A few articles on Dexter Davidson committing to Pitt. This is the most detailed piece, with probably the best quote.

“It factored in a little bit,” Davidson said. “The tradition played a big part of that, and Dan Marino is a big part of Pittsburgh’s tradition. If any day I could be in that situation, Pittsburgh would best set up for that kind of success.”

Davidson chose the Panthers over scholarship offers from Brigham Young, Kentucky and Rutgers. Davidson said Louisville, Ole Miss and Tulane were showing interest. Davidson originally was planning to wait until his official visit to Pitt for the Notre Dame game to decide.

“They’ve got the nation’s top tight end (Franklin’s Nate Byham), a top-five wide receiver (West Allegheny’s Dorin Dickerson) and a great defensive lineman in (Baldwin’s Jason) Pinkston,” said Davidson, who was recruited by defensive ends coach Charlie Partridge.

“Their recruiting class is something special, something I want to be a part of.”

[Emphasis added.]

There isn’t much in this article not already covered other than a note at the end indicating that Aaron Smith is going to commit to Pitt on August 27. It has previously been reported that he is still deciding between Pitt and Maryland (keep those handwritten notes coming).