PSN Daily Notebook: May 17

The PSN Daily Notebook is your exclusive home for the most recruiting news plus news and notes on Pitt, Duquesne, Robert Morris and the WPIAL.   

UPDATE (5:31 PM)-

Allderdice Sports sends our deepest condolences to the family of Kenny Robinson. Please see the message from Coach Valinsky. pic.twitter.com/xImgk8cU5V

— Allderdice Sports (@DiceSports) May 17, 2020

UPDATE (4:00 p.m.)-

**Class of 2021 Laurel Highlands lineman Tanner Slavic received his first Division I offer on Saturday.

Slavic, a 6-foot-5, 255-pound defensive end and offensive lineman, earned an offer from William & Mary.

I’m excited to announce that I have received my first D1 offer from William & Mary. Thank you for believing in me @Coach_Armstrong @CoachVBrown59 @BoRevell @DLRunStoppers @CoachSammis @CoachMikeLondon pic.twitter.com/r0RvsBC9Dg

— Tanner Slavic (@t_slav_59) May 16, 2020

UPDATE (2:30 p.m.)-

**Class of 2021 Pitt tight end target Lake McRee of Lake Travis High School near Austin, Texas, has narrowed his list to six, and did not include the Panthers.

#AGTG I’m down to 6! pic.twitter.com/1GJ9ep605b

— Lake McRee (@lake_mcree) May 16, 2020

Pitt had just recently offered McRee on the recommendation of the Panthers’ 2021 quarterback commit Nate Yarnell, who is the starting quarterback for Lake Travis.

Pitt does not have a tight end commit in the Class of 2021.

UPDATE (1:30 p.m.)-

**Duquesne point guard commit Tyson Acuff has been honored as part of the Detroit Free Press All-Michigan basketball dream team.

CONGRATS to @Acuff__Tyson & Coach Steve Hall for making The 2019/20 ALL STATE BASKETBALL DREAM TEAM!!!https://t.co/sd5EicaeI9

— Cass Tech Basketball (@tech_cass) May 17, 2020

UPDATE (1 p.m.)-

**Class of 2021 Aliquippa running back and defensive back Vernon Redd received a hometown offer from Duquesne on Saturday.

Truly blessed to receive an offer from Duquesne University ⚪️🔴 pic.twitter.com/FjKsSdaLqi

— Vernon Redd (@Vernonr11Redd) May 15, 2020

Redd (5-foot-10, 165 pounds) also has offers from Coastal Carolina and Robert Morris.

UPDATE (11 a.m.)-

**Class of 2021 Upper St. Clair linebacker Luke Banbury received his first FBS offer on Saturday, when he received an opportunity from Air Force.

Extremely excited to say I’ve received an offer from The United States Air Force Academy!! @CowsetteCoach @AF_FBRecruiting pic.twitter.com/FPLhaDfy6v

— Luke Banbury (@luke_banbury) May 15, 2020

Banbury (6-foot-2, 220 pounds) has FCS offers from Brown, The Citadel, Cornell, Penn and Sacred Heart.
UPDATE (10 a.m.)-

**Yet another Ivy League offer for Class of 2021 Avonworth defensive end and tight end Trevor Faulkner. Faulkner received an offer from Cornell on Friday night.

Excited to receive an offer from Cornell! @CoachSatBhakta
@MrMurrayAPC @CoachMancuso @wpialsportsnews @PaFootballNews @AvonworthS_C @AvonworthFB pic.twitter.com/t1oNuaESXI

— Trevor Faulkner (@_TrevorFaulkner) May 15, 2020

Faulkner (6-foot-5, 225 pounds) already held offers from Dartmouth, Harvard and Penn, along with Akron and Air Force at the FBS level and Albany, Bucknell, Duquesne and William & Mary in addition to the Ivies at the FCS level.