LeSean McCoy ended the non-suspense by officially declaring that he will be going to Pitt.
Daphne McCoy said her son had seriously considered attending Penn State but said a trip to State College, scheduled for last Thursday, was canceled.
The Pittsburgh trip was also scheduled, and Daphne McCoy said her husband insisted LeSean honor his intent to visit. Once there, Daphne McCoy said, LeSean quickly warmed to the possibility of a Pitt commitment.
“We had to postpone the trip to Penn State and I was going to go there this weekend, but now there’s no need to go,” LeSean McCoy said.
It’s been a rumor for some time that McCoy’s father was really in favor of LeSean going to Pitt — even last year. There have been some sour grapes of course, which is typical (I know I was less than pleased at the time when Morelli made his final switch). The grousing and unconfirmed reports regarding McCoy’s academic status and that PSU pulled his offer, actually was something McCoy had to address.
McCoy also disputed rumors that Penn State hadn’t offered a scholarship because he hasn’t qualified yet or that the Nittany Lions pulled their offer off the table.
“Of course they offered me,” McCoy said. “That’s crazy for people to say that. That’s nuts. Anybody who believes that, they’re nuts, too.”
Or bitter.
It provided a huge boost to what had still been a very good recruiting class.
He becomes one of the most prized prospects in Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt’s 2007 recruiting class, which is on the verge of another top-10 national ranking by scouting services.
“From a talent perspective, he’s a fantastic talent,” said Allen Wallace, Scout.com national recruiting editor and SuperPrep magazine publisher. “We’re talking about the kind of guy who was getting recruited by BCS bowl teams. This is the kind of player Pitt needed to improve its stature.
“They have to get guys LeSean McCoy if Dave Wannstedt wants to get to the next level.”
Scout.com now ranks Pitt’s class as #8 in the country. Rivals.com puts Pitt at #21. The always quirky Scouts, Inc./ESPN.com (Insider subs.) moves Pitt to #26 (behind Kentucky?).
Pitt’s recruiting class has six kids with 4.5 or better speed in the 40 yard dash, in addition to the six under 4.5 that we recruited last year. Hope some of these kids see the field this season.
Anyone know why that kind of difference shows up between the two? Did Scout (who ranked them 21st) not give them credit for any key players or something? I know that team rankings can vary, but that’s the biggest difference by far of any of the top 25 teams.
Scout.com has Pitt with 3 Five Stars, 8 Four Stars, and 8 Three Stars for an average rating of 3.50.
Riavlas has Pitt with 0 Five Stars, 5 Four stars, and 12 Three Srars for an average rating of 3.00.
It comes down to how many stars a service rates a player and Rivals does not rate Pitt recruits as high as Scout.
As for Scouts, Inc./ESPN.com someone who is a subscriber can check it out.
It just seems a little odd to me that Pitt was the only one that really differed considerably. And as Pitt72 pointed out, it was like that last year. I’m just curious why Pitt is the only one that differs so much. I guess the two sites just happen to not be able to come to a consensus on Pitt’s players.
