Justin Guerriero stories, Page 2
Pitt can’t close gap late with Clemson, loses ACC home opener
Pitt’s dominant start in the ACC opener Tuesday at Miami was followed by a second-half collapse, spoiling a shot at topping one of the league’s best teams. On Saturday at Petersen Events Center, the Panthers aimed for their first conference win, with Clemson, another top ACC squad, visiting town. Pitt...
Pitt’s 2026 transfer portal tracker
Beginning at midnight Friday, the transfer portal officially opened, with players across college football free to enter their names and formally begin the process of finding new homes. At Pitt, a trickling of portal announcements began early last month, before the Panthers’ eventual loss to East Carolina in the Military...
Pitt forward Papa Amadou Kante to miss remainder of season
Pitt redshirt sophomore Papa Amadou Kante will undergo an arthroscopic right knee procedure and miss the remainder of the season, the Panthers announced Friday morning. Kante, a 6-foot-10 senior from Dakar, Senegal, had been limited to eight appearances for Pitt this season. He most recently played Nov. 28 in the...
2025 in Pittsburgh college sports: Penn State football tries to recover from implosion
The 2025 year in local college sports featured a blend of results on the scoreboard on top of major administrative maneuvering, as athletic directors adjusted to a new revenue-sharing ecosystem. Pitt football, behind a surprise change at quarterback, looks like a team potentially ready to be a legitimate contender in...
Pitt turns in-house for new defensive coordinator, promotes safeties coach Cory Sanders
Immediately following defensive coordinator Randy Bates’ retirement, Pitt forewent a national search and instead turned in-house in naming his successor. Cory Sanders, on staff since 2018 as safeties coach, will be calling the defensive shots for the Panthers. Sanders, 40, was named assistant head coach in 2024 by Pat Narduzzi,...
Pitt defensive coordinator Randy Bates to retire following Military Bowl
As Pitt’s offseason approaches, coach Pat Narduzzi will have a major hire to make, as the eight-year tenure of defensive coordinator Randy Bates has reached a conclusion. Bates, 65, announced he’ll be retiring from coaching after Pitt’s Military Bowl appearance Saturday against East Carolina. Overseeing Pitt’s defense since 2018, Bates’...
East Carolina hit harder by transfers, staff defections than Pitt leading into Military Bowl
The current landscape of college sports, with the fluidity of movement for coaches and players alike, breeds tumultuous offseasons. Unfortunately for teams and their fan bases across the nation, the tumult is increasingly encroaching upon the calendar. Look no further than Lane Kiffin’s pre-College Football Playoff departure from Ole Miss...
Pitt throttles Penn State in Hershey, riding career-high 28 points from Roman Siulepa
Three decades-plus of irregular meetings has obscured the historical legacy of Pitt vs. Penn State on the hardwood. The two men’s basketball programs, which have played only 10 times since 1992, own a history that dates to 1906, featuring 148 total matchups. Sunday at the Giant Center in Hershey was...
Rivalry review as Pitt meets Penn State on the hardwood
Behind a 40-point thumping of Binghamton on Wednesday, Pitt’s men’s basketball team managed some stabilization following three straight defeats. Though beating up on an America East foe offered something to build off, a taller task awaits Sunday in Hershey as the Panthers face Penn State for their final nonconference game....
Following Kyle Louis, Pitt tailback Desmond Reid declares for NFL Draft
A few hours after his teammate and fellow All-American Kyle Louis did so Friday, Pitt tailback Desmond Reid declared for the 2026 NFL Draft. Like Louis, he will forego participation in the upcoming Military Bowl on Dec. 27 versus East Carolina. Reid played two seasons with the Panthers after transferring...
Pitt’s Olivia Babcock wins AVCA National Player of the Year for 2nd straight season
Following Pitt’s Final Four loss to Texas A&M on Thursday, Olivia Babcock won’t get the opportunity to add a national championship to her extensive list of individual accomplishments. But Friday, the Panthers right-side hitter further etched her name into the Pitt athletics and NCAA volleyball history books, winning her second...
Pitt tailback Juelz Goff enters transfer portal
The biggest news of the day for Pitt football Friday undoubtedly was All-American linebacker Kyle Louis declaring for the NFL Draft. But around the same time Louis made his announcement, redshirt freshman tailback Juelz Goff revealed he will be entering the transfer portal. Goff, a York native who played two...
