Here are the Pittsburgh papers’ stories on Tamarcus Porter committing.

“He loved the facilities when he went to camp there last summer and he just feels like it would be a place for him to play early,” said Pahokee coach Leroy Foster. “He loved coach [Dave] Wannstedt and also [assistant] coach Charlie Partridge, who recruited him.”
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“He’s a very versatile player,” Foster said. “You can put him anywhere on the field and he will give you results. He’s a tough competitor who plays a physical style.”

Porter also visited Boston College in September. Foster said Porter also had scheduled visits to Virginia and Wake Forest, but will cancel those trips. Foster also said he expected Porter to wait a week or two before making a decision, “but I think this whole recruiting process was just getting too much for him.”

The Atlanta Journal Constitution looks at teams that are surprising in the recruiting front. Headlining the group of 5:

1. Pitt. On the field, the Panthers lost to Ohio University and Rutgers in Year 1 of the Dave Wannstedt era. Off it, they’ve whipped Florida State, Michigan and Southern Cal.

The nation’s top-ranked tight end — Nate Byham of Franklin, Pa. — turned down half the Top 25 to commit to Pitt. Fellow Pennsylvanian Dorin Dickerson, a top-five receiver recruit nationally, picked Pitt over LSU, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio State.

With 21 commitments, the Panthers are poised for a top-10 finish.

“They are killing it,” Scout.com analyst Jamie Newberg said.

Nice to read.