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Pitt RB Honored for Performance in Upset Win

A Pitt Panthers running back has earned a weekly nod from the Senior Bowl for his performance in a win vs. Florida State
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Oct 11, 2025; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers running back Desmond Reid (0) runs the ball during the first quarter against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak S. Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-Imagn Images
Oct 11, 2025; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers running back Desmond Reid (0) runs the ball during the first quarter against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak S. Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-Imagn Images | Melina Myers-Imagn Images

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PITTSBURGH - Pitt Panthers running back Desmond Reid was throwing up on the sideline in his return to action against No. 25 Florida State, but it didn't stop him from putting together another strong performance.

The Senior Bowl, the premier All-Star event for NFL hopefuls every offseason, noticed and labeled him as the Offensive Stock-Up Player of the Week. It seems to be a lock that Reid will earn an invite to the week-long spectacle at the end of the season.

Reid was thoroughly dominant against Florida State, racking up 45 yards on the ground, 155 yards through the air and two touchdowns to help seal a 34-31 upset.

Reid, who picked up a lower-body injury early in the loss to West Virginia and missed the Louisville and Boston College games, looked just like his old self in his return. He picked up 12 yards through the air on 3rd-and-13 early in the first quarter make it a manageable 4th down and didn't stop there.

Reid had touchdown catches of 24 yards and 16 yards. He scored in a couple of different ways, coming out of the backfield on a wheel route and finding himself wide open in space in the back of the end zone.

Reid has racked up 36 carries for 187 yards (5.2 yards per carry) and a touchdown and 14 receptions for 226 yards (16.1 yards per reception) and two touchdowns - adding five punt returns for 105 yards and a touchdown.

He has now racked up 220 carries for 1,153 yards (5.2 yards per carry) and six touchdowns and 66 receptions for 805 yards (12.2 yards per reception) and six touchdowns in his Pitt career, which goes along with two punt return touchdowns.

Reid might be undersized, listed at 5-foot-8, 175 pounds, but his blend of explosive speed and positional versatility will no doubt attract interest from the NFL.

With Reid missing some time due to injury, it's also allowed redshirt freshman Juelz Goff and true freshman Ja'Kyrian Turner to earn more snaps, and the trio will work in tandem going forward this season.

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Karl Ludwig
KARL LUDWIG

Karl Ludwig is a Pittsburgh Panthers on SI sportswriter. He has spent the past three years covering the Pitt Panthers for a couple of platforms. While he did not attend Pitt, he grew up in the Pittsburgh area, attending North Allegheny Senior High School and Slippery Rock University. As a student at SRU, he served as the sports editor of SRU’s student-run newspaper, The Rocket, and provided award-winning coverage in football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer. It was at SRU that his love for sports journalism blossomed. Karl spent three seasons as the Pitt football beat writer for Pittsburgh Sports Now, following time as an intern for the Sports Now Network. His most recent coverage of the University was for Pitt Sports News of the On3/Rivals network. He’s also contributed to Athlon Sports and SB Nation’s Behind the Steel Curtain.

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