Jeannette High School quarterback/defensive back Terrelle Pryor is ranked the No. 1 player in the country by several scouting services and is being recruited by colleges nationwide. Throughout the season and until he makes a college decision, the Post-Gazette will periodically run a diary from Pryor, as told to sports writer Mike White.

I narrowed down my list of colleges to six last week because if I didn't, it would've driven me crazy having to deal with all the teams.

The six teams are Ohio State, West Virginia, Florida, Penn State, Tennessee and Texas. It's exciting to think I'm going to be dressed in one of those teams' uniforms next year.

I will narrow it down to three at some point in the future. I know there was a report on the Internet where I said the top three were probably Ohio State, West Virginia and Florida. I shouldn't have said that because it's really not accurate. I'm still thinking about all of them.

There was also a report on espn.com last week that said I'm now considering Pitt again. That's not true at all. I like Pitt, and like I said before, I think their coaches are all great guys. I'm not just saying that so they read this, either. I think highly of them. But Pitt is just not the place for me.

My dad likes Pitt and I bet if I went there he'd be real happy. But he knows I'm doing this for me and he won't tell me where to go.

I visited Penn State for the Notre Dame game two weekends ago. We went and checked out a couple places after the game and hung out with some friends on the campus.

The game told me a lot about Penn State. The students have a lot of fire and when I walked into the stadium before the game, they started chanting my name. That was an experience.

I didn't talk to coach Paterno, but I talked to him on the phone a couple days earlier. He pretty much said the same stuff he always says, but he's a good guy and I can't believe the memory he has.

[Assistant] coach [Tom] Bradley is the one I deal with the most there. He is one of the main reasons I kept Penn State in it -- he and [quarterbacks coach] Jay Paterno. Coach Bradley can make you laugh. He makes you seem like you're just at home with him.

A lot of people think Ohio State is my favorite, but I wouldn't say that. There's a long way to go and a lot of researching to do. I like other teams, too.

Our season is going well [Jeannette is 4-0 and averaging more than 50 points a game]. But our team worked hard in the weight room and all summer, so this isn't that surprising. I can still hear the coaches saying, 'It's going to pay off. It's going to pay off.'

I don't want to sound cocky, but we're still waiting to get challenged. We want to be in a game. The starters want to play a whole game and see what our stats are like. We know down the line it's not going to be like this. We're going to get tested.Terrelle Pryor's