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Former NC State OL Visits Pitt

The Pitt Panthers are hosting a transfer offensive lineman from an ACC rival.

Stephen Thompson

Former NC State OL Visits Pitt
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers are looking to bolster their offensive line through the transfer portal this offseason and that has led them to a transfer player from inside the ACC. 

Lyndon Cooper, a 6'5 and 315-pound swing center and guard from NC State, is on a visit to Pitt this weekend, according to a report from Pittsburgh Sports Now's Karl Ludwig. 

Marshall, Georgia State, East Carolina, Louisville and USF have reached out to extend offers. Pitt has as well. 

Cooper was a projected starter at left guard going into the 2023 season for NC State but an injury sidelined him for the opener against UConn and he fell out of the rotation before returning to a starting role later in the season and eventually taking over as the starting center for a game. He played just 13 snaps over the final five games of the regular season. 

Cooper posted a grade of 49.1, according to Pro Football Focus, which is the third lowest of any Wolfpack player with 100 or more snaps.

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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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