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11 Pitt Players to Miss Spring Game

The Pitt Panthers will be without a host players for the 2024 Spring Game.

Stephen Thompson

Sep 23, 2023; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers running back Rodney Hammond Jr. (6)
Sep 23, 2023; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers running back Rodney Hammond Jr. (6) / Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers will play their 2024 Spring Game without a host of regulars and backups as they exercise an abundance of caution with some injuries that popped up over the course of their first four weeks of practice.

Linebacker Solomon DeShields, safety Cruce Brookins, running back Rodney Hammond, wide receiver Raphael Williams, cornerback Tamon Lynum, linebacker Keye Thompson, center Terrance Moore, guards Dorien Ford and offensive tackle Branson Taylor. Linebacker Jordan Bass, wide receivers CJ Lee and Che Nwabuko, defensive end Zach Crothers and defensive back Shadarian Harrison were later revealed to be out as well.

Defensive end Nate Temple has been shut down for the season with an injury, so will not participate in the spring game. And offensive guard Ryan Jacoby is still dealing with a knee injury that has kept him sidelined for all of 2024 spring practices.

Cornerback Tamarion Crumpley is questionable, per head coach Pat Narduzzi. Defensive tackles Sean FitzSimmons, Francis Brewu and Nahki Johnson, running back Derrick Davis and wide reciever Israel Polk are all considered probably to play.

The Panthers are scheduled to kickoff the 2024 Blue-Gold Game at 2:00 p.m. this Saturday at Acrisure Stadium.

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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