Narduzzi announces Pitt football roster update

Pitt head football coach Pat Narduzzi announced Friday that five players will not be members of the active roster when training camp opens Monday, Aug. 8.

Sophomore tight end Chris Clark, incoming first-year defensive lineman Zack Gilbert, sophomore offensive lineman Mike Grimm, incoming first-year defensive back George Hill and junior defensive lineman Justin Moody will not be available for medical reasons.

Moody, who lettered the past two years at defensive tackle, will no longer play due to a non-football related cervical spine condition. He will remain with the program as a student assistant.

Grimm will be out for the year after undergoing offseason hip surgery, while Clark –– who transferred to Pitt from UCLA this past January –– will sit out the year after offseason knee surgery. Clark will redshirt this season and have three years of eligibility remaining.

Hill was found to have a pre-existing cardiac condition that disqualifies him from participating with the team. He will remain on scholarship with the program as a permanent medical exemption. Gilbert will be held out this season for a cardiac condition, but will remain with the program and be reevaluated after the season.

“Each of these young men are very passionate about the game of football and our heart goes out to them,” Narduzzi said in a press release Friday. “Although they will not be able to play this fall, each of them will remain an active and important part of our family. They are, and will always be, Panthers.”