This site takes a deliberate no political discussions, please — approach. This post will touch on politics, so I apologize in advance.

Specifically this will touch on the candidacy of Natalie Tennant. She is the Secretary of State for West Virginia and running for the US Senate to replace the retiring Jay Rockefeller. Yes, this will be about doing something stupid. I know, redundant when mentioning West Virginia.

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Tyler Boyd has gotten off to a tremendous start at Pitt. One that even has surprised him.

The Clairton High School graduate was named the Atlantic Coast Conference’s receiver of the week and the 247 Sports True Freshman of the Week Monday.

“It’s a dream come true,” Boyd said of his early success. “Everything I expected, but I didn’t know I was going to go through it this early. I’m just really happy about it and I’m thankful for everybody that helped me get there.”

Again, it isn’t that Boyd is good and has had an impact. It is that he has been so good and the impact has been immediate.

While Boyd is having the splashiest impact, he is far from the only freshman that is vital to this Pitt team for this year and the next few.

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