hunter of the Columbus Dispatch this morning for the rational view on Pryor’s first meeting, which proves the OSU freshman isn’t a spoiled brat:
Some answer samples:
“I’m not a celebrity.”
“Yeah, I talk to my mom and dad every day.”
Was Pryor surprised to be getting all these questions when he hasn’t played a down of college football? “Yeah,” he said softly. “I’m wondering why.”
“There’s all these other big players and I’m the one getting hounded.”
Have guys told you what the Ohio State -Michigan game is like? Pryor smiled. “I want to see what the first game is like.”
Yes, Pryor did drag out his recruitment more than most. And there was a lot of media coverage. But how would it work for you if, while making an important job decision, you were asked about it 30 times a day? Do you think you might seem like a waffler or indecisive?
We don’t just get asked about out lives that much. He does. And he’s handling it well.
