Pitt Football begins to build 2016 recruiting class

The Pitt Panthers football program and new head coach Pat Narduzzi have made a splash in college football over the last 8 months.

Today that splash continues as Narduzzi and the Panthers add 3-star linebacker Chase Pine to the class.

Pine is from Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, Virginia. He is listed as the 58th best OLB in the nation, and the 29th best player in the state of Virginia.

Pine will be the 6th recruit added to the 2016 class, and the 3rd in the last week. On the 18th, the Panthers added CB Bricen Garner from Pittsburgh Central Catholic, and on the 21st they added Chawntez Moss, a RB from Bedford, Ohio.

Narduzzi and his staff make it no secret when a recruit is added to the Pitt family. Within minutes of the announcement, several of the staff members will tweet hints like #crootin or "Pitt is It"

Its is a great way to keep the fans posted and even increase the fan base. The popular term among the Pitt fans is "The Pat Signal".

Although the Pitt staff is off to a great start, there is still plenty of work to be done. There are still many players out there to be recruited, especially in the state of Pennsylvania.

The WPIAL is absolutely stacked with talent this year. Many standouts include 4-stars Miles Sanders, a RB from Woodland Hills, and Damar Hamlin, a DB from Pittsburgh Central Catholic.

Sanders has already announced a verbal to Penn State, but Hamlin is undeclared. Other standouts include Aaron Matthews from Clariton, Kaezon Pugh from Aliquippa, Khaleke Hudson from McKeesport, and Tim Jackson from Allderdice.

Pitt and Penn state are the two schools who are battling for the load of talent of the state of Pennsylvania. This battle for talent will sure be an exciting preview for the inaugural re-opening of the rivalry in 2016.