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Pitt Loses Starting DE to Injury

The Pitt Panthers suffered an significant injury as they open the second week of spring practices.

Stephen Thompson

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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have suffered a significant loss along the defensive line as they begin just their second week of spring practices. 

Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi announced following practice No. 4 of the spring that redshirt senior defensive end Nate Temple had suffered a leg injury that would keep him sidelined for all of the 2024 season, effectively ending his career as a Panther. 

Temple played in 11 games and started eight in 2023. He recorded 26 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He appeared in 26 total games as a Panther on special teams and at defensive end. 

Temple entered the transfer portal at the conclusion of the 2023 season but ended up exiting the portal and returning to Pittsburgh. Narduzzi said that isn't common and it's not something he wants players to make a habit of, but he made an exception for Temple because of the quality of his leadership skills. 

The Panthers will lean on the likes of Dayon Hayes, Nate Matlack, Jimmy Scott, 

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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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