Jerry DiPaola stories, Page 142
Overcoming loss of Keyshon Camp to injury won’t be easy for PittVideo
For the second time in a month, Pat Narduzzi called a starting defensive lineman into his office to deliver bad news. After only one game, the season is over for Pitt defensive tackle Keyshon Camp, who hurt his knee Saturday night not by running into a Virginia opponent but by...
With no home court, Duquesne to play at PPG Paints Arena, UPMC Events Center
While renovation continues on Duquesne’s on-campus UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, the Dukes’ men’s basketball team will play their nine Atlantic 10 home games at PPG Paints Arena and Robert Morris’ new UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, school officials announced. The first two conference games against defending champion Saint Louis on...
Strong safety Paris Ford ‘juices’ up Pitt secondaryVideo
When Virginia wide receiver Hasise Dubois caught a short flip from quarterback Bryce Perkins late in the third quarter against Pitt, he appeared to have enough for an important first down. But when Dubois turned upfield looking for more yardage, Paris Ford was waiting for him. Ford punched the football...
Another September callup: Pirates add Kevin Kramer to roster
The Pittsburgh Pirates added Kevin Kramer to the roster Thursday before their game against the Miami Marlins at PNC Park. Kramer, the Pirates’ second-round draft choice in 2015 after top pick Kevin Newman, hit .260 with 10 home runs, 30 doubles and 54 RBIs for Triple-A Indianapolis this season. He...
Set your alarm clock: Pitt/Ohio starts at 11 a.m., but it’s not the earliest kickoff in school history
For those Pitt fans troubled by the 11 a.m. start to Saturday’s game against Ohio, be glad you’re not an Alabama fan. For Pitt, it’s a one-time event, but the Crimson Tide often start their games at 11 a.m. to accommodate TV networks that want noon (Eastern) kickoffs. Pitt’s game...
Pitt loses defensive tackle Keyshon Camp to season-ending knee injury
The news keeps getting worse for the Pitt football team. For the second time in a month, the Panthers have lost a starter on the defensive line. Junior tackle Keyshon Camp, who started and recorded a half-sack and two quarterback hurries against Virginia, injured his knee in the game and...
Keith Dambrot’s link to Duquesne tied to Hall of Famer Chuck CooperVideo
There are many reasons Keith Dambrot loves being the basketball coach at Duquesne. Right up there at the top is his connection to legendary Duquesne All-American Chuck Cooper and a bold stand the university took 73 years ago on a December night in McKeesport. It resonates with Dambrot today as...
Pitt OL coach Dave Borbely hopes ‘moments’ with players lead to improvementVideo
Pitt offensive line coach Dave Borbely admits he has “his moments” when he gets a point across using special emphasis. But in the case of how the players performed Saturday night against Virginia, Borbely believes he can teach by espousing reasonable logic in a normal tone of voice. “I make...
Pirates add 5 players to major league roster
The Pittsburgh Pirates bolstered their roster for the final 25 games of the season Tuesday when they added four players from Triple-A Indianapolis and a pitcher previously claimed off waivers. Joining the team are catcher Steven Baron, outfielder Jason Martin, shortstop Cole Tucker, right-handed pitcher Yacksel Rios and left-hander Wei-Chung...
Pat Narduzzi questions Nebraska’s 2003 firing of Ohio coach Frank Solich
Pat Narduzzi’s praise for Ohio’s Frank Solich went beyond the normal, mundane coach-speak that flows back-and-forth before a game. Narduzzi said he still hasn’t set aside Nebraska firing Solich — and that happened 16 years ago. “The guy never should have been let go there,” Narduzzi said Monday at his...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi doesn’t excuse defense, but questions ‘yellow hankies’Video
Among the optimists remaining in Pitt’s fan base — and their numbers aren’t necessarily growing — there’s a natural tendency to make excuses for the 30-14 loss to Virginia. It might be a reach, but here’s one: Virginia’s three touchdown drives of 19, 29 and 27 yards were shorter in...
Observations from Pitt’s opening-night loss to Virginia
Some thoughts the day after the Pitt Panthers’ opening-night 30-14 loss to Virginia: • Pitt still has trouble completing passes to the tight end. Will Gragg caught three passes for 4 yards and Rutgers transfer Nakia Griffin-Stewart dropped a pass on third down. • Maurice Ffrench, Taysir Mack and Tre...
