Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi hopes transfer defensive ends can make up for losses in the portal
Pat Narduzzi isn’t one to worry about losses in the transfer portal, at least not publicly. But he does acknowledge roster ramifications of those losses, and he is trying to do something about it. After the portal claimed three Pitt defensive ends this offseason, including likely 2025 contributors Sincere Edwards...
After Pitt’s loss to Virginia, Jeff Capel held his tongue: ‘I don’t want to say anything crazy’
Jeff Capel’s most impressive accomplishment Monday night after Pitt’s embarrassing loss to Virginia was self-restraint. There were comments about his team and its effort that he wanted to say out loud, but he held back. Perhaps saving them for Wednesday when the Panthers next get together for practice. “I try...
Pitt falls flat against Virginia, loses 6th game in past 8
Losses hurt, especially when they happen to a team in desperate need of a victory. Yet words can hurt just as bad (no matter how truthful they are). That was Pitt’s situation Monday night after a 73-57 loss to Virginia at Petersen Events Center. Not only did the Panthers lose...
Analysis: There’s time to fix what ails Pitt, but it starts now with Virginia in town
If you’re one of those college basketball fans into analytics and asking numbers to tell a story, they won’t paint an impressive picture of Pitt. At the halfway point of its ACC schedule (10 down, 10 to go), Pitt is: • 5-5 against conference foes. • 4-4 in games decided...
Pitt drops tight game at Wake Forest to end 2-game winning streak
He wasn’t bragging, but Jeff Capel was willing to admit that Pitt didn’t back down in a hostile environment Saturday during a 76-74 loss at Wake Forest. “I thought we were tough. I thought we were ready, and we competed,” he said. “A good team beat us.” The salient point...
Pitt athletics director Allen Greene dealing with reality of ‘paying student-athletes’
Over his first 106 days in office at Pitt, Allen Greene has joined administrators, coaches and student-athletes across the nation awaiting approval of the proposed pay-for-play standard in college athletics. Speaking Saturday morning on Pitt’s flagship station 93.7 FM, Pitt’s athletic director spoke extensively on what the House vs. NCAA...
Pitt Take 5: Never too early to talk bracketology while Panthers prepare to visit Wake Forest
Pitt reaches the midway point of its ACC schedule Saturday when it ventures into Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., to meet Wake Forest. Not that it matters, but Pitt is 0-6 there. Given recent history, it’s difficult to tell which Pitt team will show up: • The Panthers (14-6,...
Here’s what Jeff Capel believes is necessary for Pitt to become a ‘really good’ team
Pitt won 22 games in 2023-2024, and perhaps to an outsider that seems like a nice season. In another world, at another time, maybe. It’s almost three times the victory total in former Pitt coach Kevin Stallings’ last season (2017-18), and more than the total Jeff Capel’s teams collected during...
ESPN extends media rights agreement with ACC through 2035-36Video
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ESPN has exercised its option extending its media rights agreement with the ACC through the 2035-36 academic year. The network and the ACC announced the extension Thursday. The deal continues a rights deal that has spanned 35 years and the launch of the ACC Network in August...
Analysis: With big victory in the past and 11 games to go, Pitt needs to keep intensity high
North Carolina seized more rebounds and made more shots from the field. Pitt played nearly seven minutes without recording a basket, and its two most important players — Jaland Lowe and Ishmael Leggett — played the entire second half without scoring (aside from free throws). So how did Pitt defeat...
Pitt takes control late, earns ‘gritty win’ over North Carolina
From afar, you needed to be a lip reader to know what Pitt coach Jeff Capel was saying to his team when it opened the second half Tuesday night giving up easy baskets to North Carolina. But it wasn’t difficult to see the anger in his eyes and the purpose...
Pitt football to host national runner-up Notre Dame on Nov. 15
Pitt won’t play 11 of the 12 teams that advanced to the first College Football playoff during the 2024 season, but the national runner-up is coming to Acrisure Stadium. The ACC announced its 2025 schedule Monday night, and one of the highlights for Pitt will be a visit from Notre...
After stopping losing streak, Jeff Capel wants Pitt to ‘sustain fight’ vs. North Carolina
Winning on the road is never easy — just ask any coach, including those in the ACC (basketball and football), most of whom like to say that winning anywhere, anytime, against anyone is difficult. Pitt’s Jeff Capel was appropriately pleased Saturday that the Panthers (13-6, 4-4) broke their four-game losing...
