Recruiting Article Johnson's journey to Pitt - the story behind Pitt's newest commitment

[Chris Peak]

Later this summer, Karter Johnson will move from his home in Pickerington (Oh.) to his new college in Pittsburgh, a trip of about 170 miles that will take less than three hours.

But Johnson’s journey has covered a lot more ground and taken a lot more time, to the extent where it’s difficult to find a fitting origin point.

There was Johnson’s first visit to Pitt last Tuesday or his first phone call from Pat Narduzzi two weeks ago; those are key steps in his journey, but they’re far too recent to tell the whole story.

There was Johnson’s decision to spend two years at Butler Community College in Kansas, a move that was driven by a desire to improve not just his football career but his personal life and mental health.

There was Johnson’s original commitment coming out of high school, when he chose TCU over offers from Boston College, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan State, Nebraska, Rutgers, Syracuse, West Virginia and others.

But maybe Johnson’s story goes back even further.

Panther-lair - Johnson's journey to Pitt

Karter Johnson has taken a long path to get to Pitt.

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[9nationalchampionships]

Nice article! Credit The coaching staff for finding him.

 

[thebadby2]

Nice article! Credit The coaching staff for finding him.

He had a Pitt offer as a 4 star DL out of HS, so they must have kept an eye on him when he left TCU.

 

[joeydavid]

Hopefully, OCFC has the option of keeping Bartholomew in his FR role where needed. Carter looks like he will be able to get downfield much like Krull did last year.

 

[Gunga_Galunga]

Hopefully, OCFC has the option of keeping Bartholomew in his FR role where needed. Carter looks like he will be able to get downfield much like Krull did last year.

He certainly looks to be a willing blocker too.