Another “youth movement” is on at Pitt story.
Former Pitt QB Rod Rutherford has been signed to the Steeler practice squad. He was with Carolina last year before being cut during pre-season this year.
Penn State’s big win got them a dividend. Eric Latimore, a DE from Delaware, made a verbal to them over Pitt and Miami. Rivals.com, though, still has Pitt ranked #7 in recruiting classes.
It’s not often that two losing programs crack the top 10 in the Rivals.com team rankings, but that’s the case with Pittsburgh at No. 7 and Clemson at No. 8.
The Panthers did it early by going out and keeping a lot of the top Western Pennsylvania talent at home. Coach Dave Wannstedt’s NFL background is attractive to recruits and despite the struggles on the field the recruits believe he is the right man to put Pittsburgh back on top of the Big East.
Scout.com has Pitt at #9. ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. has Pitt at #19 (Insider Subs.).
