Terrelle Pryor, who will select his college destination today, doesn't really "dig" State College -- and in all honesty, that may not be the worst thing for the Penn State football team.

Pryor's unparalleled athleticism would certainly be welcomed at a program like Penn State. The top high school football recruit could contribute on the field right away. But when it comes to off-field behavior, Pryor has already developed a penchant for finding trouble, and with the state of the embattled Nittany Lions, Pryor doesn't seem to be the character player Penn State desperately needs at this point.

Earlier this month, Pryor as well as several of his Jeannette High School basketball teammates, were involved in a fight following a state playoff game with North Catholic, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pryor said one North Catholic player called him a name in the handshake line after the game, the Post-Gazette reported, and teammates had to hold Pryor back. Pryor also said his teammates said a North Catholic player used a racial slur.

Before that, Pryor made an advance to enter the stands after a WPIAL playoff game in February after fans taunted him throughout the game, according to the Washington Observer-Reporter

And before that, in October, Pryor was charged with disorderly conduct after refusing to leave an amusement park when asked, according to the Post-Gazette. The incident began when Pryor became engaged in a verbal confrontation with another who Pryor said inappropriately touched his female friend, The Post-Gazette reported.

"He was asked to leave, and he refused to leave," West Mifflin Police Chief Joseph Popovich told the Post-Gazette. "He was giving security a hard time with his language. He was just being mouthy." Pryor eventually left with a police escort.

And while it is not the intent of The Daily Collegian to chastise Pryor, these are all incidents that could have been avoided had Pryor simply taken the more mature route. But more importantly, they are similar situations several current Penn State football players have faced -- and faced with similar immaturity.

As good of an athlete Pryor is, Penn State simply does not need another player with character issues. Every week, Penn State's dirty laundry list grows -- Austin Scott, Andrew Quarless, Chris Baker, Phil Taylor and Navorro Bowman, all players facing some sort of criminal charges in connection with offenses ranging from fights to sexual assault to driving under the influence.

What Penn State needs now are mature student-athletes with integrity, athletes that can lead by example. Paul Posluszny did that. And Michael Robinson, though not without his own faults, eventually did, too. It's hard to believe that this recent rash of off-field problems would have happened under the watch of those two players. Pryor is a quarterback. He'd be expected to lead right away. Not just on the field, but off, too. As of now, Pryor does not appear to have the maturity to take a program struggling with an image problem on his back.

Why would Penn State even mind losing Pryor, who could end up being just as much a project in character development as he is an elite talent? In the end, it'd simply be too much of a risk to have Pryor on board.