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Pitt Target Elias Rudolph Adjusts Commitment Date

The Pitt Panthers know when they'll get a final decision from a four-star defensive end.
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Pitt Target Elias Rudolph Adjusts Commitment Date
Pitt Target Elias Rudolph Adjusts Commitment Date

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PITTSBURGH -- A four-star Pitt Panthers target will push his commitment back just slightly. He's still committing next week but wanted just a little more time. 

Elias Rudolph, a four-star defensive end from Deerfield Beach, Florida, said he will make his college decision on July 3rd at Taft High School, but do it at 7 p.m. as opposed to earlier in the evening as he previously planned. 

Pitt made Rudolph's top five in May and earned a visit from the blue-chip defensive end in early June. He also visited Penn State and Michigan, who made his list of finalists alongside Ohio State and Cincinnati. He opted not to take an official visit to Columbus last week. 

Rudolph held offers from Florida State, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Iowa, Purdue, Michigan State, Georgia Tech, Boston College, West Virginia and others that he spurned for those five finalists.

Rudolph, a 6'3 and 200-pound backer, is ranked as high as the No. 4 player in the talent-rich Sunshine State (Rivals) and No. 15 linebacker (247Sports). ESPN ranks them as high as the No. 150 player in the country. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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