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Pitt Offers Former Western Carolina RB

The Pitt Panthers are hoping to lure another former Western Carolina Catamount to Pittsburgh.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Offers Former Western Carolina RB
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PITTSBURGH -- Newly minted Pitt Panthers offensive coordinator Kade Bell is clearly hoping to make the jump from the FCS to the Power 5 alongside some of his former players. 

Just under a week into his time as Pitt's new offensive coordinator, Bell has offered a pair of his former players who are transferring from Western Carolina, the latest of which was running back Desmond Reid. 

Pitt is the first Power 5 school to extend an offer to the 5'8, 175-pound tailback. Coastal Carolina has also offered since Reid entered the portal a week ago. Reid visited the Chanticleers earlier this week. 

Reid was tied for the highest Pro Football Focus grade of any running back in the FCS in 2023. He played in just eight games last season but still rushed for 897 yards and 13 touchdowns. Reid has accounted for 2,218 total yards and 18 touchdowns on 292 touches throughout his two seasons at Western Carolina. 

He was named 2022 SoCon Freshman of the Year and has earned second-team All-SoCon honors twice. 

Bell and the Panthers had already extended an offer to wide receiver C.J. Lee, another statistical leader in the Catamounts' explosive offense from the past two seasons. 

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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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