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Pitt’s stable of running backs gives Narduzzi hope, options

So much has been said, written and projected of Pitt’s loaded stable of running backs that you wonder if Pat Narduzzi ought to just go to the single wing. That’s a poor attempt at humor, of course, but Pitt’s coach and his staff have shown a remarkable ability to find...
West Mifflin rising junior Nahki Johnson gives Pitt verbal pledge

Pitt still has a little room for recruits in its 2020 class, but Pat Narduzzi already has started on 2021. The first rising junior to commit to Pitt’s coach is outside linebacker Nahki Johnson, a recent transfer from Steel Valley to West Mifflin. Momma I’m staying home???#committed #H2P #2ManyLights0n pic.twitter.com/WPzyYNOsfb—...
Charlie Partridge’s south Florida ties connect Pitt to fertile recruiting territory

When Charlie Partridge puts Pitt’s defensive linemen through their paces in practice, it’s easy to see he’s a coach who does not tolerate nonsense and makes sure his players stay engaged throughout each drill. The results show up on game day. Rising junior Rashad Weaver has a chance to be...
Pitt lands Brooklyn, N.Y., running back Israel Abanikanda

Pitt added a second running back to its class of 2020 on Monday when Israel Abanikanda tweeted his intention to enroll next year. Abanikanda (5-foot-11, 196 pounds) is entering his senior season at Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. Officially Committed To... @oc_lincoln pic.twitter.com/BRqrjElwns— Israel Abanikanda (@IAbanikanda) June 24,...
Pitt, Penn Hills product Aaron Donald unfazed by NFL’s bright lightsVideo

Maybe Greg Gattuso stepped out of line on the night 11 years ago when he went to a Penn Hills game on a scouting mission. He was there to watch a linebacker and ended up offering a scholarship — through silent channels — to a junior defensive lineman no one...
Pitt gets verbal commitments from 6 players, including 2 4-stars

Coach Pat Narduzzi sent out his customized Pat Signal tweet for the Class of 2020 six times Saturday, indicating Pitt football received verbal, nonbinding commitments from six prospects, including its first two four-star recruits this year, wide receiver Aydin Hemmingham of Deerfield Beach, Fla., and safety Jahvante Royal of St....
Sam Clancy basks in becoming a Pitt Hall of Famer

Last week, Pitt announced its Athletics Hall of Fame class for 2019. The list was quite esteemed. It included the likes of All-Americans in football and basketball such as Don Hennon, Mark May, Jimbo Covert, Joe Schmidt and football head coach Johnny Majors. Also highlighting the marquee is Sam Clancy,...
WPIAL product Cameron Johnson ready to reward NBA team that takes chance on him

On the eve of the NBA Draft, Cameron Johnson was counting his blessings and crediting everyone who played a role the past five years in his development from borderline Division-I prospect to projected NBA first-round pick. “It’s a long ways from him signing with Pitt and a lot of people...
Pitt unveils Aaron Donald Football Performance Center

What Aaron Donald wanted everyone to know Wednesday night had nothing to do with his muscular arms and quick feet, his two NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards or his Super Bowl appearance earlier this year. No, the night was all about how sincerely humbled he was to have...
Pitt football lands 3-star RB recruit Henry Parrish Jr.

The Pitt football team landed its ninth recruit for the Class of 2020 when three-star running back Henry Parrish Jr. made a verbal commitment Wednesday, according to his Twitter account. When Parrish enrolls next year, he will be the fourth Florida running back on the roster, joining current junior A.J....
Pitt, Penn State women’s hoops to meet in ACC/Big Ten Challenge

The Pitt and Penn State women’s basketball teams will play Dec. 5 at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. It will be the first time they’ve met in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Penn State leads the all-time series 29-13, including victories in the...
Georgia cornerback Hunter Sellers commits to Pitt, fifth verbal in two days from class of 2020

Pat Narduzzi received his fifth commitment in two days Monday night when cornerback Hunter Sellers announced his plans to enroll next year. Sellers, a rising senior at Woodward Academy in College Park, Ga., was part of a group of more than 20 prospects who visited Pitt’s campus over the weekend....
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi adds 5 rising seniors during recruiting weekend

Pitt’s big recruiting weekend started Saturday with the first of five of these tweets, signaling Pat Narduzzi had received a verbal commitment from a coveted prospect. PITT IS IT!!! #H2P #2ManyLights0n pic.twitter.com/g5nzT7DsRT— Pat Narduzzi (@CoachDuzzPittFB) June 16, 2019 By Sunday night, there had been plenty of tweets from Narduzzi’s account,...
Pitt’s Kenny Pickett invited to Manning family quarterback camp

When Archie Manning is asked how much contact his famous sons have with campers and counselers at the Manning Passing Academy, he is quick with an answer. “Every minute for 24 years,” he said Monday. Or, every minute for as long as the camp has been in existence. That’s what...
Georgia cornerback Tee Denson joins Pitt’s Class of 2020

When one of Pitt’s graduate assistants heard a scream coming from coach Pat Narduzzi’s office Sunday morning, he walked in to see if something was wrong. Actually, it was good news. Cornerback Tee Denson of Atlanta told Narduzzi he planned to enroll at Pitt next year. “He was just really...
Pitt lands outside linebacker Kamara of Akron, N.J. athlete DeShields, Florida DE Belgrave

Pitt landed a versatile safety/outside linebacker for its Class of 2020 on Sunday when Bangally Kamara of Akron East High School tweeted his intentions to enroll next year. He is one of five prospects to verbally commit to Pat Narduzzi this weekend, according to the coach’s Pat Signal tweets. Only...

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