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In-State 2024 OL Jiavani Cooley Picks Pitt

The Pitt Panthers' 2024 class got stronger.

Stephen Thompson

In-State 2024 OL Jiavani Cooley Picks Pitt
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PITTSBURGH -- While the Pitt Panthers conducted their first scrimmage of the season, their 2024 recruiting class got a little bit stronger. While pads cracked at the practice facility in the South Side, in-state offensive lineman Jiavani Cooley decided that Pitt is it for him. 

Cooley, a three-star prospect according to On3, 247Sports and Rivals, stands 6'5 and weighs 285 pounds. On3 has the Erie native as the No. 22 player in Pennsylvania, while 247Sports and Rivals have him as pegged as the 30th and 29th-ranked, respectively, prospect in the state. He held offers from Vanderbilt, Syracuse, Toledo and Akron. 

Cooley is the seventh member of the 2024 class and the first offensive lineman to commit to the Panthers this cycle. Pitt has the No. 25 class in the country, according to On3, the No. 19 class in 247Sports' rankings and the No. 16 class according to Rivals. 

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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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