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Taysir Mack was a shell of his former self last season. He knew it. His coaches knew it. Anyone who watched Pitt's offense knew it. And on Thursday, everyone found out why. Mack, the Panthers' second-leading receiver two years ago, had two in-season surgeries. One procedure was on his hernia, while the next was on an ankle. Which makes the fact that Mack missed only three of Pitt's 11 games pretty astounding. "I'm a tough person. If I can play physically, I'll go out there and play for my team. If I've got one leg, one hand, one eye, you'll see me out there trying to do whatever I can," Mack said over Zoom. "But it got to a point where my body was saying, 'You can't push anymore.' So I had to settle down, recuperate, reanalyze and get people around me to get me back to where I need to be. I'm feeling better now." Head coach Pat Narduzzi confirmed that earlier this week, saying Mack hasn't skipped a practice or even a snap as Pitt nears the end of spring camp. That should be music to the ears of quarterback Kenny Pickett and offensive coordinator Mark Whipple. Having a healthy Mack back is good news for the Panthers' 2021 offense. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

(DS#79 WR) rSr/2022

WR Taysir Mack, Pittsburgh
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03/31/21 - Erick Hallett II, rSr/2023, Pittsburgh, 5-10, 195 (DS#21 FS) + More +

Erick Hallett is out for spring camp with an injury, Narduzzi said. Hallett, a redshirt junior defensive back, was (and still is) expected to compete for a starting spot in the secondary. Hallett has played both cornerback and safety in his collegiate career. Last season, he was a first-team corner at Florida State on Nov. 7 before starting Pitt's final three games at safety. Hallett tallied 30 tackles, four pass breakups and two interceptions in 2020. The Texas native's absence in camp will give Pitt's coaches a longer look at redshirt junior Judson Tallandier and Kentucky transfer MJ Devonshire. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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FS Erick Hallett II, Pittsburgh
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03/27/21 - Melquise Stovall, rSr/2022, Pittsburgh, 5-08, 186 (DS#182 WR) + More +

Melquise Stovall, a graduate transfer receiver from Hawaii, committed to Pitt on Friday afternoon, bringing experience to an already deep position and joining Marion, Pitt's new wideouts coach after leaving the Rainbow Warriors in February. Stovall will have one season with the Panthers thanks to the NCAA's blanket waiver not counting the 2020 season against any athletes' eligibility clock. Stovall is entering his sixth season of college football with 108 catches and 1,184 yards to his name. The 5-foot-9, 190-pound pass-catcher began his career at Cal after being courted as a four-star prospect. The California native chose the Golden Bears over offers from Notre Dame, USC, North Carolina and Miami, among others. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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WR Melquise Stovall, Pittsburgh
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03/25/21 - Phil Jurkovec, rSr/2024, Pittsburgh, 6-5, 243 (DS#31 QB) + More +

Quarterback Phil Jurkovec began his career at Boston College executing what coach Jeff Hafley described as a "vanilla" game plan in the 2020 opener at Duke. Jurkovec aced his first audition by completing 17 passes for 300 yards and two touchdowns in a 26-6 victory that put tight end Hunter Long on an accelerated path to the NFL. Over the course of the season in which BC went 6-5 and 5-5 in the ACC, Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti was able to expand the playbook. Jurkovec, a Pittsburgh product who transferred to BC from Notre Dame, was effectively able to accommodate Cignetti's growth spurts. "You have to remember when Phil came in here last year he was like the rest of the guys, everything was new to him," said Cignetti. "The terminology, the actual schemes and the fundaments and the techniques.

