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Pitt Offers Former Howard OL, Western Pennsylvania Native

The Pitt Panthers are hoping to bring a Western Pennsylvania home this offseason.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Offers Former Howard OL, Western Pennsylvania Native
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers are hoping to bring a local product back home to continue his college career in the Steel City. 

Da'Metrius Weatherspoon, a hulking 6'7 and 335-pound offensive lineman from nearby Clarion, Pennsylvania and Clarion High School, announced on Twitter that he had picked up an offer from Pitt after entering the transfer portal an opting to leave Howard University this offseason. 

Weatherspoon has only posted about his offer from Pitt, meaning they are likely his only offer to this point. 

He has appeared in 13 games for the Bison over his three years with the program, 11 of which came this past season for a 6-6 Howard team that made it to the Celebration Bowl, also known as the Black National Championship game. 

In 2023, Weatherspoon was named an HBCU All-American by HBCU Go after blocking for a Howard offense that averaged 367.5 total yards and 28.5 points per game. 

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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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