College Football Notes: Pryor breaks hearts

By Matt Smith

Terrelle Pryor might not have been known as a heartbreaker before 10 days ago, but on that notorious day he broke the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people as he strengthened an area that is comparable to the Nazi regime.
Okay, Ohio State obviously isn’t that bad, but not one person I know likes them and not one person I know likes the Nazi’s, so there’s that.
By committing to be a Buckeye, Pryor ripped the hearts out of many people, namely fans like me that hate Ohio State, Brutus as well as Jim Tressel and his little sweater vests.
He ripped the hearts out of everyone in Michigan who walks around screaming Go Blue! (which is everyone.) He seemed like a perfect fit for a program that needed a starting quarterback to go with Rich Rodriguez’ spread offense.
It seemed like Rodriguez had the edge originally because he had Pryor seriously considering going to West Virginia. He then leaves for Michigan and it seemed like Pryor would soon follow.
But Ohio State continued to gain steam and was never actually not the favorite which is why his decision wasn’t a surprise, just a disappointment.
Pryor actually broke the heart of Mountaineer fans, who didn’t like to see him drop Morgantown from his list of possible destinations just because of Rodriguez leaving.
It showed that he wasn’t interested in the program as much as the coach….which is now a very disliked coach in that neck of the woods.
He also broke the hearts of every football fan in the state of Pennsylvania by not going to Pittsburgh or Penn State. Pitt was never in consideration and Penn State wasn’t really taken too seriously by the nation’s prize recruit.
Last but not least, he broke the hearts of Ducks fans at the University of Oregon. With the country’s nicest facilities and an endless supply of money (and shoes and jersey’s), all Oregon fans were hoping was that he would actually take the visit to Eugene.
If he did, he might have had a hard time saying no, but because he didn’t Oregon fans can’t be happy thinking of what could have been.

Perrilloux set to return: Turns out that Ryan Perrilloux, the favorite to start at LSU for the defending national champs (kinda) was suspended for missing a team meeting and then missing classes for his father’s funeral without notifying the coaches.
Turns out he didn’t do anything terrible, and despite it being his third suspension, he probably deserves to be reinstated which appears inevitable at this point.
Perrilloux could join LSU’s spring practice early next week, meaning he will probably be LSU’s starting quarterback.
Without him, the Tigers would have had to turn to Andrew Hatch or Jarrett Lee which essentially equaled no experience.

Buckeyes, Vols set to square off: This might not seem like news because it’s 10 years away, but anytime two of the biggest college football programs in the country announce they will play each other, it’s a big deal.
Ohio State (797 wins) and Tennessee (771 wins) will get together for a home and home starting in 2018.
The last time the two programs faced, the Volunteers beat the Buckeyes 20-14 in the 1996 Citrus Bowl 182 yards passing from Petyon Manning and 168 yards rushing from Jay Graham.
The monumental bust of a draft pick for the Raiders, Ricky Dudley, had a touchdown grab for OSU.