Either he wants to be wanted along with all of the attention or someone whispered something in his ear. Regardless, Jared Williams has changed his mind about his early verbal to Pitt.

The 5-foot-9, 188-pound cornerback reopened his recruitment Wednesday when Irving Williams called the Panthers to tell them his son was reneging.

“My mom (Janet) and dad wanted me to go to camps, so my dad called down there,” Jared Williams said. “I de-committed, but I told them I’m still interested. I want to see what other opportunities are out there.”

No other school has offered a scholarship, but Williams said Georgia Tech, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Virginia and West Virginia are among those showing interest.

Williams was Pitt’s second recruit from the Class of 2007, and is the first to renege on his commitment. Williams chose the Panthers on May 10 while attending Joe Butler’s Metro Index camp, but he came to believe that he made his decision too quickly.

“That’s what it was,” Williams said. “It was so early. I didn’t even get out of school yet. Now, I can go through the summer and see other schools.”

He had just attended camp down in West Virginia, and wants to go to camps in Michigan and Michigan State.

Not sure how I feel. You hate to have kids back out, even if it was a bit of an early commit, especially from the City League. On the other hand, CB is not a position where Pitt is weak just from this past recruiting class with Chappel, Berry, Gary, Robinson and not to mention possible position shifts for Fields and Porter. He and his family may have started looking at the numbers and reconsidered some of his playing time options.