Newly appointed Pitt head coach Jeff Capel fielded questions about his status as an elite recruiter during his introductory press conference on Wednesday, with one reporter asking him if his affiliation with Pitt, rather than Duke, would hurt his efforts on the recruiting trail.
For his part, Capel seemed to have no doubt that he would be able to sell recruits on Pitt.
“Do I think we can get in the door? Yeah. I mean, we got in the door with guys who maybe were above us when I was at VCU. And we certainly got in the door with guys people didn’t think we could when I was at Oklahoma.