...Terrelle Pryor
Well it seems like all of the unwanted and negative attention and possible future NCAA sanctions, along with the leaving of his head coach, have gotten to Terrelle Pryor, so much so that he has decided to leave Ohio State and forfeit his senior year. In a statement released by his lawyer he said, “In the best interests of my teammates, I’ve made the decision to forgo my senior year of football at The Ohio State University.” Many people think this is best for him and for the school. The distraction would have been too great on the team. Fellow students were already turning against Terrelle and some of the other players after their coach Jim Tressel resigned last week. Most likely he will go into some NFL type system within the next few months. This works out well for him since the NFL is still under its lockout he will have time to workout and prepare for his future. If he were to stay at Ohio State he would have possibly faced more suspensions and whatnot. Even with him leaving there are 4 other players suspended and the school can still face further sanctions, though I doubt it will be as harsh as anything USC faced. From his 1st day at school Pryor has had pressure from everyone to do great things and get Ohio State a championship. He came close last year, but there was a really good chance he could have done it this year...until he was suspended. Now he is gone and he really probably would not have had anything to play for anyway, just pride and experience. With Pryor no longer a college football player, he is no longer obligated to meet with the NCAA. He can do whatever he w
ants with whomever he wants and I am sure he is beyond happy to do so. I am giving him a Digit Up for leaving because although it was for the team, we all know that he is 21 and he really did it for himself and his future. He needed to remove himself from the school and give the next QB a sure shot at leading this team to some sort of bowl. Now going into the pros he will have a new set of rules and he can all but shake off all of his college past and start all over again.
Well it seems like all of the unwanted and negative attention and possible future NCAA sanctions, along with the leaving of his head coach, have gotten to Terrelle Pryor, so much so that he has decided to leave Ohio State and forfeit his senior year. In a statement released by his lawyer he said, “In the best interests of my teammates, I’ve made the decision to forgo my senior year of football at The Ohio State University.” Many people think this is best for him and for the school. The distraction would have been too great on the team. Fellow students were already turning against Terrelle and some of the other players after their coach Jim Tressel resigned last week. Most likely he will go into some NFL type system within the next few months. This works out well for him since the NFL is still under its lockout he will have time to workout and prepare for his future. If he were to stay at Ohio State he would have possibly faced more suspensions and whatnot. Even with him leaving there are 4 other players suspended and the school can still face further sanctions, though I doubt it will be as harsh as anything USC faced. From his 1st day at school Pryor has had pressure from everyone to do great things and get Ohio State a championship. He came close last year, but there was a really good chance he could have done it this year...until he was suspended. Now he is gone and he really probably would not have had anything to play for anyway, just pride and experience. With Pryor no longer a college football player, he is no longer obligated to meet with the NCAA. He can do whatever he w
ants with whomever he wants and I am sure he is beyond happy to do so. I am giving him a Digit Up for leaving because although it was for the team, we all know that he is 21 and he really did it for himself and his future. He needed to remove himself from the school and give the next QB a sure shot at leading this team to some sort of bowl. Now going into the pros he will have a new set of rules and he can all but shake off all of his college past and start all over again.
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