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Pitt Football S Erick Hallett, Brandon Hill Working to Avoid WMU-like Pitfall in 2022

The Pitt Panthers said they're treating that game as a cautionary tale as they take aim at the College Football Playoff.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Football S Erick Hallett, Brandon Hill Working to Avoid WMU-like Pitfall in 2022
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PITTSBURGH -- A three-point loss to Western Michigan was the punchline of just about every insult someone could hurl the Pitt Panthers' way in 2021. Their 11 wins and ACC Championship were qualified every time with "if they had just beaten the Broncos". 

Safeties Brandon Hill and Erick Hallett had to take the brunt of the blame during that deflating loss. On the heels of an impressive road win against Tennessee, the Panthers' secondary struggled to contain the explosive Western Michigan passing attack. 

That defeat held them back from greater heights, ones that they hope to reach again, and the Panthers are determined not to let a mistake-riddled and embarrassing loss like that happen again. Hill and Hallett said they're treating that game as a cautionary tale as they aim for the College Football Playoff and beyond. 

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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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