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Pitt QBs Phil Jurkovec, Ty Dieffenbach Host Transfer WR Daejon Reynolds

Two of the three new quarterbacks on the Pitt Panthers' roster were trying to lock down a potential weapon.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt QBs Phil Jurkovec, Ty Dieffenbach Host Transfer WR Daejon Reynolds
Pitt QBs Phil Jurkovec, Ty Dieffenbach Host Transfer WR Daejon Reynolds /
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers took advantage of the energy the men's basketball team had built during their climb to the top of the ACC standings by hosting a key recruit at the Clemson game in front of 10,000 Panther fans at the Petersen Events Center. 

Phil Jurkovec and Ty Dieffenbach, two of the three quarterbacks Pitt added to their roster during the December Signing Day, took in the game alongside transfer wide receiver target Daejon Reynolds, a former four-star recruit in the class of 2021. Head coach Pat Narduzzi, offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti and wide receivers coach Tiquan Underwood spent some time with Reynolds and company as well. 

Reynolds was a target for Pitt as soon as he entered the transfer portal last month. As a former blue-chip recruit, he committed to Florida coming out of Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. He was tabbed as the 24th-best recruit in the state of Georgia and the 46th-best receiver in the nation, according to 247 Sports. 

He redshirted his freshman year and hauled in 11 receptions for 244 yards and two touchdowns during his redshirt freshman season in 2022. 

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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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