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Pitt Misses Cut for Legacy WR Peter Gonzalez

The son of a former Pitt Panthers quarterback left them out of his top three.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Misses Cut for Legacy WR Peter Gonzalez
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PITTSBURGH -- The son of a former Pitt Panthers quarterback plays his high school football just down the street from campus at Central Catholic High School but they won't be able to keep him at home when he graduates next spring. 

2024 wide receiver Peter Gonzalez, the son of former Pitt starter Pete Gonzalez, revealed a top three list this week and it included Penn State, Virginia Tech and Miami. He holds an offer from the Panthers but will no longer consider it. 

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On3, 247Sports and Rivals all consider Gonzalez a three-star prospect. He's ranked as high as the No. 28 player and No. 121 wide receiver in the class (247Sports). 

He holds other offers from Syracuse, Cincinnati, Iowa State, West Virginia, Maryland, Wisconsin, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Akron, Marshall, UConn and Eastern Kentucky. 

The elder Gonzalez was the starting quarterback for the Panthers in 1997, throwing for 2,657 yards and 30 touchdowns. He led Pitt to a come-from-behind, double-overtime victory in that season's Backyard Brawl, one of the most memorable games of the series. 

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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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