VN Article : Barry Brunetti to decide in July

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<table width="700px"><tr><td>By Bill Kurelic, NN Recruiting Analyst

bkurelic@nittanynetwork.com

June 12, 2009

<img src="http://www.volnation.com/images/barry-brunetti.jpg" style="padding:10px;" align="left" />The Nittany Lions have a commitment from the top quarterback prospect in Pennsylvania: P.J. Jones from McKees Rocks (Pa.) Sto-Rox. It is no secret they want to sign two at the position this recruiting season.

One of those they are after will spend today in State College, Memphis (Tenn.) University star Barry Brunetti.

Brunetti flew into Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday afternoon. He is flying to Pittsburgh this morning, and then driving to State College.

“I visit Penn State (today),” Brunetti said. “Once I get done with that visit, I drive to Morgantown on Saturday. I’ll be at West Virginia on Saturday, and then I fly home on Sunday.”

The 6-foot-2 and 210-pound Brunetti had a huge junior season. He passed for 1,427 yards and 19 touchdowns and rushed for close to 1,000 yards and 18 touchdowns. Brunetti did all this despite playing only three full games. He led University to a 13-0 record and a state championship. But many of the 13 wins were by large margins so Brunetti rarely played the entire game.

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Brunetti has over a half dozen scholarship offers and that number is on the rise.

“I just got a verbal offer from Tennessee,” Brunetti said. “I’m supposed to get one from Ole Miss. Penn State, West Virginia, Mississippi State, Marshall, Tulsa and Duke have offered. Those are the ones I can think of.”

This trip marks the first time Brunetti has visited either Penn State or West Virginia, but those two schools already have an advantage.

“The three schools sticking out in my mind for the last couple weeks are Penn State, West Virginia and Mississippi State,” Brunetti said. “After these two visits this weekend I’ll go home and do my pros and cons of each school.”

When asked if he might commit to either school this weekend, Brunetti said, “I don’t think so. I want to decide sometime in July.”</td></tr></table>
 
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&#8220;The three schools sticking out in my mind for the last couple weeks are Penn State, West Virginia and Mississippi State,&#8221; Brunetti said. &#8220;After these two visits this weekend I&#8217;ll go home and do my pros and cons of each school.&#8221;
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Sabanocchio said:
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Don't fret. I posted this earlier, but I herd today that he is starting to nix PSU because of the depth they are already developing. As for TN, based on what I have heard, Scroggins decision will probably help Brunetti make his in regards to TN.
 
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This kid is wishy washy in every interview I read..

He might be playing the media..

Tomorrow he will say his top 3 are USC, Bowling Green and Wyoming..
 
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GoVols2003 said:
Don't fret. I posted this earlier, but I herd today that he is starting to nix PSU because of the depth they are already developing. As for TN, based on what I have heard, Scroggins decision will probably help Brunetti make his in regards to TN.
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any idea what that may be? i havent been paying close attention to the situation and would like someones opinion. i for one hope he goes to UT but i wouldnt mind brunetti either. ha, both would be awesome though...
 
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I'm not going to sugarcoat it or explain it, but the "praying for ohio sate to offer" thing has soured me a little bit. I know he's probably just playing to the media, but its not going to break my heart if he goes elswhere.
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PA Vol said:
any idea what that may be? i havent been paying close attention to the situation and would like someones opinion. i for one hope he goes to UT but i wouldnt mind brunetti either. ha, both would be awesome though...
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I think after Scroggins camps at UT and USC, he will know where he wants to go. Brunetti is saying late July, early August. Not sure if he is waiting on Scroggins, but it seems he may be.
 
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if we get scroggins, then i assume we wont be seing brunetti with us. any ideas if we will be able to pick up a second QB (not a headliner, but a middle of the pack QB)?
 
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I believe Brunetti goes somewhere he can run the spread. Either way we are going with Lamiason. We need help next year, all we have is Nick. If no scoggins then maybe someone that blows up this fall. Then we wait till next yearfor a better player! We have a need for depth this year at QB.
 
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SGMVols said:
I heard he is going to sign with UTC and take Coleman's starting spot. Then, Coleman will quit once again.
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and then he will transfer back to UT, claiming that UTC prepared him with the necessary skills to better compete in both life and football. he will graciously thank them for the oppurtunity they gave him.
 
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Immediately after Vol camp, Brunetti said that he would commit to us if we offered. We offered and he didn’t commit. Obviously, this kid has no intentions of playing for us. He is trying to increase his stock by increasing his number of offers from major universities. I say this because I live in the Memphis area; many people from the Memphis area hate UT. I don’t understand this animosity toward a university in their state, but it is vicious. If he doesn’t want to wear the orange, we don’t need him.
 
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T_man_J said:
Immediately after Vol camp, Brunetti said that he would commit to us if we offered. We offered and he didn’t commit. Obviously, this kid has no intentions of playing for us. He is trying to increase his stock by increasing his number of offers from major universities. I say this because I live in the Memphis area; many people from the Memphis area hate UT. I don’t understand this animosity toward a university in their state, but it is vicious. If he doesn’t want to wear the orange, we don’t need him.
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I don't ever remember Brunetti saying that he would commit to us if we offered. I remember him saying that he wanted us to offer, that he grew up a Vols fan, and that he would be excited to play for the Tennessee Vols, BUT I don't ever remember him ever saying that he would commit to us if we offered him. For one, that would be dumb for him to say. But he never said that to my knowledge. Maybe he did, but I don't think he would say that, as any sensible recruit wouldn't say something like that.

I like Brunetti, and I like that he's an in-home talent. I think he would work better in a spread offense, but I think he can learn and would work hard to learn any offense and do well in it. He's a natural leader. I would be excited for a Scroggins/Brunetti, or a Brunetti/Rettig combination.
 
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