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Pitt Decommit Chasen Johnson Chooses UCF

The Pitt Panthers are locked in a recruiting war with the UCF Knights

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Decommit Chasen Johnson Chooses UCF
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PITTSBURGH -- It didn't take long for a recent Pitt Panthers decommit to find a new home. 

Chasen Johnson, who decommitted from Pitt earlier this week, announced on Twitter that he would be joining UCF in the Knights' latest class. 

Pitt and UCF have been engaged in some heated battles for 2024 recruits this week. The Panthers hosted a Knights commit, three-star linebacker D.J. McCormick, and a recent Knights decommit, four-star defensive lineman Sincere Edwards, this weekend for visits while Gus Malzahn and UCF went to work on Johnson. 

Johnson, who made the switch from receiver to cornerback last season, picked Pitt over offense from South Carolina, West Virginia, UCF, Florida State, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Illinois, Indiana, Oregon State, Missouri and others. He had taken visits to see the Gamecocks and Knights, as well as Florida and Miami, earlier this year.

Rated by 247Sports and On3 as a three-star prospect, he's ranked as high as the No. 111 player in the state of Florida and the No. 65 cornerback in his class (247Sports). 

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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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