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Pitt Football Offensive Position Battles Are Few But Important

The Panthers won't have many open competitions among the offense, but the ones they do have are vitally important.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Football Offensive Position Battles Are Few But Important
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PITTSBURGH -- The story of this offseason has been dominated by who the Pitt Panthers lost, particularly on offense. Record-setting quarterback Kenny Pickett is knee-deep in the NFL after the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted him in the first round. So is receiver Taysir Mack, who signed a free-agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers. Fellow pass-catcher Jordan Addison made an infamous decision to transfer to USC and offensive coordinator Mark Whipple left to take the same position at Nebraska. 

The losses were high-profile and deserved the headlines they earned. But the Panthers, for all they lost, will actually enter training camp at the beginning of next month with most of their offensive depth chart more or less set. That said, the positions that do have open competition are important ones.

Pitt will have to figure out how they staff the backfield, primarily the quarterback position. Nick Patti and Kedon Slovis will duke it out in camp and, if history is any indication, Pat Narduzzi and the Panthers coaching staff will not give many hints as to who is leading the competition until late in the

Inside the Panthers' Stephen Thompson runs down who you can expect to find atop the first depth charts of the season and which jobs are wide open.

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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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