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Three-Star ATH Josiah McLaurin Preparing for Pitt Visit

A three-star running back and receiver will be on the list of official visitors seeing the Pitt Panthers next month.

Stephen Thompson

Three-Star ATH Josiah McLaurin Preparing for Pitt Visit
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PITTSBURGH -- Add a three-star running back and receiver to the list of recruits expected to visit the Pitt Panthers next month, which has become one of the most crucial on the recruiting calendar for the Pitt Panthers over the past couple of years. 

Josiah McLaurin, a native of Clinton, North Carolina who is wrapping up his junior year at Clinton High School, will be in Pittsburgh to visit with the Panthers during the third week of June, he announced on Twitter. 

McLaurin is ranked as high as the No. 28 player in North Carolina (Rivals) and the No. 53 athlete in the class of 2024. 

In his Junior season, he rushed 103 times for 903 yards and 18 touchdowns and hauled 33 receptions for 490 yards and four touchdowns.

He's set a commitment date of August 16, per a report from Karl Ludwig of Pittsburgh Sports Now and has a visit to East Carolina scheduled for next month as well. 

He's received offers from Appalachian State, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Florida A&M, Georgia Tech, James Madison, Liberty, Old Dominion and Virginia Tech and garnered interest from Maryland and North Carolina State. 

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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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