Looking for help on the offensive line, Pitt signs former Michigan tackle/guard Jeff Persi
After Pitt ended the 2024 football season by losing its last six games, those within the program and others who follow it from the outside knew the truth: Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi needed to upgrade depth on the offensive line. Narduzzi believes he took a third step in that direction...
Pitt fends off Syracuse, snaps 4-game losing streak
Earlier this week, while acknowledging his team’s frustrating four-game losing streak, Pitt senior guard Ishmael Leggett insisted the Panthers’ goals remained within grasp. “I definitely think our goals are still attainable,” Leggett said Thursday after practice at Petersen Events Center. “At this point in the season, I think we’re just...
Vulnerable Syracuse defense presents favorable matchup for Pitt
Syracuse living up to its defensive reputation Saturday afternoon at JMA Wireless Dome would bode well for Pitt snapping its frustrating four-game losing streak. The Orange should not be proud of that reputation. This season, Syracuse (9-10, 3-5 ACC) is allowing opposing shooters to make 45.8% of their field goals,...
Pitt hopes week between games allows for reset ahead of matchup with Syracuse
A full week between games has offered ample time for Pitt to reflect on where things stand as the calendar prepares to flip to February. Inside the Panthers’ locker room, there are no illusions to the reality that the team’s ongoing four-game losing streak is threatening to derail the season....
Pitt football starts 2026 recruiting class with commitment from quarterback
Pitt football coaches landed their first commitment for 2026 from quarterback Angelo Renda, a junior at Southlake Carroll High School in Texas. Renda announced his decision Wednesday on social media. The 6-foot, 180-pound passer also held an ACC offer from SMU along with Jacksonville State and UT San Antonio, according...
Proposed changes to ACC championship game create more problems than answers
As the ACC tries to game the system, a question arises: Is the game itself really worth playing? Two days before Ohio State beat Notre Dame, 34-23, to win the first 12-team College Football Playoff, ESPN published a story with quotes from ACC commissioner Jim Phillips about some potential changes...
‘I think this team has solid character’: Jeff Capel defends Pitt’s attitude, outlook through skid
Pitt’s four-game losing streak has its players and coaches looking in the mirror searching for solutions and trying to weather the storm. The Panthers (12-6, 3-4 ACC) have not won since Jan. 4 against Stanford and most recently lost in overtime to Clemson at Petersen Events Center on Saturday. Entering...
LeSean McCoy, Rams legend Aaron Donald bet $50,000 on Eagles-Rams playoff game
Philadelphia Eagles great LeSean McCoy and Los Angeles Rams legend Aaron Donald are putting their money where their mouths are. McCoy and Donald, both Pennsylvania natives and former University of Pittsburgh stars, have a friendly, big money wager going on the result of Sunday’s NFC Divisional Round playoff game between...
Pitt’s comeback bid comes up short, Clemson prevails in OT
Inside Pitt’s locker room, following the Panthers’ 78-75 overtime loss to Clemson on Saturday at Petersen Events Center, there are conflicting emotions. On one hand, the Panthers (12-6, 3-4 ACC) overcame a 10-point halftime deficit, which grew to as much as 14 in the final half, battling back down the...
Pitt great Sam Clancy remains glad he stayed home, choosing PanthersVideo
As a 6-foot-7 forward coming out of high school, Sam Clancy recalled hundreds of collegiate programs vying for his commitment. Ultimately, for Clancy, who won a state championship at Fifth Avenue High School in 1976 before graduating from Brashear in ’77, it came down to three suitors: his hometown Pitt...
Pitt Take 5: Panthers aim to end current 3-game skid as well as 12-game streak vs. Clemson
Pitt’s current three-game slump could be seen as a harbinger of a season on the verge of running off the rails, with margin for error having decreased significantly. After all, the Panthers have not lost this many ACC games in a row since 2021-22, en route to an 11-21 overall...
Former Pitt Panther Tray Woodall promoted to Fordham head basketball coach — for now
Pitt basketball alum Tray Woodall is going to be a head coach at Fordham. At least for a short time. The former Pitt Panther is going to serve as the interim bench boss for the Rams over the next four games. On Wednesday, the university announced a self-imposed four-game suspension...
