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Redshirt Diaries presented by Cedarbrook - Weekend edition

It is a very spicy edition this weekend as old guys, fake committed guys and local guys have pissed me off....

SIAP - Congratulations to E.J. on his new position with the University!

The University announced on Thursday afternoon that Borghetti will be joining eight other Pitt employees in forming the Pitt External Relations leadership team. The External Relations team will create an umbrella that covers the University's interests in communications and marketing, government relations, philanthropy and alumni relations. Borghetti will join the leadership team as Special Assistant to the Senior Vice Chancellor for External Relations after spending nearly three decades in Pitt's Athletic Department.

E.J.'s the best and an outstanding representative for Pitt. No doubt his love for Pitt and influence will take Pitt to even greater heights. First-class guy all the way.

Top 25 College Football Players of the 2000s

via Bruce Feldman of The Athletic (sorry if link does not work)

'Over the past few weeks, I reached out to around three dozen coaches, TV analysts and NFL scouts. I had a simple question to ask that proved to be more complicated than expected: Who do you think is the best college player over the past 25 years?

My experts came at it from a bunch of different perspectives. Can one amazing season overshadow an excellent body of work? How much should stats, level of competition or the players around them factor in? How do you compare offensive linemen to quarterbacks or defensive tackles to wide receivers?'

highlights:

24) Honey Badger
23) Brock Bowers
22) Sean Taylor
20) Aaron Donald
19) Julius Peppers
16) Chase Young
14) Baker Mayfield
12) Andrew Luck
11) Larry Fitzgerald
9) Travis Hunter
8) Tebow
7) Vince Young
3) Ndamukong Suh
2) Reggie Bush
1) Cam Newton

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Career:
181 tackles, 67 TFLs, 29.5 sacks, 10 PBUs, 6 FFs

Best season: 2013; 59 tackles, 29 TFLs, 11 sacks, 3 PBUs, 4 FFs

Everything Donald was doing in the NFL for the Rams he first did for Pitt. He had at least 16 tackles for loss in three consecutive seasons, capping his career by winning just about every college award a D-lineman can get in 2013: the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award.

“His production was off the charts,” said NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks, a former NFL scout. “It was ridiculous for a D-tackle to have that kind of stuff. He dominated.”

In all, his 67 tackles for loss lead all defensive tackles in the 2000s.

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LFitz

Career:
161 catches, 2,677 yards, 34 TDs

Best season: 2003; 92 catches, 1,672 yards, 22 TDs

The Panthers were hardly known for prolific passing attacks in the early 2000s. Fitzgerald’s QB at Pitt, Rod Rutherford, never threw a pass in the NFL. In the year before and the year after Fitzgerald’s two seasons, Pitt wideouts caught a combined 32 touchdown passes — two fewer than the 6-3, 220-pounder from Minnesota had in his record-setting two seasons in college.

In 2003, Fitzgerald often faced double and triple coverage but became the first sophomore to win the Walter Camp Award for national player of the year. He finished second in the Heisman vote to Oklahoma quarterback Jason White.

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