Joe recruited him and told him that he would become a pass rushing defensive end at Penn State and would end up a first round draft choice. Pryor was bullheaded and ended up as a QB failure at OSU and in the pros. Joe might have been able to reform him personally and maybe now Pryor would be all-pro defensive end making $30 million a year instead of a soon to be jailbird.He is a true poster boy for THE Ohio st.. I remember really really wanting him to pick PSU... Glad we lost out on that one
Joe recruited him and told him that he would become a pass rushing defensive end at Penn State and would end up a first round draft choice. Pryor was bullheaded and ended up as a QB failure at OSU and in the pros. Joe might have been able to reform him personally and maybe now Pryor would be all-pro defensive end making $30 million a year instead of a soon to be jailbird.
Pryor and Arrington were the two best pure athletes to ever come out of Western Pa. Pryor probably could have played in the NFL at almost any position except QB. Just like Arrington, he was a great basketball player too and probably could have excelled in basketball. Too bad he is a lifetime head case.He wasn't a busy as a college qb, but he always threw like a girl.
He had a decent season as a WR, I suspect if he had a great work ethic, he could have been a great flex tight end in the Shannon Sharpe mold.
He was a QB failure at OSU ? Really ?Joe recruited him and told him that he would become a pass rushing defensive end at Penn State and would end up a first round draft choice. Pryor was bullheaded and ended up as a QB failure at OSU and in the pros. Joe might have been able to reform him personally and maybe now Pryor would be all-pro defensive end making $30 million a year instead of a soon to be jailbird.
Pryor had an attitude. We lived in Greensburg while he was growing up, he was a problem, but got away with everything due to his physical skills at athletics. Sad story, could have been much more.
Just ask The Ash Club.Pryor had an attitude. We lived in Greensburg while he was growing up, he was a problem, but got away with everything due to his physical skills at athletics. Sad story, could have been much more.