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The Frank Walker Law/PSN Daily Notebook- February 1

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Update (10:00 p.m.)-

PITTSBURGH — Pitt women’s basketball faced off against Duke, who made them struggle offensively all game leading to a 69-38 defeat at the Petersen Events Center Thursday night. 

The Panthers (7-15 overall, 1-8 ACC) drop their second straight game with the loss to the Blue Devils (14-7 overall, 6-4 ACC), as they lost on Sunday to the then ranked No. 18 rival Louisville Cardinals on the road, 77-58. This also drops the Panthers to 0-16 against the Blue Devils all-time, including 0-12 since joining the ACC in 2013.

This is also the fifth straight loss for the Panthers at home, all coming in the ACC, and seventh straight loss at home in the ACC dating back to last season.

Pitt had their worst quarter of the season in the first quarter, as they scored just three points, finding themselves down 14-3. They shot just 1-for-6 from the floor and turned the ball over six times, which Duke took advantage of, scoring 10 points off Pitt turnovers.

The Blue Devils and the Panthers kept it closer in the second quarter, with the away team having a slight 17-15 advantage to take a 31-18 lead into halftime. Forwards in senior Liatu King and graduate student Jala Jordan scored six points each to lead the Panthers, while junior guard Reigan Rutherford hit two 3-pointers to lead the Blue Devils in the period.

Duke managed to outscore Pitt in the third quarter, 16-11, despite turning the ball over six times, outshooting the home team 50% to 28.6%. 

The Blue Devils would dominate the Panthers in the fourth quarter, scoring 22 points and shooting 60% from the floor, and used an 11-0 run to finish off the game with a 30-point victory.

Pitt shot 30.4% from the floor and 2-for-11, 18.2%, from 3-point range in the loss to Duke. King scored 16 points on 7-for-14 shooting and also grabbed eight rebounds to lead Pitt in both categories.

The Panthers had no other players in double-digits scoring, with sophomore guard Aislin Malcolm and Jordan scoring six points each behind King. 

Pitt will try to get things back on track as they take on rival No. 14 Notre Dame on the road on Sunday, Feb. 4

Update (3:30 p.m.)-

Pitt football offered Class of 2025 three-star running back Tomir Bransford on Thursday. Bransford plays for Westlake High School in Atlanta, Ga.

He had 96 carries for 630 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior in 2023. 247Sports ranks him as the No. 43 running back and No. 53 recruit in Georgia in his class, respectively. He holds offers from ACC schools in Boston College, Georgia Tech Louisville and Virginia Tech, Big Ten schools in Maryland, Michigan and Penn State, Big 12 schools inCincinnati, Colorado, Kansas State, UCF and Utah, SEC schools in  Arkansas, Auburn and Missouri, Sun Belt Schools in Georgia Southern, Georgia State and Marshall, American schools in Charlotte and USF, as well as Austin Peay, Liberty, Toledo, UConn, UMass and UNLV.

Update (3:15 p.m.)-

Pitt football made two different Class of 2027 recruits offers, becoming just the second school for each recruit to offer a Division I scholarship.

Kendrayis “KD” Jones on Thursday, who plays for Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga., stands at 6-foot-3, 256 pounds and plays left tackle has just one other offer in Florida Atlantic.

Elijah Floyd plays athlete for Rockledge High School in Rockledge, Fla. He stands at 6-foot-1 and 168 pounds, with Iowa State as his only other offer.

Update (3:05 p.m.)-

Imani Christian Academy Class of 2025 cornerback/safety Stephen Vandiver received his first Division I offer from Bowling Green on Thursday.

VanDiver played quarterback, safety in a variety of positions for the Saints last season. He finished with 1,432 passing yards, 678 rushing yards, 142 receiving yards, 15 passing touchdowns, nine rushing touchdowns, one receiving touchdown and seven tackles last season.

Update (2:40 PM)- 

**A pretty big day for Westinghouse freshman Laimon Bates as he received his first D-1 offer, which came from Maryland. With Bates and 2026 4-star DB Kyshawn Robinson, Westinghouse will be a busy place for college coaches over the next few years.

