Spark from bottom-6 forwards gives Penguins life in series vs. FlyersVideo
As Rick Tocchet was preparing to face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, his foe’s secondary scoring stood out. Tocchet, a former Penguins player and assistant in Year 1 at the helm of the Philadelphia Flyers, is more familiar with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin...
Pitt announces program alums Ricardo Greer, Ronald Ramon as Jeff Capel’s new assistants
Pitt has almost totally retooled its men’s basketball roster this past month, and coach Jeff Capel has gotten to work in rounding out his coaching staff for the 2026-27 campaign. On Monday, the Panthers announced two new hires: Ricardo Greer, who will serve as associate head coach, and Ronald Ramon,...
NFL rookie minicamp invites begin coming in for undrafted Pitt players
The 2026 NFL Draft has wrapped. Of the 257 players to hear their names called at the podium in Pittsburgh, only one, linebacker Kyle Louis, chosen in the fourth round by the Dolphins, was a Pitt product. Louis’ former teammate, tailback Desmond Reid, was signed as an undrafted free agent...
Reports: Pitt tailback Desmond Reid joins Bills as UDFA
Desmond Reid did not ride a wave of momentum into the NFL Draft. Injured for much of 2025 following an All-American campaign at Pitt in 2024, Reid remained limited at the NFL Combine as well as Pitt’s Pro Day. However, Reid still realized his dream of making it to the...
Report: Penn State tight end, North Allegheny grad Khalil Dinkins signs with 49ers as UDFA
Khalil Dinkins still faces an uphill battle in reaching the NFL. The North Allegheny graduate played five years at tight end for Penn State from 2021-25, but the lion’s share of receptions, yards and scores went to former teammates Tyler Warren, Theo Johnson and Brenton Strange, all of whom became...
Penn State tailback Kaytron Allen selected in 6th round by Commanders
Penn State’s all-time leader in rushing yards is headed to the NFL. Kaytron Allen, who wrapped his collegiate career with 4,180 yards on the ground — the most by a Nittany Lions tailback — was selected in the sixth round (No. 187 overall) by the Washington Commanders. He joins former...
Penn State defensive lineman Zane Durant drafted by Bills at end of 5th round
Scouts had three years’ worth of film to study on Penn State defensive tackle Zane Durant before the NFL Combine. So they were familiar enough with the 6-foot-1, 290-pounder, who was a three-year starter for the Nittany Lions. But it still must have come as a pleasant shock to watch...
Penn State running back Nick Singleton picked by Titans in 5th round
Nick Singleton, a record-setting tailback for Penn State, had a career-low 549 rushing yards last fall. Then, in January, he broke a bone in his foot while practicing for the Senior Bowl, which required surgery. However, whatever momentum disruptions Singleton may have encountered in the leadup to the NFL Draft...
Penn State safety Zakee Wheatley selected in 5th round by Panthers
Zakee Wheatley arrived on campus at Penn State as a cornerback but transitioned to safety and became a two-year starter from 2024-25. How he’ll factor in at the next level remains to be seen, but the Carolina Panthers, seemingly intrigued by his versatility, will find out soon enough, as they...
Pitt’s Kyle Louis drafted by Dolphins late in 4th round
When the Miami Dolphins selected Kyle Louis in the fourth round of the NFL Draft 138th overall Saturday, the matter of where Pitt’s former standout linebacker would land at the next level was settled. For the time being, so was his role, as Louis was announced as a linebacker. Louis,...
Green Bay takes Penn State defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton in 4th round
With an elite ability to get to the quarterback, Penn State defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton etched his name into the program’s football history books, as his 23.5 sacks rank sixth all-time by a Nittany Lion. After being chosen in the fourth round (120th overall) Saturday by the Green Bay Packers...
Penn State offensive lineman Drew Shelton drafted in 4th round by Cowboys
At Penn State and throughout the NFL Draft process, Drew Shelton was overshadowed by teammate Vega Ioane. Shelton, a two-year starter at left tackle for the Nittany Lions, played directly next to Ioane at left guard, with Ioane being picked 14th overall by the Baltimore Ravens. While he didn’t garner...
Steelers select Penn State quarterback Drew Allar in the 3rd round
Former Penn State quarterback Drew Allar has had to navigate some deep personal lows over the past several years. In the 2025 College Football Playoff semifinal, he threw a game-sealing late interception vs. Notre Dame and then, last October, he broke his ankle vs. Northwestern and had to watch from...
