Die-Hards: Pitt is a ‘Dream Come True’ for Missouri State LB Tylar Wiltz

As Tyler Wiltz sat down with his barber on March 15, he just wanted to get his hair cut and braided. What should have been a quick hour in the chair turned into a day-long ordeal as college coaches blew up his phone and interrupted his appointment.

Wiltz, a 6-foot-1, 219-pound all-conference linebacker, entered the transfer portal earlier that day after a highly-successful junior season at FCS Missouri State, and one of the first schools to get in touch with him was Pitt.

After a quick direct message on Twitter from Pitt director of player personnel Graham Wilbert, Wiltz and Wilbert chatted for about 15 minutes. It was a good introduction to Pitt, but when the call continued a little while later, it really laid the foundation for a future relationship