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While reporting on LeSean’s McCoy’s comeback from a devastating injury, talk of his college recruitment inevitably came up during interviews. Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt believes the Panthers helped their cause by continuing to recruit McCoy even after his season-ending ankle injury as a senior at Harrisburg’s Bishop McDevitt High School. “I think it had a [...]

The Pitt-Rutgers football game has been selected the Big East Game of the Week and will have a noon kickoff Nov. 17 at Rutgers Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN Regional. Times for Pitt’s remaining games, against South Florida Nov. 24 at Heinz Field and at West Virginia Dec. 1, have yet to [...]

Pitt freshman tailback LeSean McCoy has been named Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Syracuse. McCoy rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries in Pitt’s 20-17 victory Saturday at Heinz Field. He became the first Panthers back in seven years and only the third freshman in [...]

Pitt defensive line coach Greg Gattuso has been preaching his gospel to the Panthers, a Biblical reference to his stressing the fundamentals of playing on the front line. His players have become devout followers, as evidenced by both their play and post-game testimonials. “Coach always tells us that if we get a sack in the [...]

Pitt’s LeSean McCoy continued his run to the record books today, becoming Pitt’s third freshman and the fifth in Big East history to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing. McCoy rushed for a game-high 140 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries, but Pitt had to survive Syracuse’s last-gasp drive for a 20-17 victory before 31,374 at [...]

Cameron Dantley replaced Andrew Robinson at quarterback and threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to Taj Smith, as Syracuse pulled to a 10-10 tie with Pitt in the third quarter of a Big East Conference game at Heinz Field. Pitt had a chance to regain the lead, but Conor Lee missed a 42-yard field goal attempt.

LeSean McCoy joined some elite company in Pitt history by eclipsing the 1,000-yard rushing mark today in a Big East Conference game against Syracuse. McCoy became the first Panthers’ rusher to eclipse the mark since Kevan Barlow had 1,167 yards in 2000. McCoy also became the first Panthers freshman to crack the milestone since Curvin [...]

Pitt used an Oderick Turner touchdown reception and a Conor Lee field goal to take a 10-3 lead over Syracuse into halftime of their Big East game. Patrick Shadle’s 36-yard field goal gave Syracuse a 3-0 lead at 9:01 of the second quarter, but Lowell Robinson returned the ensuing kickoff 64 yards to the Orange [...]

Syracuse stopped Pitt three times at the 1-yard line, preventing the Panthers and keeping their Big East game at a scoreless tie after the first quarter. Pat Bostick completed 7 of 8 passes for 57 yards on a 15-play, 80-yard drive, but Pitt came up empty on three runs from the 1. Fullback Conredge Collins [...]