Pennsylvania's top football recruit, Harrisburg's Parsons picks Penn State

Chris Harlan
Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 2:21 p.m. | Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 2:21 p.m.

Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review

Harrisburg's Micah Parsons runs for a touchdown past West Allegheny's Kenny White during the third quarter of their PIAA Class 5A semifinal Saturday Dec. 3, 2016, at Mansion Park in Altoona.

Harrisburg senior Micah Parsons, the state's top-ranked football recruit, picked Penn State for the second time.

The 6-foot-2, 245-pound defensive end originally committed to Penn State in February 2016 but reopened his recruitment last April. On Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period, Parsons again chose the Nittany Lions. He also had visited Georgia, Nebraska, Ohio State and Oklahoma.

Rivals rates Parsons as a five-star recruit and the fifth-best prospect in the country. He's ranked as the best defensive end nationally.

The time has come I'm officially committed !!! #H2O I want want thank God for this amazing opportunity!🙏🏽🤞🏽 pic.twitter.com/n17h2nu058

" BLESSEDMVP (@Micah_Parsons11) December 20, 2017

Chris Harlan is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at charlan@tribweb.com or via Twitter @CHarlan_Trib.

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