Pitt linebacker Kyle Louis declares for NFL Draft
One of Pitt’s best football players of the Pat Narduzzi era has put a bow on his college career. Linebacker Kyle Louis, a 2024 All-American, declared for the NFL Draft on Friday. Louis announced his intentions to forego remaining eligibility at Pitt and instead begin preparing to play at the...
New Pirates reliever Gregory Soto eager to embrace any role out of bullpenVideo
The full shape of this offseason’s maneuvering by the Pittsburgh Pirates has yet to be finalized. Before Friday’s trade for slugger Brandon Lowe, it featured mostly swings and misses as the Pirates were linked to several high-profile free agents, namely Kyle Schwarber, though almost all were unsuccessful. One notable offseason...
Pitt volleyball swept by Texas A&M as Panthers fall in Final 4 for 5th straight year
The national semifinals have been both familiar territory and an insurmountable obstacle for Pitt volleyball every year dating to 2021. Over four consecutive seasons, the Panthers have advanced to and fallen in the Final Four, their seasons ending just short of a shot at a national championship. Thursday night in...
Pitt blows out Binghamton, snapping 3-game skid
Winning one game is an insufficient remedy for Pitt, given the team’s repeated early struggles against a wide spectrum of competition. While it will take far more than a single victory to get the Panthers back on the rails, doing so has to start somewhere. With that in mind, the...
‘Another hack at it’: For 5th straight year, Pitt volleyball is a win away from playing for a national title
After Pitt volleyball dispatched Purdue on Dec. 13 in the Elite Eight to advance to a fifth straight national semifinal, the Panthers sat tight for a day and awaited the results that would determine their Final Four foe. Volleyball fans in and outside of Pittsburgh likely anticipated it being undefeated...
Pitt volleyball faithful send off Panthers to Final 4 confident of team’s national title chancesVideo
Pitt volleyball — from coach Dan Fisher and his staff to the Panthers players as well as their fan base — has been here before. The Panthers departed Fitzgerald Field House on Tuesday afternoon to travel to the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo., as fans sent them off to...
Pitt announces 2026 football opponents, including 9 ACC games
Pitt announced its full 2026 football schedule Tuesday afternoon, including a nine-game ACC slate. The Panthers, who recently revealed the cancellation of next season’s contest with Wisconsin, instead will play Bucknell on Sept. 26. Miami (Ohio) will travel to Acrisure Stadium on Sept. 5 and serve as the Panthers’ 2026...
Pitt wideout Zion Fowler-El hits transfer portal
The interim period between Pitt’s regular-season finale and Military Bowl appearance Dec. 27 has been fairly quiet as it pertains to the transfer portal. But on Tuesday morning, the Panthers lost a member of their offense as receiver Zion Fowler-El announced he would be entering the portal. Fowler-El appeared in...
East Carolina loses starting QB to transfer portal ahead of Military Bowl vs. PittVideo
Whatever elation surrounded the East Carolina football program after the Pirates were invited to the Military Bowl to face Pitt on Dec. 27 has been followed by multiple doses of dejection. It began with back-to-back gut punches Dec. 8 and 9, when defensive coordinator Josh Aldridge and his offensive counterpart,...
Pitt, Purdue volleyball exchange scouting reports ahead of regional final showdown
A quick glance at the NCAA Tournament results for Pitt volleyball would suggest that the Panthers have steamrolled their way into the Elite Eight. To be sure, sweeps over UMBC, Michigan and No. 4 Minnesota by the top-seeded Panthers (29-4, 18-2 ACC) have been convincing. But heading into Saturday’s regional...
Pitt volleyball sweeps Minnesota, punching ticket to Elite 8
The expectations set by Dan Fisher and Pitt volleyball have made just about every NCAA Tournament match, minus a national championship, a can’t-lose or must-win. That’s a result of the Panthers riding four straight trips to the Final Four since 2021. If there was going to be a shot at...
‘We want more’: Minnesota, Sweet 16 the next hurdles for championship-hungry Pitt volleyballVideo
It’s not lost on Pitt volleyball coach Dan Fisher that being one of 16 remaining teams competing for a national championship is a dream scenario for most programs. However, Fisher and the Panthers have set a far higher standard since 2021, going a combined 123-15 en route to four consecutive...
Pitt volleyball to host 2026 Opening Spike Classic
Pitt volleyball will begin the 2026 campaign with two major tests, as the Panthers were announced as hosts for the Opening Spike Classic, featuring matchups against Kansas and Wisconsin. The two-day event at Petersen Events Center will be televised nationally on ESPN and see Pitt play the Jayhawks Aug. 28...
