PITTSBURGH — Each year, the Pitt Panthers elect a new leader. A small team Apart from his captain’s group, the EAGLES consist of his 11 players. From each class he has two players and his three super-his seniors elected by their peers to represent them in deliberations with his coaching staff. These men must be smart, articulate and, above all, trusted by their teammates.
These positions are usually occupied by star players who know their teammates and pit programs well, and players who know their teammates and pit programs well. So the fact that transfer receiver Konata Mampfield was named his EAGLE for 2022 is all the more surprising.
Head coach Pat Narduzzi said it’s relatively rare for first-year transfers to do so, but training camps trap players in team hotels and practice facilities for long hours each day. So many in less than a month.
“It’s happened before,” Narduzzi said. We’re here at 6am…and they’re here until 9.’Night clock.So they spend a lot of time together and find out who is who It will be like this.
Clearly, Mampfield’s teammates know who he is – not just a talented player, but a dedicated member of this squad with lofty ambitions for the 2022 campaign. He is making every effort to attract himself to this new program.
Mampfield said he felt the pressure of having to prove himself on the field and be loved by his teammates through playing hard. Narduzzi told him to protect himself in case the play really mattered.
“He told me to go ahead and get it off and stay fit,” Mampfield said. It’s one of those things that I feel I have to do.”
Mampfield is definitely a talented player. He was named a freshman All-American after a stellar rookie season in Akron and was lauded for his athleticism, his skill with the ball, and his running on the route during summer training his camp. But earning a spot on his team’s leadership council required extra effort for Mampfield, who has been a Panther all along for about five months, three of which don’t feature official team practice.
But these changes came to Mumpfield easier than expected. He had an old friend and training partner, Bab Means, waiting for him when he arrived in Pittsburgh. After he mastered a similar system in Akron, a new offense came naturally. A sold-out Acrysure at his stadium rival West Even in the imminent season opener, his date with Virginia, the talented sophomore who played in front of huge crowds at Ohio Stadium and Jordan Hare Stadium Do not threaten.
Mampfield is still fully committed to this team this season. While trying to absorb as much knowledge as he can from the older pass catchers around him, he finds every opportunity he can get his hands on football, either as a receiver or as a returner of kicks and punts.
Senior Jared Wayne said Mampfield is still keeping his head down and that his work reflects a humble demeanor and is a natural fit for his new home in Pitt.
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“He’s a great guy and very humble. He comes in and works every day. We’re pretty close to the off-season. I’m looking forward to seeing what he’s going to show and how he’s going to be joining our group this year.” I’m really looking forward to seeing what they add to the.”
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