PSN Daily Notebook: October 7

The PSN Daily Notebook is your top source for updated news and notes on Pitt, Duquesne, Robert Morris and the WPIAL.

UPDATE (9:38 PM)-

Pitt man K’Waun Williams with his second INT in as many games! #H2Ppic.twitter.com/vL8iog7aIp

— Pitt Football (@Pitt_FB) October 8, 2019

UPDATE (9:25 PM)-

Here are my top performing players of WEEK 6:

1-@KhalilDTN QB Arizona
2-@GatorsFB Defense
3-@UMichFootball Defense
4-@DiddyBop12_ DB Pitt
@P_jones9 DE Pitt
5-@brockpurdy13 QB Iowa St

— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) October 8, 2019

UPDATE (7:30 PM)-

**2021 4-star cornerback Darian Chesnut (5’11@, 185) from Camden, New Jersey received an offer today from Cory Sanders and Pitt. Chesnut also holds offers from Baylor,.Maryland, Rutgers, NC State, Temple and West Virginia. Rivals rates Chesnut has one of the Top 10 junior cornerbacks and one of the Top 120 overall players.

UPDATE (6:45 PM)-  

**Pitt extends an offer to 2021 3-star cornerback Alijah Clark (6’2”, 180) from Camden, New Jersey. Clark holds offers from Rutgers, Maryland, NC State, Temple, UMass and West Virginia.

UPDATE (6:00 PM)-

**2022 safety Jyvonte McClendon (6’2”, 180) from Lake Gibson High School in Lakeland, Florida gets an offer today from Rob Harley and Pitt. This rising sophomore also holds offers from Florida, Penn State, West Virginia, Virginia Tech and Florida International.

A couple of plays I made https://t.co/TQP93rvtKU

— 2️⃣3️⃣ (@JyvonteMcClend1) September 28, 2019

UPDATE (5:21 PM)-

Pittsburgh lands FIVE players on ACC defensive Team of the Week!https://t.co/yZ5gavkQNt pic.twitter.com/IqxjHQqIfM

— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 7, 2019

UPDATE (5:17 PM)-

🆙 we go!

highest @AVCAVolleyball ranking in program history at #️⃣3️⃣.

also: we clock in at #️⃣5️⃣ in the first @NCAAVolleyball RPI.#H2P pic.twitter.com/MAp9FurvNT

— Pitt Volleyball (@Pitt_VB) October 7, 2019

UPDATE (5:13 PM)-

Here is the ACC Offense of the Week for week 6! You can see the entire team below!https://t.co/yZ5gavkQNt pic.twitter.com/iOSyahZk93

— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 7, 2019

UPDATE (5:02 PM)-

Morgan Kelly is the A-10 Rookie of the Week ‼️

🏐 Best DUQ hitting % since 2014 (.647)
🏐 Best hitting % from a freshman since 2011
🏐 Led the Dukes with 23 kills on the weekend

📰: https://t.co/mBrXOPPtWH#GoDukes • #A10VB pic.twitter.com/jS5I6Klg77

— Duquesne Volleyball (@DuqVB) October 7, 2019

ROW x 2⃣

Nate Dragisich is just the fourth player in school history to earn A-10 Rookie of the Week multiple times.

🔗https://t.co/slJAIqqWrY#GoDukes | #A10MSOC pic.twitter.com/Q493CgpwTo

— Duquesne Men's Soccer (@DuqMSoccer) October 7, 2019

UPDATE (4:57 PM)-

Dolphins Sign OT Antonio Garcia To PS, Release DE Dewayne Hendrix https://t.co/NQdYPvgefh pic.twitter.com/WkyQzZkQXC

— NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) October 7, 2019

UPDATE (2:13 PM)-

🏅Official #NECFB Defensive Player of the Week🏅

👉 Daivon Ellison, @DuqFB

🗒️Ellison secured a trio of takeaways during Duquesne’s triumphant NEC opener vs. LIU. The senior also totaled four tackles for a defensive effort that held LIU scoreless over its first 8 possessions. pic.twitter.com/tW00qNJseR

— NEC Football (@NECFootball) October 7, 2019

**Former Woodland Hills defensive back Saeed Holt has been named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week.

