Huh, maybe those continuing phone calls from other schools to Tom Macvitte are getting answered. Mike Vukovcan of KDKA reports this:
“**Source tells me that Pat Narduzzi and OC Matt Canada have an in home visit tonight with QB Thomas MacVittie. I think it’s becoming quite clear that MacVittie is a HUGE priority in this recruiting class.
**The offer yesterday to 2017 QB Matt McKay (Raleigh, NC) is an interesting one. McKay is the ultimate dual-threat quarterback as evidenced by his 46 combined touchdowns this past season.
Here are the HUDL highlights of McKay’s JR season in HS. You can skip the ad after a few seconds.
Vukovcan is full of interesting stuff, here is a bit of speculation on his part:
**Here’s a name to keep your eye on: Derrick Green. He’s a former 5-star running back for Michigan. However, he’s graduating this spring and announced he’s going to be a graduate transfer.
I received a message from Green last night and he told me that he’s interested in looking at Pitt and making a visit. I’m hoping to do an in-depth interview with Green later today.
Green played sparingly last season for first year coach Jim Harbaugh. In 9 games this season, Green rushed for 158 yards on 47 carries and scored 2 touchdowns. For his career, Green has totaled 898 yards on 212 carries and 7 touchdowns.
At 5’11 and 240 pounds he’s be the hammer in the backfield… maybe we bring back the Fullback a bit more?
Werner of the Post-Gazette is doing a Countdown to Signing Day 2016 where he is reviewing the recruits we are bringing in and reminding us who we already have at the various positions.
Here is his first one, published in his Red Shirt Diaries:
“As with most quarterback prospects, MacVitte will almost certainly redshirt in 2016. Still, he’s talented enough that I wouldn’t be surprised to see him make a push for the starting job as a redshirt freshman in 2017. The spot will be open, and he has a better recruiting pedigree than both DiNucci and Bertke, even though those two will have the edge on him in experience.”
That pretty much echoes what we have written on here last week about the current state of the QBs and who may be heir apparent to Peterman when he graduates after this season, assuming we don’t get a QB transferring in, which we need desperately.
The staff is targeting Andrew Ford for a transfer in to bolster the depth after Peterman.
Ford’s HS STATS
Games | Passing | ||||||
Year | PA | PC | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | |
2014 (Sr.) | 11 | 238 | 161 | 67.6 | 2,776 | 35 | 7 |
2013 (Jr.) | 11 | 339 | 225 | 66.4 | 2,957 | 35 | 9 |
2011 (So.) | – | 153 | 103 | – | 1,362 | 12 | 2 |
70 TDs and 16 INTs is damn good for a HS player. Last year at Lackawanna College he had 24 TDs to 6 INTs so he can play football.
Pitt’s Holtz, Lucas selected for NFLPA Collegiate Bowl is a Trib-Review piece done last Friday.
Here is an article by Chris Harlan of the Trib on the recruitment of Central Catholic’s Damar Hamlin, the recruit Pitt has been chasing for a few years.
“Among them, Pitt, Penn State and Ohio State came for senior Damar Hamlin, the four-star defensive back who’s still uncommitted. With less than a month until signing day, all three remain in the running for the McKees Rocks native.
Notre Dame was Hamlin’s fourth finalist, but he has since faded. “We don’t want it to be some surprise on signing day,” Central Catholic coach Terry Totten said, “but he still has to go through the process with those schools.”
Are you reading this Robert Foster? It seems you pissed more than a few people off with your LOI Day drama.
Here is another bit from Harlan:
“Still a few undecided
Eleven of the state’s Top 35 senior football recruits remain uncommitted, according to Rivals. Among them are Central Catholic’s Damar Hamlin (No. 4), Philadelphia Prep Charter’s Karamo Dioubate (No. 5), McKeesport’s Khaleke Hudson (No. 14) and Woodland Hills’ Jo-El Shaw (No. 17).
