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New Pitt RB Dealing with Minor Injury
PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have a handful of running backs they believe can compete for snaps in the new, up-tempo offense that will demand plenty of fresh legs to keep the system moving and one of the candidates to get in the mix will be limited in the first scrimmage of spring practices.
Desmon Reid, who followed offensive coordinator Kade Bell from Western Carolina to Pitt as a transfer, is dealing with a hamstring injury, per head coach Pat Narduzzi. He’s able to practice but the coaching staff is remaining cautious and they’ll put him on a pitch count this weekend when the Panthers scrimmage at Acrisure Stadium.
Reid was tied for the highest Pro Football Focus grade of any running back in the FCS in 2023. He played in just eight games last season but still rushed for 897 yards and 13 touchdowns. Reid has accounted for 2,218 total yards and 18 touchdowns on 292 touches throughout his two seasons at Western Carolina. He was named 2022 SoCon Freshman of the Year and has earned second-team All-SoCon honors twice.
Reid wasn’t the only former Western Carolina Catamount to join the Panthers this offseason - wide receivers Raphael Williams and C.J. Lee are also making the leap from the FCS to the FBS alongside Bell and Reid this season.
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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: