Linked Up: News and Notes 5/11

Here are some news and notes surrounding the Panthers and the ACC from the past week:

• Several Pitt coaches and athletic director Heather Lyke contributed a combined $500,000 to coronavirus vaccine research
• Men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel discussed some potential NCAA rules changes
• Pitt alumni remembered The ‘O’, which recently closed
• ESPN cited the 2006 Pitt-West Virginia game as one of the most important games in the revolution of the spread offense
• SB Nation’s Notre Dame blog One Foot Down says there’s a good chance the Pitt-Notre Dame game will have an early start
• According to this, Pitt is one of six ACC football programs not committed to opening this fall, due to the spread of the coronavirus
• The Post-Gazette has a look at the top 15 WPIAL-City League football prospects
• Athlon talks ACC Coastal Division contenders for 2020

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