Shaw, a running back, recently rescinded his verbal commitment to Western Michigan. Dioubate, a defensive end, decommitted from Penn State last week.
Hudson, a safety, visited Michigan this weekend.”
Here is something to get Emel back – he’ll come out of his hiding place like a moray eel attacking a passing guppy with these stats. They show clearly that Sunseri was almost as good a QB as Marino.
Comp | Att | % | Yds | YPA | YPC | TD | INT & TD: INT | Rating |
TS 736 | 1141 | 64.5 | 8590 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 49 | 23 & 2.13 | 137.9 |
DM 693 | 1204 | 57.6 | 8597 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 79 | 69 & 1.1 | 127.7 |
“If you knew anything about football, you would realize that Tino deserves the hate he gets. He was the most tunnel visioned, indecisive QB I’ve ever had the displeasure of watching in my entire life.?”
— comment by Brandon F-Berg, Roughriders Fan
Need a win tonight to keep us in the top end of the conference standings. Also to get the lingering Louisville Pitino taste out of my mouth.
NC ST was winning most of the 1st half, tied at half time?
Guess UNC won going away a bit, but from the minutes I watched, NC ST isn’t terrible.
Sounds like he was impressed but not ready to commit
Pitt has an ad for single game tickets for all home games on the front page of the PG. I told you there are a lot of open seats. Hopefully fans will take advantage and help fill the place. Duke included.
Two articles about tonight’s game, one about Rowan, the other about all of Jamie’s other recruiting misses, Anya, Freeman, Barber, although Barber never visited. Hard to understand how they have lost six in a row.
Hopefully the part about us being better and them being worse will make a big difference tonight.
The Zoo is going to go crazy on Rowan. His coach says he will love it and it will inspire him. We’ll see…
Hope the rest of the fans show up, should be a real good contest.
He won’t get all of them, but the ones he does get will elevate the program.
Hopefully these guys recognize the Boyd vs Foster example. Even a pimple on someones ass can be a star and go early to the NFL if they come to Pitt.
Before the rule limiting scholarships, the big guys would stockpile players just so their competitors wouldn’t get them. After the rule went in, Bo Schembeckler lamented, how an I supposed to win now?
LOL
Somehow I don’t that Duzz and the boys are going to use that line with recruits.
H2P
Werner PG is attending and tweeting updates
Shame to hear Miller wavering, love his size and athleticism and think he can really excel in Pitt’s defense. Macvittie you simply can’t lose. Pitt really needs to have a couple legit D1 quarterbacks moving forward.
I know they are paid quite well to do it, but to have to kiss these kids asses and have some of the ultimately bail on you at the last second, has to be frustrating at times
We will also find out how good Jamie’s experiment is with transfers. Important to the program that it is perceived as heading in a positive direction. Over the next few weeks will it exceed expectations, crash and burn, or hold it’s own?
Not Chicken Little time when we lose a few, it’s recruiting. All schools are in the same boat.
Believe it or not, Alabama loses recruits to Auburn, Clemson and Fl. State.
It happens.
Let’s hope we get a good percentage of who we’re after!!
Shaw looks like Ollison and can block .. can see him as FB, H-Back or even TE
(Washington looks small!!)
Johnny Unitas the pride of Mt Washington and St. Justin
High School cut by the Steelers.
Don’t understand the obsession with Tino.
–On Shaw, the highlights on the PG blog are much more impressive than some highlights I saw of him previously. I didn’t think he was worth a scholarship before, but he looked impressive on the PG highlights.
–Still, while Moss and Shaw both look like good backs, neither are the wiggle-back that we need, IMHO… Washington has better lateral quickness and change of direction, to my eye.
–Hope Miller sticks with Pitt – he’s a “major” talent.
Go Pitt.
Both pretty HEAVY in the lower body to be much of a breakaway threat at the next level.
Especially after they get their meal ticket to the Towers and a trip to Training Table every day.
I think maybe it’s always the first Wed. in Feb.
Go Pitt.