Coach Wannstedt seems to be catching on to this Twitter thing. He plugged the recruiting BBQ that Pitt had today and then posted a verbal without commiting secondary violation.

Love to get phone calls like the one I just got. Yeah, it’s a good day to join the BLUE & GOLD!

And sure enough a little while later there was the recruiting sites announcing that Dan Schneider a TE out of Avon Lake, OH had verbaled to Pitt. Schneider is a 3-star recruit with plenty of offers including FSU, Colorado and WVU.

ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. sees him as a solid TE that especially excels at blocking (Insider subs.).

He is a tough and productive blocker. He really seems comfortable on the move, in space and blocking second level defenders. He attacks under control and gets hands on. He is able to keep his feet moving and often gets his head in position to block his target. Does a good job of being able to block down and wash a defender. In base-block situations, he delivers a good initial pop and gets hands on, but can tend to lean on the defender and you would like to see him generate more power from his hips. He keeps his feet moving and is able to steer the defender away from the ball.

Sounds like an ideal TE recruit for Coach Wannstedt. He’s also the second TE in the recruiting class — both from the Cleveland suburbs. Pitt now has 4 Ohio verbals — all from NE Ohio.