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Braylan Lovelace, Rasheem Biles Sign to Join Pitt LB Room

The Pitt Panthers now have all of their defensive recruits signed.

Stephen Thompson

Braylan Lovelace, Rasheem Biles Sign to Join Pitt LB Room
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers rounded out their latest class of defenders on Signing Day by getting local linebacker Braylan Lovelace and three-star athlete Rasheem Biles to sign on the dotted line. 

Biles' decision was similarly easy. He took a trip to Pittsburgh in mid-June as well and committed three days after the end of his official visit. Biles chose Pitt over Purdue, West Virginia and several MAC schools.

Billed as an athlete, the Panthers expect the 6'1, 184-pound Biles to transition full-time to linebacker after being a versatile playmaker for the Pickering Central Tigers. He scored six touchdowns in three different ways - three times rushing, one time receiving, and twice by way of a pick-six.

Lovelace, a three-star prospect from nearby Leechburg, Pennsylvania, joined the Panthers' 2023 class in June, following an official visit. He held just one other Power 5 offer from Virginia Tech and Toledo and Army were the only other FBS schools to extend offers. 

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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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