NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
October 11, 2024
While climbing the status ladder among the best quarterbacks in college football, Pitt redshirt freshman Eli Holstein has learned to be an equal opportunity dispenser. Six pass catchers have at least ...
No. 1 Panthers sweep No. 15 SMU in ACC play
NCAA, Sports
By By CHUCK CURTI Trib Total Media 
October 10, 2024
The Pitt women’s volleyball team finally dropped a set. That happened Oct. 4, when the top-ranked Panthers, who won their first 12 matches of the year via 3-0 sweeps, lost the opener at Boston College...
Big 10 becomes landing zone for transfer QBs
NCAA, Sports
October 10, 2024
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Bret Bielema was at the forefront of the graduate transfer game in 2011 when the NCAA passed a new rule that allowed athletes in all sports to transfer and gain immediate eligi...
Panthers’ defense roars when it matters most
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
October 9, 2024
Back when Pat Narduzzi was playing linebacker for Youngstown State and Rhode Island, he knew a third-down stop meant success. Series over, offense trudging to the bench, punt or field-goal try upcomin...
LIFE-LONG TEAMMATES
NCAA, Sports
October 9, 2024
No. 22 Pitt encouraged with start
NCAA, Sports
October 8, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pat Narduzzi gathered his players on Sunday night, just like always. And just like always, the longtime Pittsburgh head coach kept his eyes and the eyes of his team looking forward. ...
NCAA, Sports
October 8, 2024
Smart calls out Georgia fans ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Coach Kirby Smart was disappointed in the somewhat muted performance of home fans in No. 5 Georgia’s 31-13 win over Auburn on Saturday. Even though ther...
How AP voters ranked the latest poll
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
October 8, 2024
While fans across the country were on edge watching upset after upset unfold Saturday, Houston Chronicle sports columnist Kirk Bohls and other members of The Associated Press college football poll vot...
Holstein can become historically great at Pitt
NCAA
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 7, 2024
After a late-night Steelers contest that has us all a little foggy this morning, here’s a little food for thought to help straighten you up: • Pitt has had its share of solid quarterbacks after Dan Ma...
Upsets galore in CFB slate cause shuffle in AP rankings
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP 
October 7, 2024
It was a week of upheaval in The Associated Press college football poll, with Texas returning to No. 1 on Sunday after a one-week absence following Vanderbilt’s monumental upset of Alabama. The Commod...
NCAA, Sports
October 7, 2024
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — They celebrated on the field. They celebrated in the locker room. And when Miami’s overnight charter flight landed Sunday after the Hurricanes’ biggest comeback win in a quar...
Pitt’s Hammond reinstated, ready to play
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
October 5, 2024
Pitt senior running back Rodney Hammond, who was expected to carry a significant workload before he was declared ineligible for the season the day before the opener, has been reinstated and will be av...
NCAA, Sports
October 5, 2024
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The San Jose State women’s volleyball team’s quest for perfection ended with its first loss of the season on Thursday night at Colorado State. At least the Spartans were bac...
Nittany Lions preparing to see UCLA starter
NCAA, Sports
October 5, 2024
PennLive.com via Trib Total Media UCLA, 1-3 on the season, is already up against it traveling to Beaver Stadium this weekend to face No. 7 Penn State, but things might be getting worse. The Bruins wil...
More NCAA games coming to Pittsburgh
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
October 3, 2024
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will return to PPG Paints Arena in 2027 for the sixth time, with Duquesne back as the host school, SportsPITTSBURGH and the Pittsburgh Bid Committee announced Wedn...
Panthers preparing for first ACC game at UNC
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
October 2, 2024
During his regular Monday news conference, Pat Narduzzi was as welcoming as you might expect from any undefeated coach, especially when his most recent game was a 73-17 victory nine days ago. “Good to...
NCAA, Sports
September 28, 2024
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Officials declared what would have been a winning, final-play touchdown by Virginia Tech an incomplete pass after a lengthy review of the final play, and No. 7 Miami escaped...
Star QBs ready for SEC Championship rematch
NCAA, Sports
By By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer 
September 28, 2024
Georgia and Alabama will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Tuscaloosa. Jalen Milroe is always a threat to break loose for a long run or uncork a deep ball whenever the defense leaves an opening — or he cre...
No trips to West Coast for Pitt in ACC play
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
September 26, 2024
After a difficult stretch on the road early in the season, Pitt men’s basketball will start the new calendar year with three games against ACC opponents at Petersen Events Center during the first 11 d...