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Pitt Football Building Florida-Heavy 2023 Recruiting Class

The Pitt Panthers' six 2023 commits from Florida outpaces their haul from any other state in the union.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Football Building Florida-Heavy 2023 Recruiting Class
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have continued to add talent from the Sunshine State this offseason. The 2023 recruiting class, bolstered by the recent addition of three-star receiver and former Miami Hurricane pledge Lamar Seymore, the Panthers boast six verbal commitments from Floridians, more than any other state. 

Investment in the talent-rich state of Florida has been a focus of head coach Pat Narduzzi's recruiting strategy ever since he arrived. He's benefited greatly from the work of defensive line coach Charlie Partridge, who's been heralded as an expert at recruiting players from Florida. 

This strategy has paid dividends for the Panthers. Former stars like Rashad Weaver, Keyshon Camp, Damarri Mathis and Shocky Jaques-Louis have played big roles on successful teams of the past and current defensive starters Marquis Williams, Deslin Alexandre, Calijah Kancey and Brandon Hill all helped deliver an ACC Championship to the Steel City last season. 

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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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