Off-field friends James Conner, Ryan Switzer will be on opposite sidelines when Pitt faces UNC

Posted Sep 22, 2016
The link between two players from different hometowns — James Conner is an Erie native; Ryan Switzer is from Charleston, W.Va. — was forged through circumstance. The two first met at a college recruiting showcase at Gateway High School in April 2012. When the Tar Heels and Panthers played the following year, they exchanged contact information. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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