Maryland women's basketball forward Crystal Langhorne said, in her final regular season game last month, that the two most important decisions a young person makes is whom they'll marry and where they will go to college, because both will influence the rest of your life.

In that sense, it's probably a good thing that Terrelle Pryor, the highly recruited Pittsburgh area quarterback, took an extra six weeks to make the life-altering decision to play at Ohio State next year, a choice he announced at Jeannette High School today.

Granted, Pryor, who had originally chosen Ohio State last month before his father suggested he take more time, has advantages that aren't available to most high school athletes. Ohio State, Penn State, Oregon and Michigan, the four schools on Pryor's final list, were willing to wait for his decision, a luxury afforded to only the upper echelon of athletes.

Still, Pryor was quite wise to use all the time at his disposal to make such a momentous decision. Hopefully, more kids will do so in the future, especially considering the potential stakes involved.