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Former Pitt Target Decommits from Washington

A four-star Pitt Panthers target is back on the market.

Stephen Thompson

Former Pitt Target Decommits from Washington
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PITTSBURGH -- Alabama head coach Nick Saban's retirement sent shockwaves through the college football world, ones that lead all the way back to the Pitt Panthers. 

With Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer set to take over for Saban at Alabama, the Huskies have lost a commitment from four-star defensive lineman Dominic Kirks, who was considering Pitt heavily before heading west. 

Kirks, a 6'5 and 250-pound edge defender, was rated as a four-star prospect by On3 and 247Sports. On3 ranked him as high as the No. 11 player in Ohio and the No. 28 defensive lineman nationally in the class of 2024.

The 6'5, 250-pound junior had already been out to Seattle to see Washington twice last spring and summer and visited Ohio State, Cincinnati, Wisconsin and West Virginia earlier in 2023 as well. Those schools will likely be involved again for the Painesville, Ohio native and Pitt is all but certain to give it another shot with Kirks as well. 

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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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