Does the nephew of a Pitt great count as a legacy? ESPN.com’s recruiting aggregation says yes (Insider subs). Tim Lewis’ nephew Ryan Lewis has verbaled to Pitt after a late pursuit of the cornerback. Ryan’s dad, Will Lewis — also a former NFL player — is the VP of Football Ops for the Seattle Seahawks.
Ryan and his father were at Pitt this past weekend on a visit. The father liked the visit a lot, because the visit was low key.
Will Lewis said his son, who has offers from Pitt, Colorado and Utah, was impressed by the visit to the Oakland campus for at least one significant reason — Chyrst didn’t pressure him into making an immediate decision.
“He wanted (Ryan) to take it back home and kick it around a little bit,” the elder Lewis said. “He told him, `Talk it over and weigh your options a little bit and if you are able to make a verbal, we will go from there.’ ”
Will Lewis said that was a departure from other schools’ take-it-or-leave-it approach.
You know. Laid-back. “We’ll talk later. It’s chill, bro.” Like two days after leaving an assistant shows up at your door laid-back. Matt House, the secondary coach, flying across the country to visit him in Washington to nail down the verbal.
Lewis is a 2- or 3- or unstarred/not evaluated (Insider subs) recruit. But he obviously has solid bloodlines and hopefully is a bit of a sleeper. Have to assume the Pitt coaches saw something they liked to spring for sending one of their coaches to Seattle and back on such short notice.
Lewis is a 3-star corner.
JP – you’re next.
Question to Chas, Reed, the lawyers and of course, anyone else, I have one question. ( I also realize many are tired of conference talk, understood, just skip my post).
(I know, I’ve been told, there is no way WVU will be in the Big 12 this fall. I was told it would be one chance in a million, I understand that.)
My question, if the one chance in a million would happen (rumors that it might be a $25 million dollar buyout, with some Texas tv money helping, to get it done, rumors only of course), is then, if WVU would get to go, IF, could the Big East hold Pitt and Syracuse to their contracts to stay for two more years????
Intersting also, Big 10, Pac 12, SEC have their schedules out allready…..ACC, Big 12 and BE do not.
Wonder if we could get out cheaper, because WVU leaving has damaged the conference?? Syracuse and Pitt both sue!!!!!!!!! LOL
@wbb, ya, I didn’t know that. Looked it up after you posted, Louisville and BYU seem to be getting targeted.
Eventually you would think they might, I’m sure the Big 12 wants to get to 12 members.
and I concur with the FRANKCAN vote for Pitt’s new beat reporter. Caps and all. Unlike Zeise, FRANKCAN is ALL Pitt.
Hey, we’re up to about 4 or 5 on the petition to get FRANKCAN in there.
Frank, you told me the other day to give you some props brother.
Hell, we’re getting the ball rolling for you to replace Zeise!!! How’s that brother??
LOL
Lewis was injured his junior year and didn’t have any film to show at the beginning of his senior year when schools begin to evaluate players.
But this isn’t a throwaway scholarship. The kid is blazing fast and plays in a good HS conference out in WA State. Utah and Colorado both offered him and since Utah kicks our ass every time we play them that might mean something.
The legacy issue and the fact that his cousin, Tristan Roberts is on the team helped with the PITT familial side of things.
I read the ESPN article and thought it was pretty balanced. Although I’d love for Sean McCoy to give Shell’s Mom a call to discuss whether playing at PITT hindered him in any way. Perhaps he can wave his bankbook in front of her while doing it.
But Shell is doing the right thing in many ways – first and foremost in taking care of his children and their Mother. He sounds like a young man with a good grasp on what is really important in life.
We all know there are talks behind the scenes, they’re not waiting just to go to arbitration next week.
Reason I even brought it up, saw an article, that several of the Big 12 teams will have to schedule another football sub-division game, including Okie and a few others, and they allreay have one or two scheduled.
I believe if WVU isn’t in there, Okie will be playing 3 sub-division teams next year. (or whatever they call it now, was always simple with Div I Div II and Div III as far as I’m concerned).
Obviously, they aren’t too happy.
Also, I saw Navy is coming to the Big East in 14 or 15, that’s why this stuff was on my mind.
Not apologizing for bringing the topic up, I know a lot of people are worn out on the subject, but just a reason as to what caught my eye.
Time to go home, shall we win one tonight??????
hell who would rattle Wbbs chain if i left
Wbb thanks for info on louisille.
i mean who else would call him a Heretic.
well we lost 4 players and got 3 back i feel
better now.
Treyvon Hester is in for a vist this week end
he is 6 foot 3 290 pounds on rivals he is the
35th best DT a solid 3 star on the outher
service he is the 54th best ol men
but we have shown little intrest till now
his offers are from toledo kentstate massachusetts
and temple
so my point is do any of you know what is wrong
with him is it grades or what i mean he is rated high in two services but no good offers unless we
offer
do you have any info if so share it.
who is rude to me would you go get rid of him please thank you brothers
That is soo funny, I saw someone said this about the kid.
Its a PR/Alumni move, a good one though.
PC knows what he is doing…
He better have a couple OL’s up his sleeve too