Today’s Erie Times-News featured a story on Erie County’s four major-college football recruits.

Michigan State Mark Dantonio talked about Cathedral Prep seniors Damion Terry and Delton Williams, both of whom will be Spartans in the fall. When talking about McDowell senior James Conner, Pitt coach Paul Chryst simply said, “There is a football player.”

Read more about what the coaches had to say about Erie’s major-college recruits.

Here’s a look at some of the new teammates for Pitt football recruit James Conner, a McDowell running back/linebacker. Pitt just released its full list of signings. Pitt lists Conner as a running back:

2013 University of Pittsburgh Football Recruiting Class:

Name                                      Pos.             Ht.               Wt.          Hometown/High School/Prep School

Carson Baker                          OL               6-5               280          Fairborn, Ohio/Fairborn

Chris Blewitt                           PK               5-9               165          Alexandria, Va./West Potomac

Tyler Boyd                              WR              6-2               185          Clairton, Pa./Clairton

Zach Challingsworth               WR              6-2               185          McDonald, Pa./South Fayette

Tra’Von Chapman*                QB              6-2               200          Kent, Ohio/Theodore Roosevelt

James Conner                     RB               6-2               230          Erie/McDowell

Devon Edwards                      TE               6-4               255          Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy

Matt Galambos                        LB               6-2               215          Collingdale, Pa./The Haverford School

Reggie Green                          ATH            6-2               200          Cranford, N.J./Cranford

Tony Harper                            TE               6-4               200          Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s Jesuit

Titus Howard                          DB              6-1               180          Clairton, Pa./Clairton

Rachid Ibrahim                        DB              6-1               185          Rockville, Md./Avalon

Tyrique Jarrett*                       DL               6-3               320          Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice/

Dorian Johnson                       OL               6-5               290          Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon Area

Jaryd Jones-Smith                   OL               6-7               295          Voorhees, N.J./West Catholic (Pa.)

Luke Maclean                          DL               6-3               235          Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc

Justin Moody                          DL               6-3               265          Philadelphia, Pa./George Washington

Alex Officer                            OL               6-4               290          Rochester, N.Y./Eastridge

Scott Orndoff*                        TE               6-5               245          Waynesburg, Pa./Seton-LaSalle

Jaymar Parrish                        FB               6-2               230          Monroeville, Pa./Gateway

Zach Poker                              LB               6-4               220          Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc

Aaron Reese                            OL               6-5               300          Fayetteville, Pa./Chambersburg Area

Shakir Soto*                           DL               6-3               230          Wilkes-Barre, Pa./G.A.R. Memorial

Jeremiah Taleni                       DL               6-2               300          Kaneohe, Hawaii/Kailua

Jester Weah                             WR              6-3               190          Madison, Wis./Madison Memorial

Terrish Webb                          DB              5-11             170          Clairton, Pa./Clairton

Ryan Winslow                        P                  6-5               205          Ambler, Pa./La Salle College H.S.

McDowell running back/outside linebacker James Conner signs his National Letter of Intent with Pitt Wednesday at McDowell's library. MATT MEAD/Erie Times-News

Today is National Letter of Intent Day, and many area football players and other athletes are set to sign with Division I and Division II schools or commit to program at other levels.

The Erie Times-News took a look at the area football players expected to sign today. Read a short bio on each player. Here’s the list:

Football
Damion Terry, Cathedral Prep – Michigan State
Delton Williams, Cathedral Prep – Michigan State
John Chereson, Cathedral Prep – Notre Dame (walk-on)
Erik Swanson, Cathedral Prep – Pennsylvania
Jake Plonski, Cathedral Prep – Mercyhurst
Nick Dubowski, Cathedral Prep – Indiana (Pa.)
Brendan Klemensic, Cathedral Prep – Gannon
James Conner, McDowell – Pittsburgh
Sean Gallagher, McDowell – Edinboro
Riley Dunbar, McDowell – Mercyhurst
DeShawn Coleman, Hickory – West Virginia
Dionte Pope, Hickory – Edinboro
Artrel Foster, Meadville – Temple
Quinn Thompson, General McLane – Connecticut
Aidan Graham, General McLane – Clarion
Nathan O’Brien, Eisenhower – Lock Haven
Aaron Lundmark, Eisenhower – Grove City
Logan Rickert, Reynolds – IUP

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Following are the athletes from other sports who plan to sign today. Read a short bio on each athlete.

Baseball
Eli Flynn, Cathedral Prep – Concord College (W.Va.)
Scott Hess, Cathedral Prep – Indiana (Pa.)

Cross country
Ethan Louis, Cathedral Prep – Dayton
Austin Pondel, Corry – Penn State
Hunter Johnston, Saegertown – Dayton

Soccer
Cory Kuzilla, Harbor Creek – California (Pa.)
Olivia Augustyniak, Mercyhurst Prep – Duquesne
Sarah Kaiser, Mercyhurst Prep – Cleveland State

Track and field
Jaynee Corbett, Corry – Youngstown State

Volleyball
Maria Peluso, Fort LeBoeuf – Shippensburg

Wrestling
Evan Daley, Fort LeBoeuf – Clarion

Water polo
Michael Squeglia, Cathedral Prep – Gannon

Note: Coaches are encouraged to notify the Times-News if an athlete plans to commit to a college.