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Coach Paul Chryst reached out to some of Todd Graham’s recruits nearly two weeks ago when he was hired at Pitt. One of those was Upper St. Clair linebacker Dakota Conwell, who still plans to research other opportunities. Conwell remains committed to Pitt, but he also has planned a visit to Arizona’s campus for Jan. [...]

Pitt has dropped out of the Associated Press Top 25 and the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ poll, released this afternoon. It is the first time Pitt (11-4, 0-2 Big East) isn’t ranked since Dec. 28, 2009, a span of 40 consecutive polls. Pitt, ranked No. 22 in last week’s poll, has lost three in a row, including to Notre [...]

 *** No. 22 Pitt lost its third game in a row and is virtually assured of dropping out of the AP poll, which will be released tomorrow. It will be the first time in 40 polls that Pitt is unranked, dating to Dec. 28, 2009. *** Center Talib Zanna, who got his nose banged in the [...]

Pitt fell to Cincinnati, 66-63, for its third loss in a row. Here is the early game story.