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Pitt Football Dons Pads for Second Practice of Training Camp

Pads were cracking on the South Side as the Pitt Panthers wore pads and hit for the first time this season.
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Pitt Football Dons Pads for Second Practice of Training Camp
Pitt Football Dons Pads for Second Practice of Training Camp

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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers teased at real football on Wednesday morning. For the first time during training camp, they wore shoulder pads and collided on the practice field. They ran through tackling drills, working on technique and ramping the intensity up ahead of a brief 11-on-11 period of offense vs. defense. 

"I think the kids are excited today to get out there and get in some shells. ... There will be some contact out there this morning. ... Hopefully there are no fights early," head coach Pat Narduzzi joked at his pre-practice briefing.

It didn't result in any fisticuffs during the period of practice open to the media, but the energy was certainly turned up as the Panthers hit for the first time since spring. 

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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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