Pitt Panthers Offer 2025 WPIAL Star Kicker

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers continue to recruit the WPIAL with intent, as they offered a kicker spot from the Pittsburgh area.

Peter Notaro, a kicker in the Class of 2025 from North Allegheny, announced on his Twitter that he received an offer from the Panthers after a conversation with special teams coach Jacob Bronowski.

Notaro had a great junior season in 2023, going 7 of 8 with a long of 47 yards, 69 of 93 of his kickoffs going for touchbacks, 74%, and making 23 of 24 PATs. His efforts earned him WPIAL Class 6A first-team All-Conference honors and helped North Allegheny win the WPIAL title and PIAA final.

Kohl’s kicks rank Notaro as the No. 4 kicker in the class of 2025 and give him a five-star rating.

Notaro holds another offer from rival West Virginia, who also offered him this week. He visited Pitt in April, when Bronwoski hosted him on a visit and former recruiting assistant Jacob Sakk gave him a tour of the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side, where the team competes leads.

Starting Pitt place kicker Ben Sauls has two years of eligibility remaining and will graduate after the 2025 season. If Notaro were to commit to Pitt and redshirt in 2025, he would have a chance to start the season next.

The Panthers also have two kickers who are backups, redshirt sophomore Franco Fernando-Enjo and redshirt freshman Samuel Carpenter. These two will also provide competition for that starting spot in 2026.

Pitt has former North Allegheny players on its roster, including defensive back Dante Caputo, wide receiver John Vardzel and linebackers Oluwaseun Idowu and Elijah Zeise.

The Panthers have 12 commits in the class of 2025, as they look to build their program moving forward.

Five of the commits made their decisions following official visits the first weekend, June 6-8, including tight end Max Hunt, athlete Ja’Kyrian “Boosie” Turner, linebacker Justin Thompson, wide receiver DaMarion Fowlkes and defensive end Julian “Juju” Anderson. .

The rest of the 2025 class includes offensive linemen Shep Turk and Akram Elnagmi, quarterback Mason Heintschel, receiver Tony Kinsler, athlete Bryce Yates, defensive lineman Trevor Sommers and defensive back Elijah Dotson.

With another big week of official visits next weekend, expect more “Pat Signals” from Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi, leading to more Class of 2025 commitments for the program.

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