Pitt received a verbal commitment this morning from Fernando Diaz, a 6-foot-2, 285-pound offensive guard from Bronx (N.Y.) Cardinal Hayes.
Diaz chose the Panthers over scholarship offers from Army and fellow Big East Conference member Connecticut, which he visited this past weekend.
He is Pitt’s sixth recruit from the Class of 2009 and the third projected to play on the offensive line, joining Lakeview’s Cory King and Aliquippa’s Juantez Hollins.
