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May 15, 2007

Pitt Not Finalist For Andrew Sweat

Filed under: Big 11,Football,Recruiting — Dennis @ 9:14 pm

Any time a WPIAL player gets any sort of recruiting buzz, Pitt is assumed to be on their list until they narrow down their search and we find out that Pitt didn’t make the cut. That’s the exact case we have with Andrew Sweat, the standout LB from Trinity.

Sweat has just announced this “final six” and unfortunately Pitt isn’t one of the final six. Sweat told Bill Kurelic from BuckeyeGrove.com that “I really like Ohio State, Michigan and Notre Dame. And also Penn State and maybe LSU or Florida.”

He’ll most likely land at Ohio State you can tell he is definitely getting attention from teams that are always in the hunt for national titles. What are some people saying about him in the comments section?

To say Sweat is overrated is not entirely incorrect.

I cover high school sports locally, and I have seen him play many times. Although I think he is a good player, I noticed he disappeared against other big-time talents. I’m not claiming he is going to be a bust in college, but I could name several other big-named WPIAL recruits from the past few seasons who haven’t lived up to their billing.

The truth is no one knows how a kid is going to perform when he lines up against other talented college athletes. Sweat not including Pitt on his “Final Six” list might be a bit disappointing, but the Panthers should only be interested in players who want to play here.

Well said. Very well said.





That is because ohio state gives gifts to recruits. My cousin played football there. He knows alot of the bball players get even more than he got too.

Comment by don 05.16.07 @ 1:08 am

Like what kind of gifts? Do tell 🙂

Comment by Jeff 05.16.07 @ 10:45 am

Gifts? I don’t think so. Let’s give credit where it’s due, the other six schools on his list had winning records and went to bowl games while we have not. While Ohio State is always suspect to anything, I am sure they have learned a few things about what not to do with recruits and/or players from the recent past. Columbus isn’t very far from Pittsburgh either so family could always drive there without any pit stops.
I’m disappointed Sweat didn’t put PITT in his final six. I mean every high school junior and senior in the country knows we need LB’s…so they would have a shot at starting at 18 or 19. It’s not a big hit on us because they haven’t even played a game as a senior yet…shit happens. I’m sure Wanny has some bases covered and he is already looking at option 2 and 3 as well as sleepers.

Comment by Panthoor 05.16.07 @ 12:32 pm

It’s not good when Pitt is struggling horribly to land LB’s, then aren’t in the final six for a local one. Downplaying his abilities is a bit ridiculous considering most of the major programs in the country want him.

Comment by mark 05.16.07 @ 4:41 pm

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