ESPN College Football

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg

• Nick Montana took a pass on Ohio State, and it's debatable how much Terrelle Pryor's presence is hurting or helping the Buckeyes' quarterback recruiting, Tim May writes in The Columbus Dispatch.
  
• The families of two Penn State recruits who have strong ties to Pitt are getting a negative backlash from the Panther faithful, Mike White writes in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 
• Former Michigan star Jay Riemersma is running for Congress.
• Can't get enough scheduling talk? The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette's Marc Morehouse ranks the Big Ten nonconference schedules.  
• Heralded quarterback prospect Robert Bolden has Michigan State, Penn State and Northwestern among his finalists in recruiting, Sam Webb writes in The Detroit News. Illinois, meanwhile, appears to be in the lead for Detroit high school star Daniel Easterly, Jeremy Werner writes in The (Champaign) News-Gazette. 
• Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett still thinks he can play football, according to a recent jailhouse missive.
• Wisconsin had a slight decrease in season-ticket renewals, but the school remains among the leaders in the Big Ten, Andy Baggott writes in the Wisconsin State Journal.
  
• The Sporting News' Matt Hayes thinks Minnesota will take a step back this fall.