Congrats to @Band_count for being named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week!#LiftOff | #ONErockethttps://t.co/zHdU2TfDRA

— Toledo Football (@ToledoFB) October 7, 2019

UPDATE (2:04 PM)-

🏅Official #NECFB Rookie of the Week🏅

👉 Todd Hill, @DuqFB

🗒️ Hill totaled seven tackles, highlighted by a timely strip sack, during his Northeast Conference debut – a 21-14 win over LIU. pic.twitter.com/hFfbVtdGA6

— NEC Football (@NECFootball) October 7, 2019

UPDATE (1:58 PM)-

My updated bowl projections for @Stadium. New @CFBPlayoff picks: Georgia-Clemson, Ohio State-OU. New Year’s 6: Wisconsin-Oregon, Texas-Alabama, Wake Forest-LSU, Penn State-Memphis https://t.co/spdD4yOqLP

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) October 7, 2019

UPDATE (1:51 PM)-

Alyssa Crockett, Westfield HS/Indiana Elite Platinum – Class of 2022, has received a scholarship offer from Coach White and Coach Mitchell at the University of Pittsburgh.

Congratulations, Alyssa! @3Stripewbb @Pitt_CoachWhite pic.twitter.com/2yEHW9d3p5

— Indiana Platinum WBB 🏀 (@INElitePlatinum) October 6, 2019

UPDATE (1:17 PM)-

https://twitter.com/natebell__/status/1181256454789046278?s=21

UPDATE (11:53 AM)- 
**Pitt extends an offer this morning to 2021 defensive tackle Marcus Bradley (6’3″, 270) from Gaitherburg, Maryland. Bradley also holds offers from Duke, Ohio State, Virginia, Toledo, Kent State and UMass. Bradley tells me that he received the offer from Andre Powell.

UPDATE (11:15 AM)-

.@BardenJaylon with one of the longest stiff arms of the season 👀 #GetOffMe #RecruitGeorgia pic.twitter.com/Wft9FJWvAs

— Recruit Georgia (@RecruitGeorgia) October 5, 2019

Israel Abanikanda – the #Pitt #H2P commit – breaks off a 71-yard TD run, and Lincoln makes it 14-0 over @knights_kennedy. Still first quarter. #PSAL #BKsports #BXsports

— Greg Thompson (@gregthompson27) October 4, 2019

Final – #H2P commit Israel Abanikanda runs for two TDs, catches another and returns a kickoff for one more as Lincoln hands JFK their first #PSAL loss, 50-28. #BKsports #BXsports

— Greg Thompson (@gregthompson27) October 5, 2019

🏈🚨Game Changer!
4th Quarter
1:30 To Go
Tied at 14
🤔When….
⚡️Solomon DeShields Strikes⚡️
✅Millvillle Shocks Cherokee 20-14@TBoltAthletics @acelordd #njfootball pic.twitter.com/k42PSgxmGd

— SJ SportsTalk (@sojerseysports) October 5, 2019

UPDATE (10:22 AM)-

**Pitt bowling in Florida this year?

Week 7 Bowl Projections: The College Football Playoff remains the same, and these projections are 100 percent accurate. https://t.co/mEwMNuSIDv

— Bill Bender (@BillBender92) October 7, 2019

UPDATE (10:12 AM)-

ICYMI: the National Team of the Week for Week 6 is LIVE! ⬇️https://t.co/whufgdxzdw pic.twitter.com/llG5StPVdA

— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 7, 2019

UPDATE (9:41 AM)-

No. 4 ⁦@Pitt_VB⁩ keeps on rolling. Takes Down Fourth Top 25 Opponent #wtae https://t.co/LPAzKUziqE

— Andrew Stockey (@astockeyWTAE) October 6, 2019

UPDATE (9:35 AM)- 

**2021 offensive guard Aaron Gunn from Union High School (New Castle) received an offer over the weekend from Louisville. The 3-star recruit also holds offers from Kentucky, Michigan State, West Virginia and Western Michigan.

UPDATE (9:14 AM)-

4⭐️R.J.Davis of @step_basketball & @NYRhoops will take his official visit to North Carolina next weekend. He knows Cole Anthony well. May take an unofficial to Georgetown, if time permits. Pittsburgh & Marquette have done a very good job of recruiting.
R.J. prefers to sign early pic.twitter.com/Bh90AvLuDt

— 𝒜𝓃𝒹𝓇ℯ𝓌 𝒮𝓁𝒶𝓉ℯ𝓇 (@Andrew__Slater) October 7, 2019