Linked Up: Pitt Athletics News and Notes (6/18)

A bit of Pitt-related news and notes floating around out there:

• The Pitt News ran a survey of fans across a range of athletics topics — some of the responses were interesting
• A former team manager is getting his shot as a walk-on on the men’s basketball team
• It sounds as if former Pitt running back Lesean McCoy is no longer a free agent option for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel commented recently on the killing of George Floyd
• Former Pitt men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon did the same
• Dixon also recounted his history in the recruiting of Steven Adams
• You can now order Pitt-branded masks through the Panthers’ website
• Skip Bayless has a problem with PFF’s list putting Aaron Donald at the top and Donald responded briefly on Twitter
• Speaking of Donald, he recently launched a YouTube channel
• Pitt continues adding lacrosse players for its new program — here’s the latest one

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