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JEANNETTE, Pa. — As of late Tuesday, the consensus seemed to be that Terrelle Pryor would take his considerable quarterbacking talents to Ohio State. Then the 6-foot-6, 235-pound Jeannette (Pa.) High School star reopened the circus.

Pryor, considered the nation's top recruit, said at a news conference Wednesday that he has not made his college decision and plans to visit Penn State and Oregon. Some view that as a negative for the Buckeyes, as several sources told a Pittsburgh newspaper Tuesday that Pryor likely would choose OSU.

"I don't think it's that bad," said Allen Wallace, publisher of SuperPrep Magazine. "I think he'll still end up at Ohio State."

The newest Buckeyes certainly hope that happens. J.B. Shugarts, an offensive lineman who signed with OSU on Wednesday, lobbied on his new school's behalf.

"Wherever he goes will be a good place for him; I just hope it's here," Shugarts said at a gathering in Columbus.

Michael Brewster, a 300-pound lineman from Orlando, Fla., was a bit more blunt.

"That spread offense at Michigan will get you hurt," Brewster said. "And nobody runs it in the NFL."

Pryor said he is considering OSU, Michigan, Penn State and Oregon. Ohio State and Michigan were thought to be the front-runners before Nittany Lions coach Joe Paterno made a rare in-school visit to see Pryor last week.

So while Pryor delays his decision to give Penn State more thought, he'll also visit Oregon. Pryor said the Penn State coaches have befriended his father, which led to his pause.

"Me and my dad had a little battle of differences," Pryor said. "He had a different mind, and I had a different mind. He just made me think, and he just wants me to go over it and think twice."