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Pat Narduzzi's Friday Briefing: Bold Special Teams Claims and Scrimmage Previews

The head coach of the Pitt Panthers previewed Saturday's scrimmage and gave a bold take on his placekickers.

Stephen Thompson

Pat Narduzzi's Friday Briefing: Bold Special Teams Claims and Scrimmage Previews
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PITTSBURGH -- Ahead of a light practice for his Pitt Panthers on Pittsburgh's South Side, head coach Pat Narduzzi talked about his expectations and hopes for the intrasquad competition, depth at tight end and offensive line and the strength of his special teams unit.

Narduzzi declared that he'd put money on his team having the best trio of placekickers in the country and praised the leadership of sophomore Gavin Bartholomew who, despite being just a sophomore, is at the front of Pitt's tight ends room. 

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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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