The way that Partridge developed Kancey - the best Pitt defensive tackle since Donald - hasn’t been lost upon Edwards either.

I’ll be able to showcase my talent at end, tackle and wherever.” “If I come here, I won’t be limited to just one position. “He loves my versatility, how I can play both inside and three tech and edge, and that’s one thing he mentions,” Edwards said. They were able to watch Pitt’s film but also some of Edwards’ film from Wekiva, too. I really enjoyed how high-intensity practice was - the defense completely dominated the offense, and it was one of the best practices - if not the best - I’ve ever went to so far.”Įdwards’ relationship with Charlie Partridge has been a major factor in his Pitt interest, with the two bonding heavily during the unofficial visit. “It was a real fun (practice), and it was a good experience. So, in meeting these Pitt legends, it was real fun and a great experience. I also got to meet Calijah Kancey, and that was very cool. “I got to meet a guy that I look up to, which is Aaron Donald,” Edwards told PSN in April. So, Pitt - I love the defense that they run, and I really see myself fitting in that scheme.”Įdwards is a top target in the class, and he certainly hasn’t lacked offers, as Arkansas, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Colorado, Duke, FAU, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Iowa State, Kentucky, Louisville, Marshall, Maryland, Michigan State, Mississippi State, North Carolina State, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, Ole Miss, USF and Utah have all extended offers. “It’s something I’ve never seen before, something me or my family has ever seen before, and I got a real connection with coach Partridge. “Honestly they just showed me something that I’ve never seen before, and what I mean by that is, for one, we could talk about the state of Pitt, Pennsylvania, it’s just different,” Edwards told PSN. If the Pac-12 adds SMU and San Diego State instead, the conference may just survive.Well, after an official visit to Pittsburgh over the final weekend of June, Edwards is now locked into Pitt.Įdwards - a 6-foot-3, 240-pound four-star defensive lineman from Wekiva High in Apopka, Florida - committed to Pitt during his exit interview Saturday and officially announced his decision today, choosing the Panthers over Maryland, Penn State, UCF and USF. USF has won eight games over the past four seasons, so until the program could stabilize at least somewhat, the Tampa market will go untapped at the Power Five level.Īs for as where college football goes, the Big 12 adding schools from the Pac-12 is the variable that determines if the sport is heading towards a Power Three arrangement. USF also wouldn’t add a new time zone for the Big 12, which is a goal for its commissioner.” The Bulls’ struggles in football (and, to a lesser extent, men’s basketball) are still a problem that will be hard, if not impossible, for a major conference to get past. The Tampa Bay Times’ Matt Baker reports that USF won’t be joining former War on I4 rival UCF as a Sunshine State representative in the Big 12 - a conference that is reportedly looking to add time zones, not football programs down on their luck: USF won’t be going to the Big 12, or anywhere in the Power Five, in conference realignment

While the Big 12 isn’t looking to slow down in their pursuit of elevating itself to the level of the SEC and the Big Ten, they reportedly aren’t looking to add just any program in conference realignment. The Big 12 is losing two storied programs, but the Lone Star State-based conference is also eyeing new programs.Īfter adding Houston, BYU, Cincinnati, and UCF, the Big 12 is now looking to poach Utah, Arizona State, Arizona, and Colorado - a move that would effectively kill the Pac-12, who is looking to add SMU and San Diego State according to The Athletic staff (subscription required), in order to keep the Power Five conference afloat. Conference realignment is coming sooner to the SEC than was previously announced, with Texas and Oklahoma arriving in 2024.

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