Tuesday was full of excitement, as the Pitt football fandom and the college football Twitterverse was buzzing over the new throwback uniforms that the Pitt program revealed. The retro jerseys, featuring Pitt script helmets and a throwback color scheme, are set to debut on October 8th for Pitt's homecoming matchup against Georgia Tech. Long before the uniforms ever see the field, however, they've been making their mark on the recruiting trail. Top prospects and Pitt commits from around the country took notice of the throwback uniforms and the reaction was overwhelmingly positive.

Pitt's commits led the charge and their reaction to the uniform reveal was nearly instantaneous. It helped that a few of them had an inside look at the debut of the jerseys before the public gained access.

Akron (Ohio) running back Todd Sibley, Bethlehem (Pa.) wide receiver Darian Street, and Findlay (Ohio) linebacker Kyle Nunn were the three commits who admitted to being in on the secret before the rest of the public.

"Oh yeah, I saw them a while ago on a visit, but I think they're sweet! I knew the Pitt fans would love them from the moment I first saw them," Sibley texted Panther-Lair.com after the uniforms debuted.

Nunn also copped to his prior knowledge: "Yeah I got to see them when I committed in April," Nunn admitted. "It's really cool to see the reaction from ESPN and all the recruits and commits. There's a lot of good talk about Pitt this offseason."

Street punctuated his satisfaction in no uncertain terms: "I knew these were coming all along," Street texted. "Hottest jerseys out right now!!!!"

There was one recruit - the only uncommitted prospect with this access, according to Panther-Lair sources - who was able to get a sneak preview to the uniforms before they were revealed to the general public. Clairton (Pa.) five-star cornerback Lamont Wade, perhaps the most important target on the board for Pitt in this recruiting class, got to see the throwback uniforms when he was on a visit to campus last month.

Many of Pitt's other commits jumped in on the love-fest for the new throwback uniforms. There was an emoji-heavy response from the group as a whole. New Jersey prospects Owen Drexel and Kenny Pickett gave the uniforms the heart-eyes and eyes-wide-open emoji treatment, respectively, in tweets.

Florida wide receiver Dontavius Butler, one of Pitt's newest commits, was over the moon about the uniform reveal, sending the following: "I just saw them, those are [fire]," but replacing the word fire with nine fire emojis. When eight fire emojis don't appropriately convey your excitement, but ten seems a little overboard, nine will do the trick.

Pitt linebacker commit Cameron Bright, who recently moved to Montgomery (Ala.) Park Crossing for his senior season of football, was excited over the throwbacks and what they represented to the program and fanbase.

"I think the throwbacks bring back a lot of good memories and show the tradition of Pitt," Bright said. But most importantly? "And they look good."

For Munhall (Pa.) Steel Valley safety and Rivals100 Pitt commit Paris Ford, the throwback uniforms are as good as it gets. Ford is one of the most outspoken Pitt fans and recruiters in the class and these jerseys were big for him.

"These are the best jerseys [Pitt] will/ever had," Ford texted.

More key Pitt targets in the 2017 class took notice of Pitt's uniform reveal. Pitt is actively searching for defensive backs and defensive linemen alike and a top target at each position reacted positively to the throwbacks. Florida three-star cornerback Michael Nesbitt, who has the Panthers in his top ten, and Washington (D.C.) defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman were both excited about the new jerseys. Twyman's Twitter account is private, but the big defensive tackle tweeted the universal language of attraction, heart-eyes emojis. Nesbitt's account is available for public consumption:

The underclassmen certainly weren't left out of the action either, as many of the country's top rising juniors and Pitt targets were on notice as the Pitt football account tweeted out the uniform reveal. 2018 Rivals100 wide receiver Jahan Dotson is a former Pennsylvania product who recently transferred to New Jersey's The Peddie School, but he's still taking notice of the school in his home state.

Local product Marcus Hooker, a New Castle (Pa.) athlete and early member of the 2018 Rivals250 who does not yet hold a Pitt offer, isn't a very outspoken young man, but he was intrigued by Pitt's new jerseys. Hooker texted Panther-Lair: "I just saw them, I like those a lot."

A pair of young Ohioans who spent time on Pitt's campus this offseason were excited about the new jerseys. Although neither one has an offer from coach Pat Narduzzi and company yet, it's widely expected that both Powell (Ohio) Olentangy Liberty linebacker Edward Warinner Jr. and Cleveland Heights (Ohio) defensive lineman/tight end Tyreke Smith will eventually receive a Pitt scholarship.

"Those are extremely nice," Warinner said. "[They are] some of the best throwbacks that I've ever seen."

"They should wear those more often, those are nice," Smith said, before throwing in a few fire emojis and a couple one-hundred emojis for good measure.