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When Jeff Long decided to become Boss Hog at Arkansas, the former Pitt athletic director left behind a mess with the football schedule. Long, inexplicably, allowed Clemson out of a contract – without any penalty – to play two games against Pitt in 2010 and 2011. That forced Long’s predecessor and successor as athletic director, [...]

Pitt announced today that it has scheduled a two-game football series with Utah in 2010 and 2011. The Panthers will play at Utah on Sept. 11, 2010 in the first-ever regular-season meeting between the schools. The Utes will visit Heinz Field Oct. 15, 2011. Pitt and Utah’s only meeting came in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl, [...]

Pitt received a verbal commitment today from Andre Givens, a running back from Hubbard (Ohio) High School. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound Givens received 17 scholarship offers and chose the Panthers over the likes of Cincinnati, Illinois, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin. Givens rushed for 1,433 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior, averaging 6.6 [...]

Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt raised eyebrows in mid-June when — despite losing seven prominent WPIAL recruits to Big Ten schools and having only three verbal commitments for the Class of 2010 — he predicted the Panthers would produce a “great” recruiting class. “We are further ahead with this year’s recruiting class with quality names at [...]