McKeesport’s Deamontae Diggs draws 1st FBS offer as Buffalo blankets WPIAL
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Thursday, March 28, 2019 | 7:05 PM
McKeesport’s Deamontae Diggs (6) hauls in a pass to score during their game against Plum on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018.
Buffalo had two football players with Western Pennsylvania roots last season, but the Bulls coaches spent this week trying to boost that number.
Seven WPIAL juniors announced scholarship offers from coach Lance Leipold’s staff in the past three days: Central Catholic’s A’meer and A’maar Allen, Gateway’s Tui Brown, McKeesport’s Daemontae Diggs, North Allegheny’s Jake Lugg, Woodland Hills’ Joshua Rawlings and Penn Hills’ Aakeem Snell.
Former North Catholic linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green, who transferred out of state in February, also announced an offer.
Buffalo went 10-4 overall last season, 7-1 in the Mid-American and lost by one point to Northern Illinois in the conference championship.
The FBS offer was the first for Diggs, a 6-foot-6, 210-pound wide receiver who also starred for McKeesport’s basketball team. His first FCS offer came from Youngstown State in February.
Rawlings, a 6-6, 235-pound tight end and defensive end, holds the most college offers among this group. His list has topped two dozen schools including Pitt and Syracuse.
The Allens are twin brothers and defensive linemen with a dozen Division I offers each. A’meer Allen lists at 6-4, 270. A’maar Allen is 6-3, 250.
Snell (6-2, 185) played safety for Penn Hills’ state championship defense last fall. Buffalo was his sixth FBS offer, all from the MAC.
Brown is a 6-3, 205-pound linebacker. He now has eight D1 offers with six from the MAC.
Lugg (6-4, 275), who now lists six FBS or FCS offers, is the younger brother of Notre Dame lineman Josh Lugg.
Buffalo’s roster last season included redshirt-freshman Tim Terry Jr. from Central Catholic and senior Adam Mitcheson from Kiski Area.
Excited to say that I have received an offer from Buffalo! pic.twitter.com/qqO9XyTgzU
— Jake Lugg (@jake_lugg) March 28, 2019
Truly blessed to receive an offer from the University at Buffalo! @210ths@Evolve2tenths @CoachWalk23 @CoachTomaselli1 @WhCoachTim pic.twitter.com/eCVt3Lrx0f
— Joshua J. Rawlings (@Giant_jay87) March 28, 2019
Blessed to receive an offer from the University at Buffalo!!! #HornsUp ? pic.twitter.com/WeheuFOcLk
— Tui Brown (@Tbrown_5) March 28, 2019
Blessed to receive an offer from The University of Buffalo #HornsUp ?⚪️ pic.twitter.com/0dW35J67SX
— Aakeem snell (@ARS_2313) March 26, 2019
Blessed to receive another offer from Buffalo??? @PCC_FOOTBALL @wpialsportsnews @WPAFootball @flem021 pic.twitter.com/PxhLF15T4Y
— A'meer Allen (@Twinno_d1) March 27, 2019
Blessed to receive an offer from Buffalo‼️?? @flem021 @210ths @wpialsportsnews pic.twitter.com/z2jNR3sKll
— Amaar Allen (@A1_D1_Savage) March 26, 2019
Blessed to receive an offer from The University of Buffalo #HornsUp ?⚪️ @taiwonatolu pic.twitter.com/dUiHA5vTfb
— deamontae diggs (@D_diggs23) March 28, 2019
Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter covering sports. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at charlan@triblive.com.
Tags: Central Catholic, Gateway, McKeesport, North Allegheny, Penn Hills, Woodland Hills
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