Femi Odukale cleared for contact after arm injury

PittsburghPanthers.comPitt is about two weeks into its preparations for the 2020-21 basketball season with just over three weeks to go until the campaign tips off, and the team has seen Femi Odukale make rapid progress in his recovery from a broken arm. In fact, on Monday, Craig Meyer of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Odukale had advanced to the point in his recovery that he can take part in contact drills in practice.

The news signifies a major leap forward for Odukale in his recovery, as he was only able to participate in non-contact drills two weeks ago, when preseason practices began. And before that, his injury had been characterized as severe and was expected to keep him…