‘Pitt Special’ game participants Pitt, UCF plan to get together again in 2026, 2029
The “Pitt Special” no longer will be a surprise, but Pitt and UCF plan to get together again this decade after the schools announced a home-and-home football scheduling agreement Thursday. Pitt will serve as host Sept. 12, 2026, at Acrisure Stadium. The teams will meet again Sept. 15, 2029, in...
Predicting the 2025 NFL Draft from a Pitt perspective
With Pitt football approaching a season full of more uncertainty than any in coach Pat Narduzzi’s 10 seasons, it only makes sense to invite additional speculation. Especially when the event in question won’t occur for another 12 months. We’re talking about the 2025 NFL Draft — as if you didn’t...
Pitt reserve cornerback Jahvante Royal enters transfer portal
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi lost a veteran special teams player and reserve cornerback to the transfer portal Monday, a day after he received a verbal commitment from a transfer who plays the same position. I am officially in the Portal as a Grad Transfer !!! pic.twitter.com/ucEnkcKiop— JAHVANTE A. ROYAL (@jahvante_royal)...
After unfulfilling year at Tennessee, Norwin grad Jake Kendro finds his groove with Pitt baseball
During his freshman baseball season at Tennessee, Jake Kendro did not have to face LSU’s Paul Skenes, who became, of course, the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Not that the Norwin grad would have backed down from the challenge. Skenes wasn’t the only...
Pitt secures commitment from Kentucky transfer defensive back Jaremiah Anglin Jr.
After losing seven players to the transfer portal since spring practice ended, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi secured a verbal commitment Sunday from former Kentucky defensive back Jaremiah Anglin Jr. H2P ???? #Committed pic.twitter.com/r5tAAmKP3g— Jaremiah Anglin Jr. (@jaremiahhjr) April 28, 2024 Anglin was redshirted last year in his freshman season at...
NFL Draft recap 2024: In-depth look at each Steelers pick, plus commentary, analysis
After three days in their war room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ decision makers emerged Saturday night after selecting seven players who could help shape the 2024 team. The Steelers fortified their offensive line and added key pieces on offense and defense. Trib beat writer Joe...
Pitt’s M.J. Devonshire goes to Raiders in 7th round, joins long list of Aliquippa grads drafted
Many people in Aliquippa graduate M.J. Devonshire’s family and inner circle were hoping he could stay home to play in the NFL. That didn’t happen, however, as the former Pitt cornerback was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the seventh round Saturday. He was the 35th cornerback drafted, 229th...
Pitt wide receiver Bub Means goes to Saints in 5th round
Day after day, Bub Means, M.J. Devonshire and other Pitt defensive backs competed at practice. But Devonshire knew long before Means’ first practice in 2022 that he was dealing with someone special. The New Orleans Saints knew it, too, and they drafted Means on Saturday in the fifth round of...
Colts make trade to move up in 3rd round, select Pitt offensive lineman Matt Goncalves
Former Pitt offensive lineman Matt Goncalves received plenty of pats on the back, hugs and text messages Friday night when he was drafted in the third round (79th overall) by the Indianapolis Colts One text stood out, however, when he connected with former Pitt defensive line coach Charlie Partridge, who...
Pitt offensive lineman Dorien Ford, a Baldwin graduate, plans to enter transfer portal
Baldwin graduate Dorien Ford, who came to Pitt as the 12th-ranked prospect in Pennsylvania but never found a permanent place on the field, entered the NCAA transfer portal Thursday. pic.twitter.com/ltuGoKZZse— Dorien Ford (@DorienFord_21) April 25, 2024 Ford (6-foot-4, 325 pounds) was initially a defensive tackle when he joined Pitt’s class...
U mad, bro?: Pens fans fed up with Mike Sullivan; Pirates fans peeved over pitch counts; loud Kenny Pickett loyalists
At the time of this post, the Steelers haven’t made their first-round pick in the NFL Draft. So no one in Pittsburgh can be angry about that. Yet. Check back here next week. However, we do have Pitt fans prickly about Kenny Pickett, Penguins fans piping up about missing the...
Pitt’s Bub Means, Matt Goncalves carry high hopes into NFL Draft weekend
Turning back the pages of time to the first NFL Draft on Feb. 8, 1936, you will see no one who wore Pitt colors was chosen from a team that shut out six of its 10 opponents during the preceding autumn. That draft held inside Philadelphia’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel 24 years...
Former Pitt linebacker Solomon DeShields commits to Texas A&M
Another power conference school has acted swiftly to gobble up a Pitt transfer — the second in two days — with linebacker Solomon DeShields committing Monday to Texas A&M, according to Hayes Fawcett, national recruiting reporter for On3Sports. BREAKING: Former Pitt LB Solomon DeShields has Committed to Texas A&M, he...
