Pitt Panthers head football coach Paul Chryst announced the filling of three open positions on his staff, including filling the hole of defensive coordinator. Defensive backs coach Matt House was promoted to the role of defensive coordinator, while Chryst hired veteran coach John Palermo as defensive ends and linebackers coach. He also announced that former Pitt defensive back Hank Poteat (1996-99) will join the staff as a graduate assistant and work with the cornerbacks. Last season, ... Read More
Pitt turns in solid Class of 2013 on National Signing Day
One thing Pitt head coach Paul Chryst has been able to show that he can do is recruit well. For a college football coach, nothing is bigger than National Signing Day as coaches across the country compete for the top high school football players in the nation. In this cut-throat competition for talent, Pitt seems to have come out just fine. The Class of 2013 is highlighted by Belle Vernon offensive lineman Dorian Johnson (29th in ESPN 300), who was rated the No. 2 offensive lineman in ... Read More
Paul Chryst winning the recruiting battle of Pennsylvania
For years, the Pitt football team has watched the top recruits in the state of Pennsylvania avoid the Panthers like the plague, in search of greener pastures elsewhere. That was until Paul Chryst came to town. It was always felt that Pitt would not start competing again on a consistent basis until they started to get the top recruits in the state to stay home and play instead of heading off to schools such as Ohio State, Alabama and even Penn State for that matter. But Chryst is doing ... Read More
Clairton’s Tyler Boyd Commits to Pitt
One thing Pitt head coach Paul Chryst has made a priority has been to nab the top high school athletes in Western Pennsylvania, something the Panthers haven't been able to do the past few years. Chryst added another coveted local player on Saturday when Clairton wide receiver Tyler Boyd announced that he has chosen to attend Pitt. The addition of Boyd is a big one for the Panthers, who missed out on ESPN 150 receiver Robert Foster two weeks ago to Alabama. Chryst was hoping to pair both ... Read More
Pitt Lands New York Lineman
Pitt head coach Paul Chryst keeps adding to the Class of 2013 as he landed a big offensive lineman over the weekend. Eastridge, New York two-way lineman Alex Officer confirmed over the weekend that he has committed to Pitt. Officer was a second-team all-state defensive lineman in Class A a year ago and helped the Lancers to the NYSPHSAA quarterfinals last month. He is projected as an offensive lineman at Pitt, where he is the 20th player in the class of 2013 to have committed thus ... Read More
Is Paul Chryst Ready to Bolt Pitt for Wisconsin?
When it was announced on Tuesday that Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema would be bolting the Badgers for Arkansas, it could have a ripple effect all the way down to Pittsburgh, as Pitt Panthers head coach Paul Chryst is likely to be on the short list of successors for Bielema at Wisconsin. If so, good for Chryst, but it would be another big blow to a Pitt program begging for some consistency from its head coach. Chryst said Tuesday night he is committed to the Pitt football program, despite ... Read More
Dorian Johnson Commits to Pitt
You always remember your first. First big time recruit that is. Pitt head coach Paul Chryst landed his first big time recruit in Belle Vernon offensive tackle Dorian Johnson on Sunday. Johnson, an ESPN Top 150 prospect and the No. 2 offensive tackle nationally, committed to Pitt while on his official visit this weekend, Belle Vernon coach Aaron Krepps told ESPN in a text message. Johnson had committed to Penn State before the NCAA sanctions, officially visited Pitt with other ESPN ... Read More
Panthers Face U Conn With Bowl Lives at Stake
On the same day that Jamie Dixon and the Pitt Men's Basketball team tip-off their 2012-13 season, Paul Chryst and the Pitt football team face one of their biggest games of the season at Connecticut. Normally a Pitt-U Conn Friday night matchup wouldn't be classified as a big game in any stretch of the imagination, but this is a big game for the Panthers nonetheless as their bowl lives ride on a win tonight. Pitt must win two of their final three games to become bowl eligible and tonight vs. ... Read More
There’s Still Hope for Paul Chryst and Pitt
To say that the start to the Paul Chryst era has been a bit depressing for Pitt fans is an understatement. Chryst and the Panthers sit at 2-4 on the season and a trip to a bowl game is already pretty close to being out of reach. However as depressing as the 2012 season has been to date, there is still plenty of hope for the future of Pitt football and they can look no further to last week's opponent in Louisville as an example.The Cardinals sit at 6-0 but things weren't always so rosy. It was ... Read More
Lousy Third Quarter Sends Pitt to Second Straight Loss
For a half at least, the Pitt Panthers looked well underway to knocking off their second Top 25 team of the season. The they came out of the locker room after halftime and everything changed. No. 18 Louisville outscored Pitt 21-0 in the third quarter and turned a 21-17 halftime deficit into a 38-21 lead, cruising the rest of the way to a 45-35 victory, ruining Pitt's homecoming. Louisville's Senorise Perry rushed for 101 yards and a career-high four touchdowns and Teddy ... Read More