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Pitt’s recruiting class took an interesting twist Monday, as a WPIAL player reneged on his commitment and the Panthers landed one of the nation’s top kickers. Greensburg Central Catholic defensive back Chris Hayden-Martin, who had verbally committed in June, told Pitt coaches yesterday that he planned to visit other schools. The Panthers have since pulled [...]

Ever the optimist, Dave Wannstedt tried to find positives in a defeat that was deflating because of how close his Pitt Panthers came to winning at Louisville: A yard. The final impression of Pitt freshmen Pat Bostick and LeSean McCoy was their fumbled handoff at the Louisville 1-yard line, but their fourth-quarter play provided inspiration [...]

LOUISVILLE – Pitt appeared to answer a Louisville scoring drive with one of its own, but LeSean McCoy fumbled at the Cardinals’ 1 after a touchdown pass that could have tied the game was reversed by review. In a dramatic turn of events, Louisville escaped with a 24-17 victory today in a Big East Conference [...]

LOUISVILLE – Art Carmody’s 19-yard field goal gave Louisville a 17-7 lead after three quarters in a Big East game at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. The Cardinals opened the second half with an 11-play, 67-yard drive, but Pitt stopped Anthony Allen short on third-and-3, forcing them to settle for the field goal with 9:50 left [...]

LOUISVILLE – Pitt used an interception to set up a trick play for a touchdown to trim Louisville’s lead to 14-7 in a Big East game at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Pitt sophomore cornerback Aaron Berry intercepted a Brian Brohm pass intended for Harry Douglas at the Louisville 27 with 2:38 remaining in the first [...]

After the devastating double-overtime loss to Navy, Dave Wannstedt refocused Pitt’s attention on the Big East Conference schedule. The Panthers started referring to the second half of the season as a “second season.” A new start, if you will. Even if they were already 0-1 in conference play, thanks to a home loss to Connecticut [...]

One look at Greg Romeus and you see a world of potential, the type of size and athleticism that projects him as a future NFL player. One conversation with the Pitt redshirt freshman defensive end and you wonder whether he’s either too naïve to know it or too humble to admit it. Regardless, the 6-foot-5, [...]

There was a time before the season when Pitt’s road schedule appeared daunting and its home slate was considered weak. Funny, isn’t it, how things can change in college football in just a few weeks? Before the season, Louisville was considered a game Pitt had little to no chance of winning on the road. The [...]

The Nov. 3 Pitt-Syracuse game has been chosen the Big East Conference Game of the Week and will have a noon kickoff at Heinz Field. The game will be televised on ESPN Regional and WTAE (Channel 4). It is the third consecutive week Pitt will be part of the Big East’s Game of the Week. [...]

Pitt kicker Conor Lee, who made three field goals in Saturday’s 24-17 victory over No. 23 Cincinnati, was named Big East Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. A redshirt junior from Upper St. Clair, Lee converted field goals of 41, 25 and 37 yards against Cincinnati, and also made a point-after kick to tie [...]