Crouch back to four equal favorites

Offensive tackle/defensive tackle Curtis Crouch has long been thought to be leaning towards NC State. Is that still the case?

"Right now I'm just looking at four schools," said Crouch. "Tennessee, NC State, Oklahoma and Virginia Tech are my favorites, and that's not in any order. Those schools are all even and I'm open to each of them equally."

The 6-foot-6, 320-pound two-way lineman from Fayetteville (N.C.) E.E. Smith is thought by many to be the top overall lineman in North Carolina in the Class of 2005, and with good reason. With great strength and good mobility for a player his size, Crouch has the potential to become a devastating college blocker.

"I haven't set up any official visits yet, but I do think I'd like to take four or five. I'm pretty sure I'll officially visit those four schools that I'm looking at now, unless something big changes in the near future. I need to start setting up dates here pretty soon."

Crouch doesn't have a timeframe for when he'd like to make his decision, but did say he would likely wait until after he took his official visits to announce anything.