"The process was great, the players responded to the coaches and the coaches did a great job teaching the system. The players took it from the classroom to practice. "But it being our first time together, we had to kind of figure out who we were in terms of personnel. As the season went on, we learned more about ourselves and how we would call the game." Jurkovec started 10 games and played the latter half of the season managing a left shoulder injury. Jurkovec completed 205 of 336 passes for 2,558 yards with 17 touchdowns, five interceptions and a 138.8 quarterback rating. That is an amazing stat line for a guy who started at square one in a new system with limited college experience to draw from. - Boston Herald

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QB Phil Jurkovec, Pittsburgh
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03/19/21 - Damarri Mathis, rSr/2022, Pittsburgh, 5-11, 198 (DS#12 CB) + More +

While chatting with reporters Tuesday on a video conference call, Damarri Mathis admitted he was hiding something. "I probably have a blank face right now," he said, "but I have a lot of enthusiasm. You're going to see that on Saturdays. I promise you that. I don't like talking that much. I want to show what I'm going to do." Pitt's senior cornerback said his face is hiding a lot of backed-up energy he hopes to unleash, perhaps as soon as Thursday, when the Panthers strap on pads for the first time in spring practice. Mathis, who started 10 games in 2019 and was ready to step up among the ACC's best cornerbacks last summer, sat out the entire season with a shoulder injury that occurred before the season. He said he is healed now. He had planned to join veteran teammates Damar Hamlin, Paris Ford and Jason Pinnock in 2020 to give Pitt an experienced secondary and, then, aim for the NFL. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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CB Damarri Mathis, Pittsburgh
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03/14/21 - Kenny Pickett, rSr/2022, Pittsburgh, 6-3, 219 (DS#1 QB) + More +

Many factors led quarterback Kenny Pickett back to Pitt for a fifth season. Among them is his relationship with Mark Whipple, who enters his third season at Pitt as the longest-tenured offensive coordinator under coach Pat Narduzzi. "Coach Whipple is like family to me. If he wasn't coming back here, I wouldn't have come back," Pickett said Friday as Pitt made final preparations for the start of spring drills Sunday. "There's a lot of unfinished business. He's a competitor just like I am." He also seriously considered his relationship with teammates and familiarity with the program. He was first introduced to Pitt four years ago when he left Ocean Township (N.J.) High School a half-year early to enroll. "If I didn't love it here so much, it would have been a lot easier to leave, given the position I was in. It was a win-win either way," he said.

Said senior defensive end Deslin Alexandre, who enrolled with Pickett in January, 2017: "He's the heart of this team." Just as important - perhaps, moreso - is Pickett's desire to prove he's a better quarterback than what others might think. "Very close," he said when asked how close he was to declaring for the NFL Draft. "I took my time with it. "Everyone had the idea that I was declaring (for the draft). My friends back home were the only ones who knew I was making a decision because I was stressed about it." - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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QB Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh
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01/04/21 - Jimmy Morrissey, rSr/2021, Pittsburgh, 6-3, 303 (DS#6 C) + More +

2020 BURLSWORTH TROPHY WINNER: Pitt senior center Jimmy Morrissey was named the 2020 season's winner of the Burlsworth Trophy that is annually presented to the most outstanding player in college football who began his career as a walk-on student-athlete, it was announced on Monday afternoon. During an online ceremony, the Burlsworth Trophy announced Morrissey as the recipient of this year's award over fellow finalists wide receiver Dax Milne of BYU and linebacker Grant Wilson of Arkansas.

Morrissey joins the likes of Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield, Michigan State's Kenny Willekes, Clemson's Hunter Renfrow and others as a winner of the award that honors former Arkansas walk-on great and Indianapolis Colts pick Brandon Burlsworth, who tragically died just days after being drafted in 1999. Morrissey recently completed his fourth consecutive season as Pitt's starting center. He started all 47 games that he played for the Panthers and is considered one of the top center prospects in the 2021 NFL Draft. - Pitt Football

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C Jimmy Morrissey, Pittsburgh
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01/02/21 - M.J. Devonshire, rSr/2024, Pittsburgh, 5-11, 186 (DS#26 CB) + More +

