I realize many of you will have your attention divided by the Ravens-Steelers game, so I’m counting on the NY, NJ and Philly-based Pitt fans to show up tonight.

The game is on ESPN FullCourt, ESPN3.com, SNY, MASN and FoxSports Pittsburgh starting at 7pm.

Remember, new football HC Todd Graham will be showing up for the game tonight. Let’s put some drinking game rules in place. Drink when he hits the talking points from his press conference and message to Pitt fans. Kill whatever bottle from which you are consuming if he is almost verbatim from the message.

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Odds were if you were going to the Pete tonight, it was to see Pitt take on Seton Hall. But as an added bonus, New football Head Coach Todd Graham will be on hand.

Hope Coach Jamie Dixon talks to his team about the Marquette-Louisville game today. Marquette up by 17 with 5:44 left and lost by one. It was an inspired comeback by Louisville at home, and Preston Knowles went off in the final five minutes. But Marquette made it possible. Rather than trying to keep attacking and run their offense, they tried to run a four-corners offense and then chuck up a shot with 2 seconds left. Something that just shouldn’t be done in the shot-clock era — and especially when you don’t have the shooters or poise. I was pissed at Marquette for that stupidity, and I didn’t care who won.

Liveblog tonight as you would expect.

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Going all the way back to Todd Graham’s opening press conference at Pitt. Graham uttered one statement that should be remembered.

“Kids sign with coaches. I really believe that.”

So, it should come as no surprise, then that kids who committed to Tulsa when they thought Graham would be their coach would look at Pitt.

Yesterday, Jakeem Grant, a receiver from Mesquite, Texas, decommitted from TU and is interested in Pitt, the Dallas Morning News reported. Grant’s coach calls his player the fastest man in Texas.

Today, I’m told by one of our TU beat writers, another Hurricane receiver commitment now has Pitt on his list. TU commitment Keyarris Garrett, a 6-4 receiver from Daingerfield, Texas, is taking visits. (Mike Brown is working on a story for Sunday’s paper about the impact Graham’s departure has had on recruiting.)

Garrett’s high school coach told Brown that Garrett has added Pitt to his list in the last few days. Garrett plans to visit TU this weekend, but he also will visit Pitt and Louisiana Tech in the next couple of weeks, according to his coach.

Garrett has 40 career TD receptions and is a member of a three-time state champion team. He’s a three-star recruit, according to Rivals.com, which also is reporting Garrett’s interest in Pitt.

Although evaluating recruits is never easy, these arguably are TU’s two best receiver commitments.

These two, plus Jason Frimpong are all coming to visit Pitt next week.

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