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When Todd Graham was head coach at Rice and Tulsa from 2006-2010, his teams were 1-7 against BCS opponents. The one victory was Tulsa’s 28-27 decision against Notre Dame last year. Yet, you can’t compare those games to Pitt’s visit to Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Ia., Saturday. The opponent comes from a BCS conference – [...]

Pressed against a wall in the team meeting room, Pitt quarterback Tino Sunseri answered every question thrown at him Tuesday by the prying media. He even smiled a little. Three days after the 35-29 victory against Maine in which he threw two interceptions and one day after coach Todd Graham pointed out to reporters all [...]

There is no quarterback controversy in Pitt coach Todd Graham’s mind. Not even close. Not now. But the message boards, talk shows and even some reasoned water cooler talk will try to ignite one. Give them time. It’s coming, whether Graham or Trey Anderson likes it or not. This is Pittsburgh. Anderson is the backup [...]

Former Pitt coach Walt Harris still stays in touch with the Pitt football program, occasionally attending practices and university functions. After Pitt’s underwhelming victory against Buffalo, Harris said he sent an encouraging text message to coach Todd Graham, telling him, “You did the one thing you have to do and that’s win the game.” Harris, [...]

By most accounts and appearances, Pitt displayed a nice running game against Buffalo. Ray Graham was one of only two backs in the FBS to gain more than 200 yards in the first game of the season. Overall, the Panthers’ ground game came out ranked 22nd in the nation (231). Not bad, right? Wrong! If you think [...]

Pitt wide receiver Cam Saddler has run through a gauntlet of emotions in the past month, but he has come out on the other end with a smile on his face. They include: Helplessness – When he was injured in training camp and couldn’t practice while younger wide receivers caught the coaches’ eyes. Frustration — [...]

Pitt senior outside linebacker Greg Williams said he was surprised that he started against Buffalo over redshirt freshman Todd Thomas after missing a week’s worth of practices last month due to a head injury. “I guess I impressed them with what I was doing right (after returning),” he said. “It might have been that I [...]

OK, now I’m more confused than ever. Pitt won its opener by 19 points Saturday night against a Buffalo team that ended last season on a seven-game losing streak and lost 10 games overall. Ugly? Yes, even coach Todd Graham said the victory wasn’t pretty. Every team in the nation that lost this weekend would take [...]

Here’s how I will handle this game-day blog: I will break down the Pitt team, position-by-position and give you one player expected to stand out and why, and one player who may surprise you and why: Keep scrolling down and I will give you the final score. QUARTERBACK The Tino Sunseri bashers and doubters are [...]

Pitt coach Todd Graham talks repeatedly about meeting boosters at dinners and other such functions. I wonder how he finds the time, but I guess there is something to be said for getting to work by 5 a.m.