Breakfast With Benz NFL Draft preview: ‘Awesome’ receiver class awaits Steelers to address significant need
I was never the world’s biggest Diontae Johnson fan. But I still wasn’t wild about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ recent trade which shipped him off to Carolina for cornerback Donte Jackson. For all of Johnson’s inconsistencies, I still think he was a better receiver than Jackson is a corner. And, while...
Pitt receives verbal commitment from Virginia WR Bryce Yates, 3rd in class of 2025
Coach Pat Narduzzi added a third verbal commitment to Pitt’s 2025 recruiting class Sunday when wide receiver Bryce Yates of Chesterfield, Va., pledged to enroll next year. I’M HOME!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/ZB2JikI4O5— Bryce Yates (@brycetheathlete) April 21, 2024 Yates (6-foot, 165 pounds) put together a productive junior season last year at Matoaca...
Former Pitt defensive end Dayon Hayes makes verbal commitment to Colorado
Former Pitt defensive end Dayon Hayes needed less than a week to find a new home. The Westinghouse graduate posted on his X page Sunday that he has verbally committed to play his final season of eligibility at Colorado. He announced Monday that he planned to enter the NCAA transfer...
Damian Dunn officially joins Pitt backcourt, joins 2 returning guards, freshman Brandin Cummings
Pitt coach Jeff Capel said Friday he likes how his backcourt is evolving after the departure of Bub Carrington, who intends to enter the 2024 NBA Draft. The fourth piece at guard was put in place after Pitt officially announced the addition of 6-foot-5 guard Damian Dunn, formerly of Houston...
Pitt coach Jeff Capel eager to see transfer forward Cam Corhen go to work in the post
When Pitt announced Thursday that 6-foot-10 Florida State transfer Cam Corhen is officially on the Panthers’ roster, coach Jeff Capel appeared eager to add increased scoring punch to the paint area. “Cam is an explosive athlete with the versatility to face up in the post or play with his back...
Pitt’s Antonio Camon plans to transfer, further thinning defensive end position
Pitt’s defensive end group continued to get thinner Thursday when Antonio Camon, who was approaching his redshirt freshman season, entered the transfer portal. Camon is the third Pitt defensive end to transfer since the end of the season. Pitt DL Antonio Camon entered the portal. pic.twitter.com/ZdpjlUmWoi— NCAA Transfer Portal (@RivalsPortal)...
Former Pitt center Federiko Federiko makes verbal commitment to Texas Tech
Less than a month after entering the NCAA transfer portal, former Pitt center Federiko Federiko has found a new home, making a verbal commitment to Texas Tech on Wednesday. ????BREAKING????#TexasTech has received a commitment from Pittsburgh transfer center Federiko Federiko (@Federiko_F)!!One of the best defenders in the ACC is headed...
Former Temple, Houston guard Damian Dunn commits to Pitt from transfer portal
Pitt coach Jeff Capel filled another hole on his roster — the second in two days — when he received a verbal commitment Tuesday from former Temple and Houston guard Damian Dunn. Dunn could be a replacement at shooting guard for Bub Carrington, who has declared for the 2024 NBA...
Pitt defense suffers another blow with linebacker Solomon DeShields planning to transfer
Pitt’s defense took its second major hit in as many days Tuesday — its fifth since the end of last season — when outside linebacker Solomon DeShields entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal. Dynamic Duo ???????????????? DayonHayes (@dayonhayes00) April 16, 2024 Officially in the portal ‼️‼️‼️ pic.twitter.com/Tv7hyBzekq—...
Christian Veilleux, 1 of 5 scholarship quarterbacks at Pitt, announces plans to transfer
The NCAA transfer portal claimed another player off Pitt’s roster Tuesday morning when Christian Veilleux announced on his X account that he is leaving the program. I would like to thank the University of Pittsburgh, as well as coach Narduzzi, Coach Cignetti, and coach Bell. I had a great time...
First Call: 49ers staying out of Brandon Aiyuk trade talks; Steelers looking at CB with Pitt ties
Pittsburgh Steelers fans are keeping their eyes on some big-name NFL wide receivers dealing with contract issues. A former Pitt and WPIAL player is sticking with a Steelers rival in the AFC North. The cousin of a former Pitt standout is getting a look from the Steelers. And we try...
Pitt defensive end Dayon Hayes says he plans to enter NCAA transfer portal
Senior defensive end Dayon Hayes, who was expected to anchor Pitt’s line this season, told TribLive through a direct message on X (formerly Twitter) he is planning to enter the NCAA transfer portal for his final season of collegiate eligibility. In a tweet Hayes posted from his X account, he...
