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

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.