Pitt’s run game disappears in loss to Virginia
Damar Hamlin promised to go home, crank up his iPad and start figuring out what went wrong. Pitt’s senior free safety said he planned to do so early Sunday morning before he went to bed. Sleep probably came fitfully, anyway, for many of the Pitt players after their unfortunate performance...
Pitt lends Virginia helping hand in season-opening lossVideo
Pat Narduzzi trusted his quarterback Saturday night and paid the price in Pitt’s 30-14 loss to Virginia at Heinz Field. Opening night was supposed to trigger the rebirth of Pitt’s passing game, with junior quarterback Kenny Pickett directing an offense designed by first-year coordinator Mark Whipple. Instead, it was a...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi reveals names of freshmen who could play this season
Pat Narduzzi wants it both ways. He is curious to see what his freshmen have learned in training camp. But who can tell if the guys don’t play in real games? Yet, if Narduzzi plays them in five or more games, there goes the redshirt and one precious year of...
Analysis: Game-by-game predictions for Pitt football
Predicting Pitt’s season, game-by-game: Saturday vs. Virginia: The Cavaliers’ 3-4 defense is a tough matchup for a young offensive line in Week 1. Virginia 20, Pitt 13. ••• Sept. 7 vs. Ohio: Another running QB gets in Pitt’s way, but Panthers find a way to slow down Nathan Rourke. Pitt...
Pitt’s Kenny Pickett: Offensive coordinator Mark Whipple brings swagVideo
In the final days of Pitt’s nearly summer-long prep for Virginia, Kenny Pickett made an interesting observation about his first-year quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. “When you see the confidence (Mark Whipple) has and the swag he walks around with, it affects everybody,” Pitt’s junior quarterback said. “If you can...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi unafraid to admit nerves are part of any game
After weeks of preparation for his fifth season opener as Pitt’s coach, Pat Narduzzi said his feelings of nervousness are the same for ACC foe Virginia as they were in 2015 when Youngstown State was on the other sideline. Only the stakes change. “If someone tells you,’I’m not nervous,’ maybe...
Top 2018 Pitt recruit Mychale Salahuddin leaves program
Redshirt freshman running back Mychale Salahuddin, a four-star running back in high school and the highest-rated recruit in Pitt’s Class of 2018, decided to leave the program, coach Pat Narduzzi said Thursday. Salahuddin was limited throughout most of training camp while recovering from knee surgery after an injury suffered during...
Pitt’s Tre Tipton gets head start on his last chance
At age 23, Tre Tipton might be approaching the end of his football career. He knows it, accepts it and doesn’t regret it. But before he gets there, he has work to do, goals to reach and, he hopes, some fun to experience on Pitt football game days. Tipton, a...
Virginia presents an array of issues for Pitt in season openerVideo
In so many ways, Virginia is not a typical opponent for Pitt to confront at the outset of the season. Pitt has opened the season with a conference game only twice, losing to West Virginia, 34-0, in the Big East in 1996 and Florida State, 41-13, in 2013. Pitt is...
After only 2 scrimmages, Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi looks for clean opener
NFL teams play four exhibitions before games start to count. College football isn’t designed that way. Teams conduct a few live scrimmages plus almost daily practices. Much of it, however, is held with limited contact in the hopes of keeping players healthy for the season. Pitt had two scrimmages, the...
Virginia will be tough for Pitt to beat, ACC analysts believeVideo
ACC Network analysts Tim Hasselbeck and Jon Beason didn’t come out and directly predict Pitt will lose to Virginia on Saturday night. But while speaking to reporters on a conference call Monday morning, they gave a clear indication the Cavaliers will be tough to beat. “It’s going to be tough...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi names starters at most positions, but still likes the depth of his roster
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi thinks and acts like almost all of his coaching brethren. They all follow these strict tenets: • Don’t give up too much information. • Be as vague as possible when discussing personnel and strategy. • Keep alive the notion of competition at every position. Yet when...
Second opinion on Pirates’ Chris Archer confirms shoulder inflammationVideo
Chris Archer, who went on the injured list Wednesday just as he was starting to make improvements as a starter, went for a second opinion on his shoulder injury last week, and it confirmed he has inflammation that needs rest. Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said Archer’s situation will...
