Wolf Pack a finalist for national recruit Penei Sewell, who makes pledge next week

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(Photo: Robert Hoppie/ASPpix.com)In less than a week, Nevada football will know whether it has landed the most highly prized recruit in program history, but before the Wolf Pack reaches that point, coach Jay Norvell will get one final pitch.

Penei Sewell, the 6-foot-5, 349-pound four-star offensive lineman, has narrowed his potential college destinations to five finalists – Nevada, Oregon, Alabama, Utah and Southern Cal – each of which he took an official recruiting visit to during his senior season at Desert Hills High in St. George, Utah. Sewell’s father,…