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Pitt Offers Former Harvard OL

The Pitt Panthers hope to reel in a transfer from the Ivy League.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Offers Former Harvard OL
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers are in the middle of a transition from one generation of offensive linemen to the next but are looking for some transfer veterans to help them bridge the gap. 

Pitt has targeted former Harvard offensive lineman Jacob Rizy, a 6'5 and 305-pound senior with two years of eligibility remaining. He picked up an offer from Pitt this week. 

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Rizy also holds offers from Duke, Purdue, Tulane, Tulsa, UTSA, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest and that list is sure to grow with time. 

Rizy has appeared in 22 games over three seasons with the Harvard Crimson and started 21. He earned first-team All-Ivy League Honors in 2023 and was named to the second-team All-Ivy League offense in 2022, when he blocked for the conference's leading rusher, Aidan Borguet. 

The Panthers are expected to return most of their starting offensive line from a year ago. Tackles Branson Taylor and Ryan Baer both announced their intention to return to Pitt. Center Terrance Moore and guard B.J. Williams have yet to make their plans for next season public. 

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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