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Pitt running back Rodney Hammond Jr. declared ineligible for 2024 season

By Taylor Spirito, WPXI.com
Pitt Checks in at No. 22 in Brett McMurphy’s Way-Too-Early 2023 Top 25 Pittsburgh running back Rodney Hammond Jr. (6) rushes to the end zone to score a touchdown against UCLA during the second half of the Sun Bowl NCAA college football game, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) (Andres Leighton/AP)
(Andres Leighton/AP)
By Taylor Spirito, WPXI.com

PITTSBURGH — Running back Rodney Hammond Jr. has been declared ineligible to play in the 2024 season, University of Pittsburgh Athletics said Friday.

Hammond will remain a member of the Pitt football program and is permitted to practice with the team.

Hammond has played three seasons with the Panthers, including 14 touchdowns and 1,511 yards over 32 games rushing.

There’s no word on why Hammond was deemed ineligible.

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