Topic: Pitts Immediately Eligible!

[MUsince96]

Per his Twitter and Grant Traylor.

[svherd]

YES! The kid is a beast!

[GreenDaddy]

Oh my, this is big. I have a gut feeling that this season is going to be special.

[Buffalo Bop]

https://twitter.com/GrantTraylor/status/1164222402919841792?s=20

[herd2win]

This seems like the first one of these in either sport to go our way...this is great news.

[herdfifteen]

Great news, this kid has been outstanding in our practices.

[HerdEcon]

Woohoo! 

Much needed help on defense after losing a bunch of experience and depth to graduation. 

[Buffalo Bop]

It worked out for us: we lost Gant and picked up Pitts.

Jordan, Charlotte transfer, is a good player too.

[wasbarryb]

This seems like the first one of these in either sport to go our way...this is great news.

Maybe MU fans aren't the only people Horseface has left feelin g screwed in his wake.

[goherd14562]

Let’s go! I just asked about this too, lol.

[Buffalo Bop]

https://twitter.com/GrantTraylor/status/1164237611709239296?s=20

[morpheus]

Yeah buddy, our DB situation just had a major Lift.  4 quality S to work with.

[MicDrass1]

Great news if he’s really good.  Just 2 starts.  Not a chance better than M. Gant, but might be better than our other S.  Use him now.... or RS and seperate from other starters who are also Junior S?  Our secondary struggles against true passers so if he is excellent against the pass use now.  Just don’t be surprised if he plays well this year he doesn’t declare.

[Thundering In MD]

Gant was good.  I will wait until Mr. Pitts has completed his junior year before I make a comparison.  Great news

[parshall2marshall]

Maybe MU fans aren't the only people Horseface has left feelin g screwed in his wake.

Cleared for the Access Bowl Baby !!!! All we have to do is produce.

[parshall2marshall]

Yeah buddy, our DB situation just had a major Lift. 4 quality S to work with.

Echoing and validating my earlier sentiments ... Thanks Morph !

[herdfan129]

Most importantly, this is great news for him. I'm happy he is cleared. Love that we have another local kid who has the chance to be a big time player for us.

[ed swain]

I just came home a few minutes ago and go the great news .I had expected the worst ,but am now in a great mood!

[pdunn]

Don't cheer too loud or the NCAA may remember that we are a G5 and reconsider:).

[Flat Tire 2]

Video from Keith Morehouse and WSAZ.

https://www.wsaz.com/video?vid=557820662

[MUonium]

Great news if he’s really good.  Just 2 starts.  Not a chance better than M. Gant, but might be better than our other S.  Use him now.... or RS and seperate from other starters who are also Junior S?  Our secondary struggles against true passers so if he is excellent against the pass use now.  Just don’t be surprised if he plays well this year he doesn’t declare.

no RS, please.  need every able body in that rotation

[HerdEcon]

No reason not to start him this season.  We need the depth on defense and he could contribute immediately.  He could be a part of a special season and I'm sure he transferred here hoping to play immediately. 

I thought he was projected to start this season up north.  They must have done something terrible to him up north for him to be immediately eligible. 

[Flat Tire 2]

I copied the below information from the wvu website. Coming of high school, Pitts is probably the highest recruited WV  HS player to enter MU in any sport in a long time.

No. 23 safety nationally and No. 1 player overall in West Virginia by Rivals
No. 34 safety nationally, No. 5 player overall in the East and No. 1 player in West Virginia by Scout
No. 30 safety nationally and No. 2 player overall in West Virginia by 247Sports
Four-star rating by Rivals and three-star rating by ESPN, 247Sports and Scout
Also offered by Arizona, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Louisville, Maryland, Nebraska, NC State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pitt, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech.

2018 (So.)

    Has played in 19 career games and started two
    Saw action in 12 games and started in two in 2018
    Tied for No. 3 on the WVU defense in pass breakups (4)
    Finished with two solo tackles and an interception against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl
    Tallied one solo stop against Oklahoma
    Returned to action vs. TCU, and tallied his first career forced fumble
    Missed the Baylor and Texas games due to injury
    Started his first career game at Iowa State
    Returned a blocked field goal 72 yards for a touchdown, set a career high in assisted stops (4) and matched his career high mark in total tackles (8) against the Cyclones
    WVU Defensive Champion: Kansas
    Set career highs in solo tackles (8), total tackles (8), tackles for loss (3) and sacks (1) against Kansas
    Tallied two total tackles, including one solo stop, against Texas Tech
    Registered one assisted stop and a pass breakup against Kansas State
    Recorded a career-high three pass breakups against Youngstown State
    Moved from safety to cornerback in the spring

https://wvusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5477

[Buffalo Bop]

Grant commented in a recent article that Pitts was a projected starter coming out of spring practice at WVU.