Pitt moves up for top in-state prospect 
February, 2, 2013
Feb 2
6:04
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By
Jared Shanker | ESPN.com
When his recruitment began heating up, Shai McKenzie (Washington, Pa./Washington) was not all that high on Pittsburgh. The local running back visited for the 2012 season opener and said at the time he “didn’t really like it.”
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The East Region consists of the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. Programs from all over the country consider the East Region fertile recruiting territory and it's not uncommon for kids to sign with teams from the ACC, Big East, Big Ten and SEC.