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Former Pitt DE John Morgan Commits to Arkansas

A former Pitt Panthers edge rusher is headed down south.

Stephen Thompson

Former Pitt DE John Morgan Commits to Arkansas
Former Pitt DE John Morgan Commits to Arkansas /
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers defensive end John Morgan has found a new home. After departing the program after five years to make room for the young stars he saw coming up through the program, according to his own account, Morgan has chosen to head south and join Sam Pittman's Arkansas Razorbacks. 

Morgan is the first Pitt transfer to pick a new school this offseason. There are several other Panthers still going through the recruiting process. Morgan had reportedly heard from Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Indiana, Colorado, Appalachian State, Memphis, Buffalo and Akron upon entering the portal. 

After amassing 73 total tackles, 23 for loss, 14 sacks, two passes defended and three forced fumbles over 46 games as an essential part of Pitt's consistently outstanding defensive lines, he was one of the most sought-after defensive linemen in the portal.

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Stephen Thompson
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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