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Pitt WR Zion Fowler Wants Penn State Rivarly Back

Future Pitt Panther Zion Fowler didn't like that the Nittany Lions will play WVU this season.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt WR Zion Fowler Wants Penn State Rivarly Back
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PITTSBURGH -- Fans aren't the only ones who want to see the Pitt Panthers and Penn State Nittany Lions renew their now dormant rivalry on the gridiron. 

Incoming freshman Zion Fowler, a three-star wide receiver recruit from New Jersey who signed with the Panthers in December, was upset Penn State chose to add West Virginia to their schedule instead of Pitt and made his feelings known on Twitter.  

Pitt and Penn State haven't played football against one another since 2019, when the Panthers fell 17-10 in the 100th all-time meeting at Beaver Stadium in Happy Valley. The Nittany Lions won three of four in a short series that spanned 2016 to 2019 and renewed the rivalry after a 15-year absence. 

There are currently no plans for the two schools to meet in the near future. Pitt already has a non-conference schedule occupied primarily by Cincinnati, West Virginia and Wisconsin with contests against Notre Dame sprinkled in over various years. Meanwhile, Penn State has out-of-conference games against the Mountaineers, Syracuse, Villanova, Temple and Nevada, highlighting their future schedules. 

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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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