Pitt category, Page 133

DETROIT — After three years on Pitt’s campus, defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman is eligible to leave school early and enter the 2020 NFL Draft. And he has the resume to interest any team. • He’s a second-team All-American and first-team All-ACC performer. • He recorded 10½ sacks as an interior...

Four Pitt greats, all of whom have had their jerseys retired by the university, are first-team selections on ESPN’s All-Time All-America college football team announced Wednesday. Named to the team were tight end Mike Ditka, offensive tackle Bill Fralic, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and defensive end Hugh Green. Ditka, who...

There can be reasonable debate about the importance of bowl games that don’t involve ranked teams. So let’s review the arguments: • If Pitt defeats Eastern Michiganon Thursday night in the Quick Lane Bowl, will anyone remember? Coach Pat Narduzzi surely will. It would be his first bowl victory in...

The Italian Club has been active on Pitt’s campus for 106 years, but until the day Charlie Partridge walked Habakkuk Baldonado through the front door, it never was used as a recruiting tool for the football team. Partridge, Pitt’s defensive line coach and assistant head coach, said it’s an experience...

Kenny Pickett’s collegiate career, so fresh with hope when he boldly led Pitt to an upset of No. 2 Miami as a freshman only two years ago, has been reduced to one season and one game. “He’ll be a senior next year,” coach Pat Narduzzi said, almost sadly. “We wish...

With the Christmas break on the horizon, Pitt enjoyed a bit of a breather Friday night while taking advantage of another opportunity to sharpen its skills ahead of an ACC schedule that doesn’t offer many breaks. Pitt coach Jeff Capel saw some things to like in a 79-53 rout of...

There are few guarantees in college football, but Pitt sophomore defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman has found one. His name is listed on all five All-America teams announced since the end of the season. The most recent organization to recognize Twyman on its All-America team is the Football Writers Association of...

Duquesne will be at home against Kennesaw State on Friday, but for many of the visiting Owls, the game is a chance to be home for the holidays. Kennesaw State, an Atlantic Sun Conference school located just north of Atlanta, boasts four former WPIAL standouts on its women’s basketball team,...

Teams competing for the national championship this season got good news well before the College Football Playoff — even if they didn’t have much time to celebrate. The early signing period opened Wednesday with three playoff teams — Clemson, LSU and Ohio State — landing eight of the nation’s top...

Defensive end Sam Williams, one of two Pitt recruits from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was the first to send in his letter of intent Wednesday morning. Pat Narduzzi acknowledged receipt at 7:05 a.m., and the process of restocking the roster began. Pitt started the day with 17 verbal commits, but wide...

Safety Buddy Mack, who was committed to Charlotte for the past three months, changed his mind Tuesday night and announced on Twitter he will sign with Pitt. ?? #H2P pic.twitter.com/5hpqKU6GjL— Buddy Mack (@TMack_14) December 18, 2019 Mack, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound three-star prospect from Duncan, S.C., is the third defensive back...

In New York City, Pat Narduzzi could have caught a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty, perhaps basked in the glow of Christmas lights in Times Square. In Washington D.C., maybe Pitt’s coach could have invited President Trump, who once owned a professional football team, to practice. Photo-ops everywhere, but...

Pitt received a double dose of good news Monday for one of its biggest roster deficiencies when junior college tight end Daniel Moraga said he plans to enroll next year. He joins Florida graduate transfer tight end Lucas Krull, who made a verbal commitment to Pitt earlier in the day....

For the second week in a row, Duquesne received one voting point (25th) in the Associated Press poll. But the undefeated Dukes (9-0) won’t get a chance to test themselves against their neighbors 2 miles up Forbes Avenue. The old rivals, who have met 87 times, aren’t playing each other...

In Pitt’s continuing search for tight ends, coach Pat Narduzzi on Monday landed a verbal commitment from Lucas Krull, a graduate transfer from Florida. Krull (6-foot-6, 257 pounds) was a backup tight end at Florida the past two seasons, totaling nine receptions for 108 yards. He also completed a 15-yard...

One week before early signing day, Pitt lost one of its top targets in recruiting Wednesday when running back Henry Parrish said he is no longer committed to the Panthers. Parrish, rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com, rushed for 2,319 yards and 31 touchdowns this season for Christopher Columbus High...

Chris Creighton, the football coach at Eastern Michigan, was speaking to about 300 people at his team’s banquet Sunday night when the words “Quick Lane Bowl” appeared on his phone. When he relayed the good news to the crowd, “The place went nuts,” he said. “I mean, it went nuts.”...