Pitt running back James Conner completed his sixth round of chemotherapy this week for Hodgkin lymphoma -- halfway home in his treatment regimen.
Pat Narduzzi sat with him, his mother, grandmother and other friends for the 3 1/2 hours, the first time the coach had a chance to lend Conner support during one of these treatment rounds.
"I told him he finished one touchdown. Now he’s got one touchdown to go," Narduzzi said in an interview with ESPN.com.
That was Monday. After the treatment wrapped up, Conner went home and slept.
On Tuesday, Conner was back in the weight room lifting.