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Pitt Football DT Calijah Kancey Named Preseason All-American by Sporting News

The Panthers' stud interior lineman earned second team honors.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Football DT Calijah Kancey Named Preseason All-American by Sporting News
Pitt Football DT Calijah Kancey Named Preseason All-American by Sporting News /
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PITTSBURGH -- More preseason accolades continue to roll in for Calijah Kancey, a stud interior defensive lineman for the Pitt Panthers. The Sporting News, one of five outlets that helps determine college football's consensus All-Americans, put Kancey on their second team defense, anticipating another outstanding season from one of the leaders along Pitt's excellent defensive line. 

Kancey joins a group of defenders that primarily come from national powerhouses. Clemson’s Myles Murphy, Florida’s Gervon Dexter and LSU’s BJ Ojulari make up the rest of the second team's front four.

Kancey, who has already earned All-American honors from Athlon Sports as a first-team defender and the Walter Camp Football Foundation as a second-team lineman. Athlon also named Kancey to their All-ACC first team.

Kancey was a first-team All-ACC and third-team All-American honoree a season ago after he racked up 35 total tackles, 13 for loss and seven sacks. He anchored a Pitt defensive line that was among national leaders in sacks per game and is expected to do the same again during his junior season. 

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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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