Rushel Shell, No. 24 in the ESPNU 150 and the nation's No. 3 running back, opted to stay close to home and chose Pittsburgh over Alabama in an announcement at his high school Friday. Shell, from Aliquippa (Pa.) Hopewell, which is less than a 30-minute drive from Pitt, decided on the Panthers this summer, but he kept his intentions quiet for several months. The four-star prospect is following in the footsteps of Pro Football Hall of Famer and Pitt and Western Pennsylvania legend Tony Dorsett, whose name adorns the stadium of Shell's Hopewell team. Dorsett starred at Hopewell before leading the Panthers to a national championship at Pitt. Read more: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/r...7100130/rushel-shell-play-pittsburgh-panthers
