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Pitt Adjusts Depth Chart to Start ACC Play

The Pitt Panthers edited their depth chart this week ahead of the ACC opener.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Adjusts Depth Chart to Start ACC Play
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PITTSBURGH -- Notable names have come in and out of the No. 24 Pitt Panthers' injury report over the past couple of weeks, which has called for some shuffling in the depth chart as they prepare for the start of ACC play. 

Most notably, but unsurprisingly, Israel Abanikanda is the definitive top tailback. He had been listed as a co-starters with Rodney Hammond, who has missed the past three games with a leg injury, ever since Week 2. Hammond is still listed as a co-backup alongside Vincent Davis and C'Bo Flemister

Matt Goncalves has been elevated to first-string at right tackle in an official capacity. Gabe Houy had been listed as the sole starter but was working his way back from an achilles injury and Goncalves has been manning the starting spot all season long. Houy has played limited snaps against Western Michigan and Rhode Island. 

Starting tight end Gavin Bartholomew suffered an arm injury against Rhode Island, but is still listed in his normal first-string spot. Behind him, Karter Johnson and Kyi Wright are co-backups after Johnson made the jump up from the third team.  

On defense, Deslin Alexandre and John Morgan are now co-starters at defensive end. Alexandre went down in the first half of the West Virginia game with a wrist injury and hasn't played since. Morgan assumed the starting job in his absence. 

The Panthers are particularly thin at that position, with Dayon Hayes out for an extended, but unknown period of time and Nate Temple out for the 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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