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Pitt LB Tylar Wiltz Accepts Invite to Tropical Bowl

Another Pitt Panther is chasing his NFL dreams.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt LB Tylar Wiltz Accepts Invite to Tropical Bowl
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PITTSBURGH -- Another Pitt Panther is off to chase his dream of playing professional football. Graduate transfer linebacker Tylar Witlz, a transfer from FCS Missouri State who spent one productive year as a reserve for the Panthers, announced that he had accepted an invite to the Tropical Bowl, one of many showcase games for draft-eligible players around the country. 

Wiltz one season at Pitt was a good one. He worked his way up from a reserve role to become a co-starter on the depth chart and play a key role in the dramatic Sun Bowl victory over No. 18 UCLA. 

He finished the year with 50 total tackles, four for loss, two sacks, three passes defended and an interception over 13 games. He was a revelation for a Pitt team that desperately needed depth at linebacker. 

The Tropical Bowl will be held next weekend at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. 

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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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