Pitt received a verbal commitment from St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) defensive end Deonte Gibson tonight.

Gibson (6'3'', 225 pounds) chose the Panthers over scholarship offers from West Virginia, Stanford, Cincinnati, Michigan State, Colorado, Louisville and Kansas.

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