USC QB Caleb Williams voted AP Player of the Year
LOS ANGELES — Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams is The Associated Press college football player of the year, becoming the school’s first winner of the award since 2005 with his stellar debut season for the Trojans. Williams received 32 of the 46 first-place votes and 117 total points from AP...
Pitt’s Calijah Kancey named 1st-team Walter Camp All-American
The honors keep coming for Pitt defensive tackle Calijah Kancey. The most recent arrived Thursday night when Kancey was named a first team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. The announcement was made during ESPN’s live telecast of The Home Depot College Football Awards. The Walter Camp All-America Team...
Pitt women’s volleyball beats Florida, returns to Elite Eight for 3rd consecutive season
Elite is a strong word to throw around when talking athletic achievement, but Pitt women’s volleyball earned it, literally, Thursday afternoon. The Panthers defeated Florida, 3-1, in an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 match in Madison, Wisc. The victory vaults Pitt into the Elite Eight for the third consecutive season. Pitt...
Pitt rallies late but falls to Vanderbilt, ending 5-game winning streak
Jeff Capel liked the way his team shot the basketball Wednesday night, and he was pleased with its fight in what appeared to be a lost cause. But something else hurt him like a punch in the gut, and that was the real reason Pitt (6-4) lost to Vanderbilt, 75-74,...
Pitt’s Heather Lyke juggles NIL issues, the transfer portal, ‘free agency’ in college athletics
When Heather Lyke played softball at Michigan, an athlete profiting on his/her name, image and likeness was nothing more than a wild concept from someone’s imagination. Today, however, when she is athletic director at Pitt — a school trying to keep pace in an increasingly competitive NIL world — Lyke...
Pitt’s Calijah Kancey highlights AP All-ACC selections as Defensive Player of the Year
North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye is the unanimous choice as The Associated Press offensive player of the year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Pitt tackle Calijah Kancey was named the league’s top defensive player. Duke’s Mike Elko, whose Blue Devils improved five games to 8-4 and earned a Military Bowl...
Former Pitt stars don’t run from memories of performance in 2008 Sun Bowl
Dorin Dickerson cherishes many sweet memories of his football career, from West Allegheny High School to his time as an All-American at Pitt to six years in the NFL. But he doesn’t run from the sour ones, either. Every time he walks into his basement at home, he’s reminded of...
Pitt’s Federiko Federiko taking advantage of playing time while filling in for John Hugley
Pitt knows that John Hugley isn’t 100% since returning from a knee injury that caused the 6-foot-10 junior forward to miss six weeks in the offseason and the first three games of the season. Instead of dwelling on Hugley’s diminished playing time, the Panthers are focusing on the opportunity it...
How to get tickets for Sun Bowl, Rose Bowl
Pitt and Penn State fans who want to head west for their respective team’s bowl games still have a chance to do so. Here’s how to get tickets: Sun Bowl Pitt (7-4) vs. UCLA (8-3) 2 p.m. Dec. 30 in El Paso, Texas • Pitt ticket holders can submit ticket...
Tim Benz: 12-team college football playoff will solve some complaints, create others
Now that we know what to complain about regarding this year’s College Football Playoff, let’s compare that to what we’ll be griping about in 2024 — when the format expands from four to 12 teams. Oh, because, trust me, we’ll still be complaining. The only question is, will the complaints...
Pitt secures verbal commitment from California high school quarterback
Pitt utilized two avenues for procuring players Monday — the NCAA transfer portal and the high school class of 2023 — and at the end of the day, coach Pat Narduzzi had two new quarterbacks. Joining Boston College transfer Phil Jurkovec will be pro style quarterback Ty Dieffenbach, a two-star...
Secret to Pitt’s success during 5-game win streak: ‘The ball doesn’t have any eyes’
When attempting to put a finger on the pulse of Pitt’s improved play on offense, Jamarius Burton kept repeating a catchphrase he heard in film study from coach Jeff Capel: The ball doesn’t have any eyes. “We’re just taking that note and running with it,” Burton said. “When the ball...
On way to College Cup, Pitt coach Jay Vidovich says challenging schedule helped build culture of winning
When Jay Vidovich was asked Monday how and why the Pitt men’s soccer program has thrived over the past three seasons, he gave a basic, uncomplicated answer. “I’ve got some pretty good players,” he said. Yet, Vidovich knows that Pitt’s success is tied just as closely to what occurs off...
Pine-Richland grad Phil Jurkovec will transfer to Pitt while Kedon Slovis says he’s leaving
In a matter of hours Monday, Pitt’s quarterback situation took a dramatic turn. First, ESPN reported Kedon Slovis will enter the NCAA transfer portal, a move possibly triggered by even bigger news: Pine-Richland graduate Phil Jurkovec will transfer to Pitt from Boston College, two sources confirmed Monday to the Tribune-Review....
Pitt will return to Sun Bowl, meet UCLA on Dec. 30
Pat Narduzzi’s past is following him this season, and now it will meet him 9 miles from the Mexican border. In a season when Narduzzi led Pitt against his alma mater, Rhode Island, he now will face coach Chip Kelly and the No. 18-ranked (according to the College Football Playoffs...
Pitt bounces BYU from NCAA women’s volleyball tournament, returns to Sweet 16
For the third consecutive season, Pitt women’s volleyball has advanced to the NCAA Tournament regionals. The Panthers rolled to their second straight-set victory in two nights Saturday, 25-21, 25-22, 25-18, against No. 7 BYU in a second-round match at Petersen Events Center. Courtney Buzzerio and Rachel Fairbanks each set Pitt...
Pitt men’s soccer beats Portland in double overtime, advances to College Cup
Pitt men’s soccer is again bound for the College Cup. The Panthers scored a 1-0 victory over Portland in double overtime Saturday afternoon in an Elite Eight matchup. Midfielder Valentin Noel scored on a cross from forward Bertin Jacquesson in the 114th minute to seal the victory at Pitt’s sold...
Pitt volleyball rolls over Colgate, advances into NCAA Tournament 2nd round
Pitt women’s volleyball advanced into the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 3-0 sweep of Colgate (25-16, 25-14, 25-14) on Friday night in front of crowd of 2,667 at Petersen Events Center. The No. 2-seeded Panthers (27-6) will meet No. 7 BYU (24-6) at 7 p.m. Saturday at...
Pitt opens ACC schedule with 68-60 victory at N.C. State, wins fifth in a row
On multiple occasions this season, Pitt coach Jeff Capel has been asked to describe his team’s identify. Perhaps it’s too early to say for sure, but Pitt’s 68-60 upset victory Friday night against N.C. State in Raleigh, N.C., appears to have set a tone that Capel hopes to maintain. “To...
Pitt men’s soccer seeks return trip to College Cup in Elite 8 home match vs. Portland
With a team that has persevered through four losses and five ties among its 20 games, Pitt’s men’s soccer finds itself on the cusp off a second trip to the College Cup in the past three seasons. It was only 2021 when Pitt most recently reached the College Cup. For...
Report: Former Pine-Richland quarterback Phil Jurkovec plans to transfer from Boston College
Former Pine-Richland quarterback Phil Jurkovec wants to try a third school before his collegiate eligibility expires. Jurkovec plans to put his name in the NCAA transfer portal, according to a report from ESPN. He will be a graduate transfer with one season of eligibility in 2023. With a good season,...
Pitt’s Calijah Kancey will miss bowl game with injury
Pitt will play its bowl game without an important player for the second consecutive season. Defensive tackle Calijah Kancey, the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, tweeted this morning that he will not play in Pitt’s bowl game because of an unspecified season-ending injury he suffered in the third quarter...
Pitt’s William Jeffress has foot surgery, expected to return for 2023-24 season
Forward William Jeffress, whose preparations for his junior season at Pitt were disrupted by injury, had surgery on his left foot Thursday morning. Coach Jeff Capel previously said Jeffress would miss the entire 2022-23 season. Jeffress is expected to receive a medical redshirt and have three seasons of eligibility remaining....
Pitt women’s volleyball seeks to quench its thirst for national championship
The Pitt women’s volleyball team has won 57 of 64 matches, four of the past six ACC championships and earned berths in the Elite 8 and Final Four in consecutive seasons. Guess what? Not good enough. That’s not coming from an outsider. That’s the feeling inside the women’s locker room....
First Call: Could Tom Brady return to New England? Aaron Donald out; Phil Kessel back to face Pens
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ upcoming opponent got some bad news. Aaron Donald is injured. Phil Kessel is slumping. Joey Porter’s son is going pro. And could Tom Brady really go back to New England? All that and more in Thursday’s “First Call.” Donald down Former Pitt Panther Aaron Donald is going...
