Michael Pitts Season 2017

2019: Saw action in 13 games, making eight starts at the jack position … finished with 30 tackles, including 9.5 for a loss … his 5.5 sacks for 39 yards was tops among UC defenders … also added three PBUs, two QB hurries and a fumble recovery … had a season-best six tackles at Ohio State … put together a career day against Miami (OH) with five tackles, 2.5 for a loss and a pair of sacks for 18-yards lost … had a fumble recovery against UCF … also finished with four tackles and a sack vs. Temple … missed the Birmingham Bowl due to a shoulder injury. 

2018: Emerged in training camp to grab the starting spot at jack end and held that role in all 13 games. He had 34 stops on the year and was one of the team leaders in both sacks (4.0) and tackles for a loss (7.5). He recorded UC's first blocked kick since 2015 when he got his hands on a USF extra point in the first quarter. He finished with six tackles, a season high, against Tulane and Navy and tallied a career best 1.5 sacks against USF.

2017: Saw action in seven games on the season ... recorded three tackles with stop coming against Austin Peay, UCF and at ECU.

2016: Redshirted

PRIOR TO UC: Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports ... Rated 175th in the state of Georgia by 247Sports ... Ranked 105th in Georgia by ESPN, with an overall grade of 74 ... Helped Stephenson to Region 6-AAAAA title, earning Division A Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors ... Played for Ron Gartrell at Stephenson.