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Pitt Offers Former Western Carolina WR

The Pitt Panthers extended an interesting offer to a transfer wide receiver.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Offers Former Western Carolina WR
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers' latest offer to a transfer portal player has raised some eyebrows because of it's connection to the ongoing offensive coordinator search. 

This week, the Panthers extended an offer to C.J. Lee, an outstanding sophomore wide receiver from Western Carolina who just entered the transfer portal late this week. 

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Pitt was the first FBS school to extend an offer to Lee. FCS Rhode Island also reached out with a scholarship offer. 

Lee caught 46 passes for 792 yards and eight touchdowns in 11 games in 2023, leading the Catamounts and one-upping his outstanding freshman campaign in 2022, during which he caught 36 passes for 634 yards and six touchdowns. 

The 5'11 and 170-pound wideout earned 2022 All-Freshman Team honors from the Southern Conference and second-team All-SoCon distinction in 2023. The Catamounts ranked first in yards per game, eighth in offensive touchdowns and fourth in yards per play this past season. 

This offer is extra notable because it comes while the Panthers are deep in an offensive coordinator search that reportedly has Western Carolina offensive coordinator Kade Bell as a prime candidate. 

Two former Catamounts could turn Panthers this winter. 

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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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