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Pitt HC Pat Narduzzi Addresses Media Before Training Camp Practice No. 8

See what the head coach of the Pitt Panthers had to say about position battles at linebacker and running back.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt HC Pat Narduzzi Addresses Media Before Training Camp Practice No. 8
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PITTSBURGH -- Before the Pitt Panthers took the field for their eighth practice of training camp, head coach Pat Narduzzi spoke to assembled media about how his team responded to the physical toll of consecutive days in full pads and provided some insight into position battles at running back and linebacker.

Narduzzi said that Aydin Henningham, Buddy Mack, Nick Lapi and Tylar Wiltz are among the Pitt backers who appeared sparingly or not at all in 2021. He singled out Mack specifically, who is both making a transition from defensive back and recovering from an injury. 

At running back, Narduzzi said Israel Abanikanda has separated himself as pads went on and the Panthers hit live in 11-on-11 plays. He said Abanikanda is explosive and is almost impossible to stop if he reaches the second level. 

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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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