Terrelle Pryor signs with Ohio State!

Terrelle Pryor,the top ranked high school quarterback announced today that he will be an Ohio State Buckeye for his college career.
Pryor,a 6-5,235 lb passer from Jeannette Pa made the right decision and chose Ohio State over his other finalist michigan.
Pryor will likely play in special situations only in his first season,as the Buckeyes return Todd Boeckman at quarterback and then should take over in 2009.
This also could mean a possible transfer for Antonio Henton,who had hoped that he would be the heir apparent to Boeckman.
Pryor is also considered by some recruiting services as a top 40 basketball prospect,but will likely not play hoops at OSU.

Both Ohio State and Maryland grabbed NIT wins on the opening night of the "consolation" tournament.
Ohio State used a huge game from Jamar Butler to down UNC Asheville and their massive center Kenny George 84-66 in Columbus.
Butler's 21 points and ten assists paced a balanced Buckeye attack that shot 56 percent from the field.
Ohio State will host the winner of tonight's New Mexico-California game on Monday at St.John's Arena.
The Buckeyes return to to their former long time home due to the Schottstein Center being booked for Bruce Springsteen Monday night.
I like the old building and the cool floor with the state of Ohio in the center,so any chance to use it is fine with me.
The arena is still used for OSU Hockey,Wrestling and small revenue sports.

Maryland traveled to Minneapolis for their NIT opener against Minnesota,controlling the game throughout and not allowing a trailing team to play their way back into the contest in a 68-58 win.
Grevis Vasquez led the Terrapins with 16 points,while Bambale Osby added 14.
The Terrapins will travel to Syracuse for their second round matchup against the top seed in their bracket.

The New Jersey Devils will attempt to not only keep pace in their conference and divisional races tonight against the hated Rangers,they will also try to defeat New York for the first time this season.
The Rangers have won all 5 meeting between the two.
Coverage here tomorrow.

Finally in another sad note,Ivan Dixon (Kinchloe) of the 60's TV series Hogan's Heroes passed away in Charlotte at the age 76.
Dixon was a director of various films and TV shows after the end of Hogan's Heroes.

Photo Credits
Pryor-WBNS
Butler-Terry Gilliam-AP Photo
Osby-Paul Battaglia-Ap Photo
Dixon-Unknown