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Pitt Expected to Lose Out on Transfer WR Dante Cephas

Pitt Panthers fans won't be excited to hear who is in the lead for the outstanding transfer wideout.
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Pitt Expected to Lose Out on Transfer WR Dante Cephas
Pitt Expected to Lose Out on Transfer WR Dante Cephas

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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have been hot in pursuit of Kent State transfer Dante Cephas, one of the best wide receivers available in the portal this year. They've already lost two reserve receivers to the transfer portal and leading pass-catcher Jared Wayne is expected to declare for the NFL Draft after making his senior year at Pitt the best of his career. 

The Panthers have been able to get Cephas, a Pittsburgh native, to visit their facility in the South Side multiple times over the past two weeks since he made that decision to move on from Kent State, but have fallen behind the eight ball, according to the recruiting service, On3. They now predict Cephas will head further east to join Penn State. 

It was always going to be a tough battle with West Virginia, Notre Dame, Colorado, Oklahoma and Georgia extending offers, and now the Panthers will have to look elsewhere for help in the receivers room.

Jayden Higgins, formerly of Eastern Kentucky, and Kyle Williams, a two-year veteran of the UNLV Rebels, are names to watch after Pitt extended offers. 

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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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