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Recruiting Notebook: 2026 QB Earns Pitt Offer

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Stephen Thompson

Recruiting Notebook: 2026 QB Earns Pitt Offer
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PITTSBURGH -- With the 2023 season fast approaching, the Pitt Panthers are well into the portion of their calendar dedicated to recruiting. Spring practices will be underway soon, but the coaching staff is still looking for the next generation of Panthers.

Follow along here all day as Inside the Panthers keeps you updated on who Pitt is after.

7:00 AM

The spring of quarterback recruiting continues for Pitt, which is still pursuing some of the top underclassmen high school signal-callers out there. Their latest target is California freshman Jackson Taylor, of Oaks Christian in Los Angeles, who earned an offer over the weekend. 

He already holds offers from Kentucky, Oregon, Colorado, Louisville, Indiana, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt and Georgia. 

6:30 AM

One Pitt prospect has scheduled a visits to the Steel City for this spring and another has already taken a trip to see the Panthers. 

Harry Varty, a 2024 quarterback from St. Thomas More High School in Connecticut, was in Pittsburgh this past weekend. He spent some time last spring working with former Pitt receiver Jared Wayne. 

Shahn Alston, a 2026 athlete from Painesville, Ohio, is set to visit with the Panthers next weekend. The 5'10, 200-pound freshman already holds offers from Akron and Miami (OH). 

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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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