Who is Pitt Football Hosting for the Non-Conference Finale?

PITTSBURGH — It was a very busy weekend at Acrisure Stadium as West Virginia came to town, and while it won’t be as eventful this weekend, there will still be some valued Pitt recruits in town for the Youngstown State matchup.

Pitt has a fairly full class of 2025, most of which were in attendance for the Backyard Brawl, but the Pitt coaching staff is looking ahead to the future. The early confirmed recruits for the Pitt-Youngstown State game are future recruits.

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So, let’s take a look at who will be in attendance for the Panthers’ non-conference finale against the Penguins.

Josiah Oxendine — 2026 quarterback from Dillon High in Dillon, S.C.

Oxendine (6-foot, 185 pounds) will be taking his first visit to Pitt since he attended the Florida State game last season.

Oxendine holds offers from Akron, Appalachian State, Florida A&M, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Marshall, Pitt and Tennessee.

QB ‘26📍 ‘Burgh tomorrow for Pitt vs Youngstown State. Bye week tonight at FHHS.

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— Josiah Oxendine – Elite QB 2026 (@JosiahOxendine) September 20, 2024

Jermaine Smith Jr. — 2028 athlete from St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Md.

Smith (6-foot-5, 207 pounds) is a rising prospect in the 2028 class and boasts Power Four offers from Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, UCF, Syracuse, West Virginia and Maryland.

Jaymier Austin — 2026 defensive back from Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pa.

Austin (6-foot-3, 177 pounds) has pulled in a Big 10 offer from Purdue, along with Marshall and Youngstown State. He is making his first visit to Pitt as he awaits an offer from the Panthers.

Darian Slaughter — 2025 defensive lineman from Plum High School in Plum, Pa.

Slaughter holds four Division I offers from Saint Francis (Pa.), Mercyhurst, VMI and Valparaiso. He visited the Pitt program over the summer on June 1.

Darian Nelson — 2025 wide receiver/defensive back from Plum High School in Plum, Pa.

Nelson is being recruited heavily at the D2 level, but does hold a FCS offer from St. Francis (Pa.). Nelson visited the Panthers in June of 2023

Brock Heisler — 2026 defensive lineman from Hempfield Area High School in Greensburg, Pa.

Heisler (6-foot-3, 240 pounds) holds a Division I offer from Penn. He attended a Pitt camp in June of this year and has received some further interest from the Panthers.

Roman Maurizio — 2028 offensive lineman from Central Catholic in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Maurizio (6-foot-5, 240 pounds) is taking his first visit to Pittsburgh. He doesn’t currently have any offers.

Owen Herrick — 2028 quarterback from Central Catholic in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Herrick (6-foot-2, 180 pounds) is taking his first visit to Pittsburgh. He doesn’t currently have any offers.

Kaemon Tjerina — 2025 five-star punter/kicker from Redford Union High in Redford, Mich.

Tjerina (6-foot, 185 pounds) visited Pitt over the summer for a camp and picked up his first collegiate offer from the Panthers.

Pittsburgh Sports Now will update the list as additional recruits in attendance become available.