Pitt F John Hugley Out For Backyard Brawl Matchup

PITTSBURGH — Ahead of Friday night’s Backyard Brawl game against West Virginia, Pitt’s John Hugley is in street clothes and does not appear to be playing in the game.

Earlier this week, Pitt head coach Jeff Capel updated the status of Hugley, who injured his knee in practice more than six weeks ago.

“John has been cleared to do non-contact stuff, and we’re doing some individual workouts with him,” Capel said on Wednesday. “He was able to participate in the shooting today and some five-on-five stuff. We’ll continue to monitor that to see if there’s any swelling or soreness. That’ll most likely be his schedule for the rest of the week and we’ll see what happens after that.”

Hugley and the Panthers tip off against the Mountaineers at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra from the Petersen Events Center.