A little tidbit at the end of new ESPN Big East blogger, Andrea Adelson’s bit on Zach Brown coming to Pitt.

Behind Graham, there is total inexperience and uncertainty. You have walk-on Desmond Brown and then the four incoming true freshmen: Isaac Bennett, Jeremiah Bryson, Malcolm Crockett and Corey Davis.

At least Brown has some game experience against some excellent competition in the Big Ten. Even with Brown, there is no question the true freshmen are going to have every opportunity to see the field, too, simply because depth is such a problem. Every team needs to go at least three-deep in its backfield to feel comfortable, and to be sure not to totally wear out the starter. Two-back systems have been the answer in many places.

All four freshmen running backs have reported and are on campus. In fact, every freshman is there minus defensive back Jevonte Pitts, who is most likely headed the prep school route.

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Good to know that the freshmen are already getting ready for the upcoming season. Lots of opportunities, I expect.

Jevonte Pitts is the cousion of Lafayette Pitts and was the teammate at Woodland Hills of EJuan Price. Between his academic issues and not exactly a standout on the team, Jevonte’s recruitment was seen mainly through the prism of luring Lafayette and Price to Pitt.

Whether that remains true or not, it looks like Jevonte will have another year to try and get himself in a position to disprove the conventional wisdom.

Morning all. A week plus off for me to recharge the batteries a bit. Mounds of stuff piled up.  Have to say that the downtime from posting for me was surprisingly needed. A break that helps remind me that this should be fun to do — not a grind. A very big thanks to the boys of both the Incline Blog and Fighting Wannstaches for minding the place while I was doing other things. Judging by the volume of comments, I guess they stirred things up in this little sandbox. Don’t forget to check these guys out on their home blogs.

Also, thanks to Silver Panther in NYC for getting his Summer School series going. Judging by the number of posts in the draft queue, you can expect more of this in the coming weeks.

Lets jump back into it. The long (well, maybe a week or so) rumored transfer of Zach Brown from Wisconsin to Pitt for his final year of eligibility finally took place. Brown played three seasons — with diminishing opportunities — took a redshirt and is set to graduate by August. Under NCAA regulations, he can transfer to another school and begin taking graduate level classes if the school to which he is transferring offers a program not offered at his present school.

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