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Recruiting Notebook: Pitt OL Enrollee Tai Ray Earns First-Team All-State Honors

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Recruiting Notebook: Pitt OL Enrollee Tai Ray Earns First-Team All-State Honors
Recruiting Notebook: Pitt OL Enrollee Tai Ray Earns First-Team All-State Honors

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PITTSBURGH -- With the 2022 season over, the Pitt Panthers are well into the portion of their calendar dedicated to recruiting. Fresh off a dramatic win in the Sun Bowl, Pitt is hitting the recruiting trail hard.

Follow along here all day as Inside the Panthers keeps you updated on who Pitt is after.

7:00 AM

Three-star Pitt offensive line signee Tai Ray is already on campus but he's still earning praise for his play in high school. The imposing 6'7, 310-pound tackle was named a first-team all-state player in Florida's 4M division. 

6:30 AM

Pitt target Peter Pesansky, a 6'3 defensive end from Tampa, Florida, has earned four-star distinction from Rivals. Seven ACC schools - including the Panthers - have extended offers and Notre Dame has shown interest. 

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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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