This Saturday, Oklahoma State will be playing against one of college football’s most inspiring players. James Conner, Pitt’s junior running back, starts for the Panthers just nine months after being diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma.
Conner came into the 2015 season with big expectations. Many thought the reigning ACC Player of the Year and 2014 first-team All-American was set for a bright junior season and a guaranteed NFL future. But an MCL tear in the Panthers’ season opener against Youngstown State put him out for the season. Then, in December, he received news that put his football career on hold.