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Pitt TE Gavin Bartholomew Leaves URI Game With Arm Injury

The Pitt Panthers lost one of their best playmakers late in the first half.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt TE Gavin Bartholomew Leaves URI Game With Arm Injury
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers lost one of their best playmakers early late in the first half of their Week 3 matchup against Rhode Island. Tight end Gavin Bartholomew went to the locker room with the second quarter clock winding down. He was holding his left arm. 

It's a tough blow for a Pitt offense already missing leading receiver Jared Wayne. Karter Johnson has taken the bulk of the snaps since Bartholomew left. 

Bartholomew got off to a slow start, catching just one pass for nine yards against West Virginia, but has come on strong in the weeks since. He has caught seven balls for 124 yards and a touchdown in the ten quarters he's played since. 

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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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