Well, if I had to guess Averin Collier will choose Syracuse to play RB or finally take the move to Safety at Pitt or Alabama. He actually wanted to choose Clemson, but they told him no.
…apparently the Tigers feel they have a chance to land a running back higher on their board right now. Collier had planned to visit Clemson over the weekend but after talking with recruiter Billy Napier a couple of weeks ago, the visit was canceled. “I told him they were my number one choice and I would commit if I enjoyed my visit,” Collier said. “He told me to wait and I could not do that because I’m an early enrollee. I can’t have my fate depending on somebody else. He said they were waiting on somebody else. There was no use wasting my time. I told him to just scratch me off the list and I’ll look elsewhere.”
He seems set on wanting to be a running back. Oh, well.
ESPN.com lists 5 programs recruiting well despite disappointing records: 1. Minnesota, 2. Pitt, 3. Stanford, 4. Washington and 5. Colorado (Insider subs.).
A three-year contract extension for coach Dave Wannstedt and huge road win over then-No. 2 West Virginia last month has proven to be a huge boost for this fledgling program trying to get above .500. For a team that has struggled so much, many prospects must see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Luring QB Tino Sunseri (Pittsburgh/Central Catholic) away from Louisville obviously means it is not sold yet on incumbent Pat Bostick. ESPN 150 TE Jonathan Baldwin (Aliquippa, Pa.) is a huge playmaker who will likely start out at wide receiver and should play right away in some capacity.
The needs start on the offensive line. Sophomore OT Jason Pinkston is going to be a good one, but both starters are gone and the two reserves are seniors-to-be. The Panthers need an offensive tackle capable of improving depth and eventually competing for the starting slot opposite Pinkston. This could very well be Luke Nix (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson), an athletic two-way player who on defense has the athleticism to hold up in pass protection and the strength to drive folks off the ball in time. OT Ryan Turnley (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell) rounds out the position to this point.
This class isn’t very big, but there is some potency near the top.
For whatever it’s worth, Pitt’s upset of WVU was ranked the #3 upset for 2007 by SI.com.
An article destroying an official in the pig televen. Notice in the column on the right – “Conferences that don’t conduct background checks: Big East…”
Wonder what the spread would have been had we been 6-5 going into the game, which I think would have been reasonable given a couple better refereeing calls.