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ESPN's Pete Thamel Predicts Pitt Lands Kent State Transfer Dante Cephas

One national reporter believes the Pitt Panthers will land one of the best wideouts available in the transfer portal.

Stephen Thompson

ESPN's Pete Thamel Predicts Pitt Lands Kent State Transfer Dante Cephas
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PITTSBURGH -- ESPN's Pete Thamel had some good news to share with the Pitt Panthers and their fans on College Gameday. He made some transfer portal predictions and said he believes Pat Narduzzi's program will land wide receiver Dante Cephas, one of the best players available on the transfer market. 

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Cephas' recruitment has been a roller coaster ride. The Pittsburgh native stayed close to home, visiting Pitt multiple times during the days immediately following his appearance in the transfer portal. Then rumors flew that he was leaning towards picking Penn State, but his NIL representation Jordan Rooney and Cephas himself quickly dispelled those rumors. 

Cephas certainly has his pick of schools. He's picked up offers from Georgia, Miami, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Maryland and Penn State in addition to Pitt. He caught 82 passes for 1,240 yards and nine touchdowns in 2021 as a junior. He produced at a similar rate - better than 15 yards per catch, but with just three touchdowns - in 2022 but played in just nine games and caught only 48 balls. He still earned first-team All-MAC honors in both 2021 and 2022.

The Panthers could definitely use him. They are thin at wide receiver and that's before leading pass-catcher Jared Wayne has made his decision for next season public. 

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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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