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Pitt Hosting Blue-Chip Recruits for Tennessee Game

The Pitt Panthers are hoping to impress a couple of elite wide receiver recruits.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Hosting Blue-Chip Recruits for Tennessee Game
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers' Week 2 matchup with the Tennessee Volunteers is significant enough on it's own. It's the first visit to Pittsburgh from an SEC team ever and a clash between ranked opponents at Acrisure Stadium. The last time two top-25 teams met on Pittsburgh's North Shore in front of a full crowd. 

The Panthers are trying to take advantage of the national stage and high-stakes game. They're hoping to show off an impressive gameday atmosphere to some blue-chip recruits. 

St. Louis, Missouri native Ryan Wingo, a five-star receiver and the No. 6 player in the class of 2025 according to 247Sports, checked in on Twitter earlier today. He holds offers from 33 schools, including Tennessee, Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Miami and others. 

Wingo will bump elbows with another highly sought-after receiver, Hykeem Williams, a four-star prospect in the 2024 class from south Florida. The Panthers have been pursuing Williams heavily and made his top six earlier this summer. 

They'll be joined by Austan Cristiaan, a four-star signal caller in the far-out class of 2028. He is rated QB Hit List’s No. 2 quarterback in the class of 2028, and he’s already getting looks from West Virginia, Texas A&M, LSU, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Jackson State, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and others. 

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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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