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Let’s set the record straight on Pitt recruit Jeremiah Taleni, the big defensive tackle who lives and goes to high school in Hawaii. “I’m Samoan,” he told me late Wednesday night. “I’m just from Hawaii.” One more thing: Taleni said he could have gone to the University of Hawaii and play Division I football, but [...]

Pitt has 25 prospects on its 2013 football pledge list, including only three four-stars (Tyler Boyd, Dorian Johnson and Tre’von Chapman). Yet, the little-known prospects — especially four big offensive lineman — could turn this year’s recruiting class into one of the best in the ACC. Rivals.com ranked Pitt’s class sixth in the conference last [...]

Pitt redshirt junior wide receiver Devin Street said Wednesday night on Twitter that he will make an announcement Thursday, also on Twitter. Street wasn’t specific, but he has been exploring his potential status in the NFL Draft this year and weighing it against a return to Pitt next season when he has chance to: Become [...]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Pitt hasn’t won three games in a row since 2010, but a victory Saturday against Ole Miss in the BBVA Compass Bowl will match that winning streak. That would be no small accomplishment for first-year coach Paul Chryst, especially after the team followed up its two previous two-game winning streaks this season [...]