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Star Pitt DL Calijah Kancey, Habakkuk Baldonado Not on Travel Roster

The Pitt Panthers will be without two star defensive linemen in South Beach.

Stephen Thompson

Star Pitt DL Calijah Kancey, Habakkuk Baldonado Not on Travel Roster
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MIAMI -- The Pitt Panthers will have to face the Miami Hurricanes in their regular season finale without two star defensive linemen. Calijah Kancey - who left last week's game against Duke early - and Habakkuk Baldonado - who dressed but didn't play at all - are both absent from the travel roster the program released. 

Kancey suffered a left shoulder injury late in the third quarter after combining on a sack with linebacker Shayne Simon. He was helped to the locker room by trainers and did not return. Baldonado took a nasty hit towards the end of the Virginia game two weeks ago and did not play the following week against Duke despite dressing and going through warmups. 

The defensive line is one position the Panthers can afford to suffer losses at because of their tremendous depth. Baldonado will likely be replaced by a mix of senior rusher John Morgan, a co-starter on the depth chart beside Deslin Alexandre, and junior Dayon Hayes, who made his return from a suspension last week. 

Kancey is a much more consequential loss because of his game-wrecking talent. You can expect Devin Danielson, David Green and Tyler Bentley to take up most of the snaps without him manning the middle. 

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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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