Greg Romeus returned on a limited basis today to Panther’s training camp. He participated in individual drills, but not team drills. Romeus missed 4 days due to a stiff back. Along with Romeus, Andrew Taglianetti, Shayne Hale, and Ryan Turnley returned for some individual drills, but did not partake in team drills.

Coach Wannstedt announced yesterday that redshirt junior Chris Jacobson will be the starting left guard to start the regular season. These leave two holes on the offensive line, center and right guard.

Pitt received a verbal commitment from New Jersey defensive end Max Issaka, 6’2″, 228 pounds. Issaka is out of Woodbridge, is the 5th player from New Jersey to commit to Pitt’s 2011 class that already has 14 verbal commitments. Issaka chose Pitt over Rutgers, Michigan State, Connecticut, N.C. State, and Maryland. According to Rivals.com, Issaka is a 3 star recruit, 24th best at the position, 13th in the state.

Pitt signed all 24 players that it had expected to sign, leaving Coach Wannstedt and crew very relaxed for the majority of the day. The only bit of worry came from top recruit T.J. Clemmings (DL, New Jersey), but was quickly forgotten after he faxed his letter to Pitt shortly before 10 AM. Clemmings was considered to be the top overall prospect from the state of New Jersey.

The recruiting class addressed Pitt’s needs at the defensive back position as well as the defensive line position. It also brings in top Ohio QB recruit, Mark Myers, and PA QB recruit Anthony Gonzalez.

2010 Recruiting Class by Position

Offensive Linemen – 4 (Arthur Doakes, Shane Johnson, Matt Rotheram, Brandon Sacco)
Defensive Linemen – 4 (T.J. Clemmings, Aaron Donald, Khaynin Mosley-Smith, Bryan Murphy)
Wide Receivers – 4 (Drew Carswell, Todd Thomas, Kevin Weatherspoon, Salath Williams)
Defensive Backs – 6 (Derrick Burns, Brandon Ifill, Saheed Imoru, Jeff Knox, Todd Thomas, K’Waun Williams)
Running Backs – 2 (Andre Givens, T.J. Peeler)
Quarterbacks – 2 (Anthony Gonzalez, Mark Myers)
Tight Ends – 2 (Brendan Carozzoni, Dan Schneider)
Linebackers – 1 (Eric Williams)

Source: PittsburghPanthers.com

Overall, it marks another successful recruiting class for head coach Dave Wannstedt as he continues to bring top talent into the program at Pitt.

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