Central Catholic’s A.J. Beatty announces SEC football offer
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Sunday, April 7, 2019 | 10:22 PM
Central Catholic’s A.J. Beatty pursues Seneca Valley’s Jake Mineweaser during a WPIAL playoff game Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 at Fox Chapel High School.
Central Catholic defensive end A.J. Beatty announced his first SEC offer Saturday, adding to a growing list that already includes ACC, Big 10 and Big 12 schools.
Beatty received a South Carolina offer during a visit to Columbia for the Gamecocks’ spring game.
The 6-foot-5, 255-pound defensive end now has three dozen Division 1 offers including Power 5 schools Pitt, West Virginia, Boston College, Indiana, Purdue, Rutgers and Syracuse.
Rivals.com rates Beatty as a three-star recruit and ranks him seventh overall among Pennsylvania prospects in the 2020 class.
EXTREMELY BLESSED to receive my 36th offer from SOUTH CAROLINA?? #SEC @210ths @flem021 pic.twitter.com/mSLbUaKndr
— Aj Beatty? (@ajbeatty88) April 6, 2019
South Carolina this weekend?? @bobbybentley
— Aj Beatty? (@ajbeatty88) April 1, 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.
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