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SEATTLE – Sparked by the season debut of sharpshooting senior guard Ryan Appleby, Washington holds a 37-34 halftime lead over No. 12 Pitt this afternoon at Bank of America Arena. Washington has a 31-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents, dating to December 2003. Appleby had 12 first-half points on four 3-pointers to spark the [...]

When asked about Big East Conference officiating despite dubious penalties in games against Virginia, Rutgers and West Virginia, Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt has done his best to downplay his disgust with the topic. Not that he hasn’t complained to the proper authorities. “The concerns that I had and have concerning officials in the Big East [...]

When Cam Saddler awoke Tuesday morning, the Gateway football star said he “was about 80 percent sure” he was going to make a verbal commitment to Virginia. Less than 36 hours later, Saddler chose Pitt in what had to be considered one of the biggest recruiting surprises of the Class of 2008. In May, Pitt [...]

Gateway senior multi-purpose back Cameron Saddler has given a verbal commitment to play football for the Pitt Panthers. Saddler’s commitment comes as a surprise, considering he was heavily favoring Virginia throughout much of the recruiting process. But Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt, riding the wave of Saturday’s 13-9 victory at No. 2 West Virginia, made a [...]

Gateway senior multi-purpose back Cameron Saddler has given a verbal commitment to play football for the Pitt Panthers. Saddler’s commitment comes as a suprise, considering he was heavily favoring Virginia throughout much of the recruiting process. But Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt, riding the wave of Saturday’s 13-9 victory at No. 2 West Virginia, made a [...]

Pitt tailback LeSean McCoy and defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads have been honored by Rivals.com for their roles in the Panthers’ stunning 13-9 upset victory over West Virginia this past Saturday. Rhoads was named Coordinator of the Week, while McCoy was honored as the National Freshman of the Week by Rivals. McCoy outrushed the entire West [...]

Pitt freshman running back LeSean McCoy was a unanimous choice for the Big East Rookie of the Year, and senior left tackle Jeff Otah and junior middle linebacker Scott McKillop joined him as Panthers’ first-team All-Big East selections in voting announced today. McCoy becomes the third Pitt player to earn the Big East’s Rookie of [...]

Pitt’s stunning victory over second-ranked West Virginia ended late Saturday night, about a week after it began. Before Pitt could win, it had to believe. There was nobody better to show the Panthers how to believe than Dave Wannstedt. For him, the Backyard Brawl is personal. Wannstedt grew up with it, played in it and [...]

Pitt defensive end Joe Clermond was named Big East Defensive Player of the Week for his play at West Virginia in the 100th Backyard Brawl. Clermond, a fifth-year senior, recorded eight tackles, a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and forced a fumble in Pitt’s 13-9 victory over the No. 2 Mountaineers in Morgantown. Pitt held [...]

Morgantown, W.Va. – Pitt quarterback Pat Bostick scored on a 1-yard run to give the Panthers a 10-7 lead, and tailback LeSean McCoy broke the Big East freshman rushing record in the third quarter of the 100th Backyard Brawl at Milan Puskar Stadium. No. 2 West Virginia (10-1, 5-1) needs a victory over Pitt (4-7, [...]