Update (2:24 PM)- 

**2027 linebacker Amari Oquendo received an offer today from Pitt. This becomes Oquendo’s second offer with the first coming yesterday from Iowa State. Oquendo is from Rockledge, Florida and received the offer from Kade Bell.

Update (2:05 PM)- 

**2025 University Prep linebacker Xair Stevenson received an offer from Buffalo. Stevenson holds other offers from Temple, Toledo and Akron.

Update (1:48 PM)- 

**Today, Kade Bell and Pitt extend an offer to 2026 quarterback Travis Burgess from Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. Burgess (6’4”, 190) holds two other Power Four offers: Arizona State and Boston College.

Update (12:00 p.m.)-

Pitt football came through and visited Camden Catholic in Cherry Hill, N.J. on Thursday. Head coach Wayne Gilliam II thanked Pitt wide receivers coach Tiquan Underwood for showing up to the school earlier in the day. Underwood is from New Jersey and played for Rutgers in college.

Update (11:45 a.m.)-

Pitt football offensive coordinator Kade Bell re-offered a four-star Class of 2025 wide receiver in Jayvan Boggs on Thursday. Boggs, who hails from Cocoa, Fla., committed to Ohio State back in October, but Pitt and a few other schools are still trying to come in for his services.

247Sports ranks Boggs as the No. 24 wide receiver. No. 27 recruit in Florida and No. 195 recruit in the nation in the Class of 2025, respectively.

Boggs made 93 catches for 1,500 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior in 2023, all school records.

Update (11:20 AM)-
**Notre Dame football was in Western Pennsylvania this morning and extended an offer to 2025 4-star linebacker Alex Tatsch from Latrobe High School. Tatsch (6’3″, 210-pounds) holds other offers from Pitt, Penn State, Boston College, UConn, Duke, Marshall, Maryland, Michigan State, South Carolina, Stanford, USC, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Wisconsin. This is an interesting offer because Tatsch is considered a heavy lean towards Penn State.

Update (11:05 AM)-
**Pitt OC Kade Bell has extended an offer to 2026 defensive back Xaiver Lherisse from Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne, Florida. The 5’10”, 185-pound safety holds over 20 offers, including from schools such as Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kentucky, LSU, Miami Fla., Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Central Florida and West Virginia. Lherisse is a 4-sport athlete as he also competes in Basketball, Baseball and Track.

 

Update (10:55 AM)-
**This morning, Pitt football was in Georgia recruiting and extended an offer to talented sophomore Anthony “Ant” Davis from Grayson High School in Atlanta, Georgia. This becomes offer No. 20 for Davis, having received others from Boston College, Indiana, Texas A&M, Colorado, Marshall, Louisville, Tennessee, NC State, Central Florida, South Florida, Auburn, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Appalachian State and East Carolina.

Update (9:55 AM)- 

**A handful of offers Wednesday night from Pitt to get you caught up on.

—Tyler Reid, 2027 athlete from Miramar High School in Miami, Florida. This becomes Reid’s 1st Power Four offer and second overall. Tyler is the younger brother of recent Pitt transfer RB Desmond Reid.

—Chancellor Barclay, 2026 offensive lineman from Lake Minneola, Florida. Barclay (6’4”, 290) holds other offers from Duke, Florida, Iowa State, Liberty, Miami, Penn State, South Florida and Vanderbilt.

—Christian Hudson, 2025 defensive tackle from Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida. Hudson’s offer list includes Iowa, Iowa State, Liberty, Maryland, Penn State, Central Florida and WVU.

—Zane Rowe, a freshman All-American athlete from Denton Guyer HS in Corinth, Texas. Rowe (6’5”, 225) already holds 20+ offers including from Houston, Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Georgia, Kansas, Ole Miss, Nebraska, Oregon, SMU, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech and Texas A&M.

 

Sandy Schall, Coldwell Banker
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