By Doug Lesmerises - Cleveland.com -

Jordan Hall has been playing football with Terrelle Pryor since midget ball. No reason to stop now.

The junior running back from Jeannette High School in Pennsylvania called Jim Tressel this evening and became the 11th oral commitment to OSU’s 2009 class. Pryor became the 20th and final member of the 2008 class a little more than a month ago.

Hall wasn’t looking to drag out his process that long.

“It’s a load off my shoulders already,” Hall said by phone tonight. “I’m going to worry about my academics and try to win another state championship in high school before I go to college.”

Pryor and Hall teamed up to lead Jeannette to Class AA Pennsylvania state titles in both football and basketball this year, and already have talked about their plans in Columbus.
“We’re trying to get another championship just like we did in high school,” Hall said.

Hall is a four-star recruit according to Scout.com and ranked as the No. 18 running back in the country. He said he had offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State and Pitt but was focused on the Buckeyes through much of his recruitment.

“I’ve been thinking about it ever since I went to their junior day,” Hall said. “And then I went for the spring game (Saturday) I felt like I was at home. … I just like Coach Tressel. He’s the man.”

Hall was told he’ll play running back and special teams and becomes the first running back in OSU’s ‘09 class. He is also the nephew of Jeannette High quarterbacks coach Roy Hall, who was a mentor to Pryor throughout his recruitment and became a fan of Tressel during that process.

Linebacker Dorian Bell, the top-rated player in Pennsylvania, had become the 10th member of OSU’s class in a Monday afternoon news conference at Monroeville Gateway High.

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