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Pitt Missing Two Backup LBs Against Wake Forest

Braylan Lovelace and Kyle Louis did not travel with the Pitt Panthers to Wake Forest.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Missing Two Backup LBs Against Wake Forest
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers will be without a pair of young backup linebackers this week as they travel to take on Wake Forest and start a winning streak for the first time all season. 

Freshmen Kyle Louis and Braylan Lovelace did not travel with the Panthers as they made the trip to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, according to the travel roster the team releases prior to every road game.

Lovelace and Louis are young but have been impressive in reserve action so far this season. Expect more true freshmen - Rasheem Biles and Jordan Bass - to take their snaps as they sit out. Both players have special teams experience but just limited snaps on defense. 

After dealing with injuries all through his first season and into spring ball in 2023, Louis has emerged as a crucial piece of the defense this year. He's played in all four games and even earned his first start against North Carolina when Bangally Kamara was out with an injury. He set career highs in tackles and tackles for loss three weeks ago against Virginia Tech. 

Lovelace, a true freshman, has played in all six games as well and totaled 17 tackles, one for a loss and a fumble recovery for a touchdown so far. 

Pitt's full travel roster for the Wake Forest game is below. 

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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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