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Local Radio Host Says Penn State Afraid to Play Pitt

93.7 The Fan's Adam Crowley says he knows Penn State is avoiding the Pitt Panthers.
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Local Radio Host Says Penn State Afraid to Play Pitt
Local Radio Host Says Penn State Afraid to Play Pitt

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PITTSBURGH -- Adam Crowley of 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh had a bold declaration about the football rivalry between the Pitt Panthers and the Penn State Nittany Lions. 

Crowley claimed he "knows" that Penn State is "afraid" to play Pitt in a non-conference football game and added that it's because the loss to Pitt in 2016 is what likely kept the Nittany Lions out of the college football playoff. 

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 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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