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February 3, 2004

Recruiting Countdown

Filed under: Uncategorized — Chas @ 8:34 am

The Trib-Review expects Pitt to lose both Morelli and Johnson from their recruiting class.

Both Johnson and Morelli appear ready to renege on their pledges to Pitt. Johnson is expected to sign with Miami and Morelli with Penn State on Wednesday, the first day seniors can sign binding national letters of intent. Verbal commitments are non-binding.

“There’s no news, other than he’s made his decision,” Morelli’s father, Greg, said Monday night. “He’s going to announce on Wednesday (at 9 a.m. at Penn Hills). He’s happy. He’s done thinking about it.”

Johnson, a 5-foot-11, 205-pounder ranked as one of the nation’s top 10 running backs, returned Sunday from official visits to Miami and Florida. Sources said Johnson told the Hurricanes he was coming.

His decision, however, could depend on that of Reading All-American linebacker James Bryant, whose finalists are Pitt and Miami. Bryant’s brother, Sam, is a redshirt freshman safety at Pitt.

Nothing seems to be coming from Miami, other than beating Ohio St. for an OL from Strongsville, OH. Not that everything is perfect for them in recruiting:

Case in point: Aaron Jones and Kenny Ingram, Orlando-Edgewater High School standouts ranked among the top players in the state, announced on live TV last week that they would attend Florida State.

Ingram, a receiver, really stuck it to the Hurricanes. Choosing between UM and FSU hats, Ingram donned the Hurricanes cap as if to signify his commitment. He then looked into the camera, chuckled and tossed the hat aside, replacing it with the Seminoles cap.

Before the end of January, Johnson appeared to still favor Pitt over Florida, so it will probably be Pitt or Miami for him.

At this point I feel resigned to losing Morelli. I am just hoping that Johnson decides on Pitt.





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