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PITTSBURGH(AP) Pittsburgh running back LeSean McCoy did not attend a post-bowl team meeting Thursday, possibly indicating that he may change his mind and declare for the NFL draft.

McCoy, coming off the best freshman and sophomore seasons by any Pitt running back, said in late November he would return for his junior season.

As late as Monday, Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt said McCoy told him after the Panthers' 3-0 loss to Oregon State in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31 that he wasn't turning pro.

"He's excited to come back," Wannstedt said.

If McCoy doesn't return, he would follow the path of former Heisman Trophy runner-up Larry Fitzgerald, the Arizona Cardinals wide receiver who spent only two seasons at Pitt before turning pro.

McCoy, from Harrisburg, rushed for 1,488 yards and 21 touchdowns this season and 2,816 yards and 35 TDs the last two seasons. Former Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett ran for 2,690 yards in his first two Pitt seasons.

If McCoy wants to enter the April 25-26 draft, he must file an application by Jan. 15. Because he spent the 2006 season at a prep school, he would be eligible for the draft.

Before Pitt beat rival West Virginia in November, McCoy said: "There's a lot of stuff I've got to prove. I don't think I did enough here at this university. There's a lot left to achieve."

Various scouts estimate that McCoy would be a mid-first round to an early second-round draft pick.