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One of the traits that distinguished Nic DiLillo as a top-20 tight end prospect was his ability to run pass patterns. Apparently, the Madison (Ohio) star has become adept at executing plays involving double moves. A week after reneging on a verbal commitment to Clemson, DiLillo picked Pitt. Now, less than a month later, DiLillo [...]

Pitt sophomore safety Elijah Fields has been suspended for the 2007 football season after violating team policy, Panthers coach Dave Wannstedt announced today. “Although we have suspended Elijah for the season, he will remain part of our program and practice,” Wannstedt said in a statement. “We will continue to demand that he work hard on [...]

A charge of marijuana possession against Pitt football player Joe Clermond was withdrawn today in Pittsburgh Municipal Court, a court clerk said. Clermond, 22, of Tampa, Fla., was arrested July 21 by officers from the city’s Street Response Unit at the WAMO Summer Jam at Mellon Arena. Clermond was charged with possession of a small [...]

Pitt added an infusion of speed and continued to open the doors to a targeted recruiting area Friday, when Maryland multi-purpose back Ronald Hobby made a verbal commitment to the Panthers. Hobby, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound receiver-cornerback, had 32 receptions for 500 yards and seven touchdowns last season at Brandywine Gwynn Park High School. He was [...]

Not that you’d know it by reading today’s story about Joe Clermond, but I’m on vacation this week. Even so, I’m keeping up with Pitt football news on the Internet and noticed a couple of stories involving one former Panthers player and another who is an incoming freshman. It appears Pitt has its first redshirt [...]

Thomas Jefferson offensive lineman Lucas Nix became the fourth WPIAL player to accept an invitation to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Jan. 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The 6-foot-6.5-inch, 295-pound Pitt recruit will join Aliquippa receiver Jonathan Baldwin, Jeannette quarterback Terrelle Pryor and Gateway linebacker Shayne Hale on the East All-Stars [...]

The play is part of a video highlight that loops continuously on televisions at the on-campus football complex, where a football retrieved from the parking lot is encased in glass. This is at the University of Connecticut, which has chosen to preserve a moment that remains one of the all-time high points of its football [...]

One of the frustrating things for Pitt football followers during the summer months is determining the difference between fact and fiction regarding rumors surrounding Panthers players. Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt addressed the status of a handful of players Tuesday at Big East Media Day in Newport, R.I. — but not the one who is cause [...]

When Pitt implemented a dime package during a two-minute drill, an undersized walk-on defensive back was put in with the first-team defense. He looked around the huddle and saw future NFL Draft picks in linebackers H.B. Blades and Clint Session and cornerback Darrelle Revis. When the pass came his way, the safety jumped to intercept [...]

It was ESPN’s “College Football Play of the Year” and a nominee for “Best Play” in all of sports at the ESPY awards show, which airs at 9 p.m. Sunday. If the outcome was different, it might be remembered in Pitt history right up there with Marino to Brown. Instead, Darrelle Revis’ 73-yard punt return [...]