Well, Spring Drills start on Saturday. Pitt has its Preseason Prospectus available for Download (PDF). No shock who they put on the cover.

A little more on Pitt’s first recruit for the 2006 class.

Most scouting services don’t have player rankings on underclassmen until later in the year. However, some scouts are very high on Loheyde.

“He’s a top 10 to 15 junior in the state of Pennsylvania,” said Bob Lichtenfels, who is the Big East recruiting analyst for the recruiting Web site Scout.com. “He sort of a throwback kid, a tough, hard-nosed player. He has great lateral quickness and covers extremely well for his size.”

Actually, this is the most amusing (over)reaction to the verbal.

And so begins Pitt’s takeover of the WPIAL.
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This is why Penn State fans should worry about Wannstedt more than
Panthers fans. While he’s never come close to winning anything as a head coach,
Wannstedt’s always been a players’ favorite, meaning he should be a formidable
foe in Pa. recruiting.

By the way, you know how Pitt was ranked in the top-20 of schools with football and basketball? Guess who was #1 in the anti-top 20?

1. Penn State The Lion fencing squad is a favorite to win a record 10th national championship this month. Hey, at least there’s been something to cheer about in Happy Valley this winter. Over the last 188 days, Penn State has been victorious just 11 times in 41 tries. JoePa’s defense could shut down anyone last fall, but the offense couldn’t score worth a lick, and the team finished with a losing record for the fourth time in five years. The basketball program, which lost 16-of-17 in the Big Ten and was 7-23 overall, has been killed by defections the last two years, and is currently in a state of chaos.
Winter MVP — LB Paul Posluszny

I think their women’s basketball team is doing well.