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Alumni Update - Mike Shanahan (Pitt)

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Pitt senior wide receiver Mike Shanahan was a second-team selection on the All-Big East Team in football.
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Shanahan, a Norwin High School graduate, finished the regular season second in the league in receiving yards per game with 77.2. He has recorded 58 receptions for 926 yards (16.0 avg.) and a team-best five touchdowns.

Shanahan ranks fifth at Pitt all-time with 158 career catches and is ninth with 2,219 career receiving yards.

Pitt (6-6, 3-4 Big East) will take on the Rebels of Ole Miss (6-6, 3-5 SEC) on Jan. 5 in the BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Ala.

(photo courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh)