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Class of 2027 West Mifflin running back Armand Hill received an offer from Akron Thursday afternoon. Hill has three Power 5 offers, Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia and six Division I offers with UNLV and Bowling Green as well.
Hill made headlines when he rushed for 495 yards and five touchdowns in the victory over Hopewell on Oct. 20. West Mifflin states that he rushed for 499 yards, but either way, it is still the second most rushing yards ever in a WPIAL game since Mapletown running back Dylan Rush ran for 527 yards in a 48-32 victory over Avella in 2017, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
He had touchdown runs of seven yards, 26 yards, 40 yards, 61 yards and 75 yards. He possesses attributes of all great running backs, such as his blistering pace and strength to break off tackles, but what separates truly Hill from other running backs his age is his vision. He had patience once he received the hand off and moved through tight spaces to create room between him and his defenders, allowing his speed to take over and a great performance overall against the Vikings.
His performances helped West Mifflin win their final four games of the regular season and a 5-1 record in the WPIAL Class 3A Western Hills Conference. West Mifflin made it to the WPIAL 3A Quarterfinals, where they lost to Elizabeth Forward 42-21 on Nov. 10. He also made the MaxPreps All-American Second Team for his performance this past season.
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Pittsburgh Central Catholic Class of 2026 LB/ATH Colsen Gatten received an offer from West Virginia on Thursday. This is his seventh Division I offer, with Pitt, Penn State, Nebraska, Duke, Tennessee and Wisconsin also offering him.
Gatten made 48 tackles, 27 solo, for the Vikings last season, along with two tackles for loss and an interception. He excels in reading an offense, making the right tackles and taking out options with great coverage.
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**Two more offers today from Michigan State to players in the WPIAL- Shady Side freshman wide receiver Carter Bonner and Central Catholic 2025 3-star athlete Bradley Gompers. Earlier today, the Spartans offered Westinghouse 2026 defensive back Kyshawn Robinson and Imani Christian 2026 athlete David Davis.
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**Pitt has extended an offer to 2025 wide receiver Jackson Miller from Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida. Miller also is a standout in track.
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**Pitt has extended an offer to 2026 athlete Jyron Hughley from Glades Day School in Belle Glade, Fla. Hughley (6-foot-1, 180 pounds) also holds offers from FAU, Florida State, Marshall, Penn State, Syracuse and West Virginia.
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**2025 edge rusher Brennan King from Cardinal Newman in West Palm Beach, Fla. picked up his first Power Five offer from Pitt. King (6-foot-3, 225 pounds) also holds offers from Charlotte and USF.
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**Pitt extended an offer Thursday to 2026 linebacker Chad Fairchild from Lovejoy High in Hampton, Ga. Fairchild (6-foot-1, 215 pounds) also holds offers from Duke, Georgia Tech, North Carolina State and UAB.
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**Congrats to Montour 2024 kicker Matt Marcinko for receiving an offer from Duquesne.
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**Michigan State football extends an offer to two WPIAL underclassmen: 2026 Imani Christian athlete David Davis and 2026 Westinghouse defensive back Kyshawn Robinson. Davis holds offers from Pitt, Penn State, Kentucky, Kent State, Akron and Toledo. Robinson holds a long list of offers Pitt, Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, Penn State, South Carolina, Syracuse, Texas A&M, USC, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Robinson also received an offer today from NC State.
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**This morning, Tiquan Underwood extended an offer to 2026 4-star DE Luke Wafle from Hun School in Princeton, New Jersey. Wafle (6’4”, 230) is ranked by 247 Sports as the No. 1 sophomore in New Jersey and holds offers from Penn State, West Virginia, Rutgers, Duke and Boston College.
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Pitt football offered a Class of 2026 defensive lineman Cory Simon on Wednesday, becoming his first Division I offer. Simon plays for Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a school that Pitt often recruits for its great talent. Standing at 6-foot and 240 pounds, Simon is a serious problem for offensive linemen to deal with, either at defensive tackle or as a defensive end. He made 40 tackles, 16 solo, five sacks and recovered one fumble in his sophomore season.
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Woodland Hills Class of 2026 athlete Scoop Smith picked up an offer from Robert Morris Thursday morning. Smith is one of the most electrifying players in the WPIAL, making 44 catches for 851 yards and a team-best 17 touchdowns. One of his best performances of the season came against rival Gateway, scoring three impressive touchdowns to lead the way in a 27-0 win in Week 1.
Smith holds a number of Division I offers in football from Nebraska, Temple, Toledo and UNLV and an offer from Stony Brook to play Division I basketball.
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**Duke becomes the latest Power 5 offer for Central Catholic 2026 star linebacker Colsen Gatten. Prior to Duke, Gatten received offers from Pitt, Penn State, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Nebraska.
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**2025 defensive back Zion Paret from Miami Central High School received an offer from Charlie Partridge and Pitt. This becomes the first D-1 offer for Paret.
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**The Akron Zips football program offered two players from the WPIAL on Wednesday:
–Carter Bonner, 2027 tight end from Shady Side Academy. Bonner (6’3″, 180) received offers from both Pitt and West Virginia during his freshman season.
–Will Ki Gorman, 2026 defensive end/tight end from Imani Christian Academy. This becomes the first D-1 offer for Gorman.
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**More recruiting in South Florida for Pitt as Charlie Partridge extends an offer to 2025 defensive end Lewon Lurry Jr. from Northwestern High School in Miami, Florida. Big moment for Lurry (6’3″, 225) because it’s his first D-1 offer.
