Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi confirms ‘nothing significant’ with Kedon Slovis’ injury report
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Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said nearly as much about his own injury Monday as he did about what may be ailing would-be starting quarterback Kedon Slovis.
Some information was tossed around Twitter on Saturday, indicating Slovis had suffered an unspecified injury during a closed practice.
Pat Narduzzi, on competition at practice and, of course, Kedon Slovis. pic.twitter.com/BggfTxtl9Y
— Jerry DiPaola (@JDiPaola_Trib) August 8, 2022
Asked about it Monday morning before practice, Narduzzi suggested Slovis may have a suffered a muscle spasm. But first he offered an update on his knee.
“My knee’s a little sore,” Narduzzi said. “I got hurt Saturday. We all got hurt Saturday.
“I wouldn’t say he got hurt. He’ll probably be out (Monday) a little bit and probably be back (Tuesday). It’s nothing significant.”
After he reminded himself that Tuesday is the players’ day off, he amended his forecast.
“He would be full (Tuesday) if we did go. I don’t know if you ever got a muscle spasm, but you’re talking muscle spasm.”
Slovis transferred to Pitt from Southern California in the spring.
In three seasons and 27 games at USC, he threw for 7,576 yards and 58 touchdowns, completing 652 of 953 passes. He was an All-Pac 12 first-team selection in 2020 (a six-game season because of covid interruptions).
As a first-year freshman in 2019 he stepped into the starting role when J.T. Daniels suffered a knee injury, throwing for 3,502 yards and 30 touchdowns and was named the Pac 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year.
Last fall, he threw for 2,153 yards, with 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions in eight starts.
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