Pitt hires program legend Ricardo Greer from Dayton as associate head coach
A Panthers legend is returning to familiar territory, this time as a coach. Following a news-filled month of April that saw Pitt lose nearly all of its scholarship players to the transfer portal before restocking with new players, coach Jeff Capel made an addition to his staff Friday, hiring Dayton...
Duquesne lands unique commitment from Orthodox Jewish forward Chaim Galbut
Coach Dru Joyce III and Duquesne received a unique commitment this week for the 2026-27 campaign from 6-foot-7 forward Chaim Galbut. Galbut, who hails from Miami (Miami Country Day School), is a practicing Orthodox Jew who observes the Shabbat. That means that he’ll be unavailable for any games on Saturdays....
Penn State’s Vega Ioane drafted 14th overall by Baltimore Ravens
Vega Ioane grew up in the state of Washington but moved across the country to play college football at Penn State. An All-Big Ten offensive guard for the Nittany Lions who developed into a projected first-round NFL Draft pick this year, the Baltimore Ravens kept him on the Eastern seaboard...
Pitt lands commitment from Philadelphia linebacker Walter Hudson
Pitt gained a new commitment for its Class of 2027 on Tuesday afternoon from Philadelphia (Roman Catholic) linebacker Walter Hudson. Hudson announced his verbal commitment on social media platform X. I’m blessed to announce that I’m committed to the University of Pitt❗️#H2P@Pitt_FB @CoachDuzzPittFB @Coach_JoeBowen @graham_wilbert @PghSportsNow @PantherLair @RomanCatholicHC @NextLevelQBs @CoachStedman...
Penguins weigh lineup, power-play tweaks ahead of Game 3 in Philadelphia
Offensive stagnation will accompany the Pittsburgh Penguins into Wednesday’s pivotal Game 3 on the road against the Philadelphia Flyers, leaving coach Dan Muse at a crossroads. Following a shutout loss at home in Game 2 on Monday that gave Philadelphia a 2-0 lead in the first-round series, will Muse tinker...
Facing steep odds, Penguins aim to reboot ahead of Game 3Video
History has shown that NHL clubs in the hole currently occupied by the Pittsburgh Penguins rarely manage to dig themselves out. The Penguins, by virtue of Monday’s 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff showdown, trail 2-0 in the series, which heads...
Former Pitt tailback Desmond Reid hopes speed, route running, special teams skills propel him into NFL
The last eight months have been a frustrating time for Desmond Reid. This past fall, playing in his final collegiate season with Pitt, Reid dealt with a nagging ankle injury that cost him nearly half the season and persisted well into 2026, impacting critical pre-NFL Draft workouts and preparation. In...
Penguins aim to better handle Flyers’ physicality, intensity in Game 2Video
The tone for the remainder of the first-round showdown between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers has been set. The physicality, feistiness and excess of after-the-whistle confrontations between the two rivals that dominated Game 1 on Saturday appear likely to continue. After the Penguins’ 3-2 series-opening loss at PPG Paints...
Former Pitt star Kyle Louis awaits NFL Draft, ready to embrace any role at next level
All that’s left for Kyle Louis to do is wait. Louis possesses two years’ worth of game film and highlights at Pitt, he played in the Senior Bowl in February, went through the NFL Combine, interviewed with coaches and scouts across the league and partook in the Panthers’ pro day...
‘We need to regroup’: Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin preaches need for reset ahead of Game 2Video
Inside the Pittsburgh Penguins’ locker room late Saturday night, there was a lot of agreement in the postgame takeaways offered by players. After the Penguins dropped the opening contest of their first-round series to the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, at home, the consensus centered around improvements being required before Game 2...
Flyers’ Rick Tocchet prepares his club for postseason battle vs. Penguins, a familiar foe
Rick Tocchet recognizes that a large dose of physicality is inevitable during the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series between his Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. But ahead of Saturday’s series opener, Tocchet pushed back on the way his recent remarks were interpreted in Pittsburgh, with some fans concluding that...
Key matchup: Penguins defenseman Parker Wotherspoon to be tested by Flyers’ top forwards
A theme for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season has been how president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas managed to hit on a significant percentage of his free-agent signings and trades. Anthony Mantha scoring a career-best 33 goals, Egor Chinakhov tapping into his major offensive potential, Connor Dewar’s production — the...
