T.J. Clemmings may or may not have committed to Pitt last week. The confusion continues.

“I just told them I liked them but no commitment,” the 6-6, 263-pound Clemmings said by phone.

“I’m going to take my other visits first and if Pitt is supposed to be where it is, then I’ll be there.”

Clemmings said he plans to take his five officials in the fall, including possibly visiting Florida and Ohio State.

Okay, that seems to be rather clear. It’s right from Clemmings as opposed to from his HS coach like last time.

Or is it?

The story of Paterson (NJ) Paterson Catholic defensive end T.J. Clemmings‘s commitment to Pitt continued Monday when Clemmings was quoted online as saying that he did not commit to Pitt. But PantherLair.com spoke to Clemmings’ head coach, and he told a different story.

Unfortunately after that teaser and a headline that says he Clemmings is a Pitt commit, the story goes behind a paywall.

O000-kay. So now we have the coach who said he wasn’t committed maybe saying he’s committed (depending on what the story actually says), but the player is quoted as saying he’s uncommitted.

Right now, I don’t really care. It’s only the end of June. It’s not like teams interested in him aren’t still recruiting him. It’s nice to have him in the checked box of commits, but none of it is binding.

Still, it is a bit ridiculous.

Well, to be fair, Coach Wannstedt did say commits were a-comin’. We just didn’t know they would flood in one weekend.

There were a couple commits this the weekend. Now as the weekend is just about over and four more join the fold.

Brandon Sacco, 6-foot-3, 250 pounds and Bryan Murphy, 6-2, 230, are teammates at Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco High School. They made their pledges only 90 minutes after Clairton wide receiver Kevin Weatherspoon said he will attend Pitt.

Sacco, an offensive lineman, chose Pitt over Big East rival Rutgers. Murphy, who was recruited as a defensive end, had offers from several schools, including Boston College, Colorado, Louisville, Maryland and Michigan State.

Weatherspoon had 57 receptions for 1,470 yards and 20 touchdowns while helping to lead Clairton to the WPIAL Class A championship and the PIAA title game. He is a member of the Tribune-Review Terrific 25.

Also, T.J. Peeler of Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Va., committed to Pitt. Peeler, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound running back, had offers from West Virginia and North Carolina State. He missed three games with an injury last season, but rushed for 1,145 yards and 18 touchdowns on 129 carries with an 8.9 yard average.

Pitt had 7-on-7 camps this weekend that Coach Wannstedt termed a success.

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