Ex-Bearcat Jameel Poteat to walk-on at Pitt

Running back Jameel Poteat, who played two seasons for the Cincinnati Bearcats before transferring to Stony Brook, said he will transfer to Pitt, according to TribLive.com's Jerry DiPaola.

From DiPaola:

He will sit out the 2014 season as a walk-on and be eligible to play in 2015, currently his final year of eligibility.
Poteat, who attended Stony Brook last year but played in only six games due to a high ankle sprain, said he will apply for a medical redshirt in an attempt to gain a second year of eligibility at Pitt.
"The worst thing (the NCAA) can say is no," he said.
In any case, Poteat, 5-foot-10, 210 pounds, is back where his collegiate career almost started.
He committed to Pitt in 2010 while he was a standout at Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg where he rushed for 4,832 yards and was the No. 6 overall prospect in Pennsylvania, according to Rivals.com.
When Dave Wannstedt was fired, his replacement, Michael Haywood, called.
"He kind of scared me," Poteat said. He said, `I'm coming to your house and you're coming to Pitt.' "
But Haywood was fired two weeks later after a domestic incident and Poteat settled for Cincinnati.
"I wish I would have stayed (with Pitt) three years ago," he said. "But everything happens for a reason."

Poteat rushed for 227 yards and two touchdowns in his two seasons at UC. Poteat's cousin, Hank, was a defensive back for Pitt and the Pittsburgh Steelers - and is currently a Pitt graduate assistant working with the secondary.