Penn State Sports Magazine
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P ennsylvania's top senior prospect is entering the final weeks of his re- cruitment. In mid-October, five-star defensive end Micah Parsons informed Rivals.com that he was planning to sign his letter of intent on Dec. 20, the first day of the early signing period. The Harrisburg, Pa., prospect reaffirmed that commit- ment date on Nov. 1 via Twitter. His an- nouncement came just a few days after he took his third official visit, a trip to Oklahoma, where he watched the Soon- ers defeat Texas Tech, 49-27. "We got a good vibe from their coaches," said Terrence Parsons, Micah's father. "One thing we noticed is that they have guys from all over. We met one young man from the Washing- ton, D.C., area, so they showed us that it doesn't matter where you come from. If you're ready, you're going to play there. "So it was good. It was a nice town. For the stu- dent-athletes, everything is right there. The dorms, the academic center, the football building – every- thing is right there, so you don't have to go all over. [Micah] enjoyed it." In the months leading up to that trip, Parsons was believed to be most inter- ested in Alabama, Georgia, Nebraska, Ohio State and Penn State. Oklahoma didn't begin to seriously pursue the na- tion's top-ranked weakside defensive end until September. "It did kind of come out of nowhere," said Parsons' fa- ther. "They reached out to Micah back in September. They've had a couple of talks Parsons to choose in December Five-star defensive end checks out Oklahoma, plans official visit to PSU | F O O T B A L L R E C R U I T I N G DECISIVE MOMENT Parsons bursts through the line during a game against Central Dauphin. Photo by Bill Anderson