Pitt slumped to a 3-9 record in ’23. Head coach Pat Narduzzi is in his tenth season with an overall record of 65-50. He’s signed through 2030.
Narduzzi has driven away some black players from the program after criticizing their lack of effort, but he’s no Caste buster. Pitt annually looks like many NFL teams, usually a White QB, some o-linemen, a tight end and the occasional White starter on defense. Pitt and Penn State seem to have taken a secret vow many years ago to never recruit and play any of the many outstanding White running backs, receivers, and defensive players produced by Pennsylvania high school football, with Ohio, New York and New Jersey also fertile areas whose White stars at taboo positions are ignored. Pine-Richland High School in Pittsburgh’s northern suburbs alone could be a strong pipeline for talent but is ignored outside of the standard Caste positions.
Since 2005 Pitt has started 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 11, 11, 10, 9, 7, 8, 6, 10, 4, 6, 6, 5 and 7 Whites. Just 5 this year.
Senior tight end Gavin Bartholomew should be drafted by the NFL next year, though if this Caste-speak laden “scouting report” by NFL Draft Buzz is typical he’ll be seen mostly as a blocker/backup at the next level: “Bartholomew brings a lunch-pail mentality to the tight end position, showcasing positional versatility and a willingness to do the dirty work. Lacks elite athleticism and top-end speed, limiting his ability to consistently separate from defenders.”
6’6” redshirt junior Nate Yarnell is the starting QB, though he may be in a battle with another White QB, Eli Holstein. Yarnell became the starter toward the end of ’23 and threw for 595/4/1. Holstein is a redshirt freshman who was a 4 star recruit. He transferred to Pitt from Alabama.
QB: Nate Yarnell
LG: Ryan Jacoby
RT: Ryan Baer
TE: Gavin Bartholomew
LDE: Nate Matlack
There’s a few White WRs buried at the end of the depth chart, all walk-ons from what I can glean. No RBs. Besides the two White starters on the o-line, Ryan Carreta is the only other overacheiver on the two-deep. The second string defense is entirely black.
Narduzzi has driven away some black players from the program after criticizing their lack of effort, but he’s no Caste buster. Pitt annually looks like many NFL teams, usually a White QB, some o-linemen, a tight end and the occasional White starter on defense. Pitt and Penn State seem to have taken a secret vow many years ago to never recruit and play any of the many outstanding White running backs, receivers, and defensive players produced by Pennsylvania high school football, with Ohio, New York and New Jersey also fertile areas whose White stars at taboo positions are ignored. Pine-Richland High School in Pittsburgh’s northern suburbs alone could be a strong pipeline for talent but is ignored outside of the standard Caste positions.
Since 2005 Pitt has started 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 11, 11, 10, 9, 7, 8, 6, 10, 4, 6, 6, 5 and 7 Whites. Just 5 this year.
Senior tight end Gavin Bartholomew should be drafted by the NFL next year, though if this Caste-speak laden “scouting report” by NFL Draft Buzz is typical he’ll be seen mostly as a blocker/backup at the next level: “Bartholomew brings a lunch-pail mentality to the tight end position, showcasing positional versatility and a willingness to do the dirty work. Lacks elite athleticism and top-end speed, limiting his ability to consistently separate from defenders.”
6’6” redshirt junior Nate Yarnell is the starting QB, though he may be in a battle with another White QB, Eli Holstein. Yarnell became the starter toward the end of ’23 and threw for 595/4/1. Holstein is a redshirt freshman who was a 4 star recruit. He transferred to Pitt from Alabama.
QB: Nate Yarnell
LG: Ryan Jacoby
RT: Ryan Baer
TE: Gavin Bartholomew
LDE: Nate Matlack
There’s a few White WRs buried at the end of the depth chart, all walk-ons from what I can glean. No RBs. Besides the two White starters on the o-line, Ryan Carreta is the only other overacheiver on the two-deep. The second string defense is entirely black.
