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14 Panthers Make Athlon's Preseason All-ACC Team

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Stephen Thompson

14 Panthers Make Athlon's Preseason All-ACC Team
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PITTSBURGH -- 14 Pitt Panthers landed on Athlon's Preseason All-ACC team. Pitt, the reigning ACC Champions, had the most players named to the all-conference team of any school. 

Defensive lineman Calijah Kancey earned first-team honors, the only Pitt player to do so, on defense after amassing 13 sacks and seven tackles for loss last season. 

Three Panther defenders - defensive end Habbabuk Boldanado, safety Brandon Hill and linebacker SirVoccea Dennis - were named to the second-team defense team defense and offensive tackle Cater Warren is on the second-team offense. 

Running back Israel Abanikanda, receiver Jared Wayne, tight end Gavin Bartholomew, center Owen Drexel and offensive lineman Marcus Minor made up the bulk of the third-team offense. Placekicker Sam Scarton joined them as a specialist. 

Transfer wideout Konata Mumpfield and lineman Gabe Houy made it to the fourth team offense and Erick Hallet, MVP of last year's ACC Championship game, was named to the fourth team defense.

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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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