Devonshire - who spent the past two seasons at Kentucky before entering the NCAA transfer portal earlier this month - has committed to Pitt, helping solidify a secondary that will have to replace a number of key pieces. The 5-foot-11, 182-pound Devonshire will have four years of eligibility remaining. After redshirting his first season with the Wildcats, Devonshire played in nine of a possible 10 games last season, finishing with one tackle and one pass breakup. Though relatively early in his college career, Devonshire struggled to make an impact with Kentucky, never appearing on the Wildcats' two-deep during the 2020 season. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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CB M.J. Devonshire, Pittsburgh
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01/02/21 - Marcus Minor, rSr/2023, Pittsburgh, 6-4, 310 (DS#28 OG) + More +

Offensive lineman Marcus Minor, who verbally committed to Pitt last week, officially joined the team Tuesday when he signed his scholarship papers. Minor, who played the past four seasons at Maryland, will participate in spring drills with two years of immediate eligibility. Minor, 6-foot-4, 310 pounds, started 17 games at Maryland, playing guard and tackle. In high school at DeMatha Catholic, he earned all-state honors in Maryland and league honors in the All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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OG Marcus Minor, Pittsburgh
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12/29/20 - Alex Kessman, rSr/2021, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 189 (DS#3 K) + More +

2020 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): PK - Alex Kessman, Pitt, 74,...Kessman finished his career as Pitt's all-time leader with 69 field goals. He led the ACC and ranked second nationally with an average of 2.09 field goals per game this season. Kessman is the most accurate long-distance kicker in NCAA history, connecting on 66.7% (12 of 18) from 50-plus yards for his career. - Pitt Football

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K Alex Kessman, Pittsburgh
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12/29/20 - Damar Hamlin, rSr/2021, Pittsburgh, 6-1, 200 (DS#7 FS) + More +

2020 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): S - Damar Hamlin, Pitt, 89,...Hamlin, an integral yet unheralded performer for one of college football's top defenses, led the Panthers in tackles (67) and pass breakups (seven). He also had two interceptions. - Pitt Football

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FS Damar Hamlin, Pittsburgh
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12/29/20 - Kirk Christodoulou, rSr/2022, Pittsburgh, 6-1, 215 (DS#20 P) + More +

2020 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): P - Kirk Christodoulou, Pitt, 30,...Pitt landed seven players on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team revealed on the ACC Network. Additionally, senior offensive guard Bryce Hargrove, freshman wide receiver Jordan Addison and junior punter Kirk Christodoulou received Honorable Mention. - Pitt Football

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P Kirk Christodoulou, Pittsburgh
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12/29/20 - Bryce Hargrove, rSr/2021, Pittsburgh, 6-4, 310 (DS#27 OG) + More +

2020 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): OG - Bryce Hargrove, Pitt, 50,...Pitt landed seven players on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team revealed on the ACC Network. Additionally, senior offensive guard Bryce Hargrove, freshman wide receiver Jordan Addison and junior punter Kirk Christodoulou received Honorable Mention. - Pitt Football

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OG Bryce Hargrove, Pittsburgh
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12/29/20 - Jimmy Morrissey, rSr/2021, Pittsburgh, 6-3, 303 (DS#6 C) + More +

2020 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): C - Jimmy Morrissey, Pitt, 80,...Morrissey was named to the All-ACC team for the third consecutive year. He has surrendered only two sacks over the past two seasons. - Pitt Football

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C Jimmy Morrissey, Pittsburgh
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12/29/20 - DJ Turner, rSr/2021, Pittsburgh, 5-09, 206 (DS#67 WR) + More +

2020 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): SP - DJ Turner, Pitt, 124,...Turner, who joined Pitt in August as a graduate transfer from Maryland, compiled 436 combined kick return yards to rank second in the ACC. He averaged 8.3 yards per punt return (second in the ACC) and 22.2 on kickoff returns (third). - Pitt Football

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WR DJ Turner, Pittsburgh
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