• East Stroudsburg CB Kyshoen Jarrett picks Pitt over Penn State [Philadelphia Daily News]

And may the premature panic commence!

It’s funny how quickly fans forget the conference leading, #10 nationally ranked class Penn State just pulled in this past off-season. Much of the outrage directed at our coaching staff over Jarrett’s decision were assumptions that Jarrett was big on Penn State early on during his recruitment and thus Pitt simply outworked Penn State for Jarrett.

Sometimes it just doesn’t work out. Just turn the clock back 14 months. Part of last season’s stellar class were Miles Dieffenbach and Tom Ricketts, 2 recruits both fans and analysts considered Pitt locks. Dieffenbach grew up a Pitt fan and his father was the women’s tennis coach at Pitt, Rickett’s father also attended Pitt and played for the Panthers eventually becoming a first round NFL draft pick. So you can imagine the shock when both recruits ended up committing to Penn State.

Instead of descending into a fit of rage and irrational hysteria, acknowledge that there is a limited number of scholarships to offer in this year’s class, and that there is plenty of time remaining before signing day. Visiting recruits have even yet to experience game day at either campuses and who knows, recruits may actually realize it would be far more exciting to play before the White Outs at Penn State than the Yellow Outs at Pitt.

Plenty of time left, just dial down that panic just a tad.

• And then there were 3 [Pittsburgh Post Gazette]

Penn State’s QB race whittles down to 3 as Paul Jones decides to redshirt. Somewhat surprising since Paul Jones outplayed his counterparts in the Blue/White game going 5 of 8 for 67 yards and 2 TD, the only touchdowns of the day. But this does confirm the reports coming out of practice and leaves McGloin, Newsome and Bolden as the finalists. Paul Jone’s decision to redshirt could either be very discouraging when you consider that McGloin has been in the system for 2 years, and Newsome, a year and a half, have not distinguished themselves on the field from Bolden who just enrolled this summer, or extremely exciting that a recruit of Bolden’s caliber is actually as good as advertised.

Robert Bolden would complement Penn State’s track record of success with dual threat QBs. Since 2005, Penn State has been 20-4 in conference play, 33-5 overall with a dual threat QB under center. Unfortunately, Michael Robinson [11-1 (7-1)] only had 1 season left before his eligibility expired, Daryll Clark [11-4 (13-3)], just 2. Should Bolden end up with the starting job, just consider the possibility of Penn State utilizing the same dual threat quarterback for 4 straight seasons.

• Quick Hits… Bradley is not campaigning for the head coaching gig, although he merits some serious consideration. … Penn State verbal Shyquawm Pullium will be enrolling at Kiski School for one year before attending Penn State. Penn State recruited Pullium with the intention of him matriculating in 2011, although holding out hope that a spot would open up for 2010. Kiski might not be bad for Pullium considering Penn State greats Curtis Enis, Daryll Clark and Shaine Thompson all attended Kiski. … Penn State women’s field hockey team received a commitment from Jame Monroe standout Taylor Harold who revealed the news to the Lions coaching staff by driving to University Park with ‘Taylor is going to be a Nittany Lion’ painted on the back window of her car. Football recruits, take notes!