Through five games, the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde season for the Pitt Panthers football team has unpredictable. You never know which of Paul Chryst's teams- the good one that beat Virginia Tech or the bad one that lost to Youngstown State- will show up on a weekly basis. But the one consistency through five games have been countless mistakes, win or lose. Pitt is ranked near the bottom of FBS schools in two penalty categories — 87th in number per game (7.2) and 83rd in yards lost per game ... Read More
Paul Chryst gets 1st Win as Panthers Upset No. 13 Virginia Tech
After being embarrassed the first two weeks of the season by the like of Youngstown State and Cincinnati, not many people gave the Pitt Panthers a chance Saturday afternoon when Pitt played host to No. 13 Virginia Tech. But as the old cliché goes - That's why they play the games. The Panthers responded to their coaches’ challenge and showed up to play for quarters of football as they upset the Hokies 35-17 Saturday afternoon at Heinz Field, thanks to a complete effort on both sides of the ... Read More
Taking Air Out of Ball is Panthers Best Option
After starting out 0-2 with a pair of bad losses, Pitt head coach Paul Chryst has a ton of things to fix if he wants to prevent his first season as head coach from getting away from him in a hurry. Many panthers fans will point to lineup changes, but the reality of the situation is that because of having four head coaches in the span of two colander years, the talent on the Pitt two-deep isn't that good. That means there aren't many immediate lineup changes that could offer Chryst a quick ... Read More
Sunseri Struggles, Job Not in Jeopardy
We've seen this story plenty of times in the past when it comes to Pitt quarterback Tino Sunseri- costly mistake after mistake, the inability to throw the deep ball, and most importantly the inability to lead the Pitt Panthers football team to victories. That's a quarterbacks job, but despite Sunseri showing the inability to improve in any area throughout his three seasons under center, don't expect new head coach Paul Chryst to make a quarterback change anytime in the near future. Chryst ... Read More
Fixing Defense, Not Sunseri Priority No. 1 for Panthers
For Pitt Panthers fans, it's become a habit to point the finger at quarterback Tino Sunseri after every heartbreaking Panthers defeat. Not this time. While Sunseri certainly could always be better under center for the Panthers, he shouldn't even be a concern for new head coach Paul Chryst as the Panthers have a quick turnaround, beginning Big East Conference play Thursday night at Cincinnati. All attention should be on fixing the Pitt defense and doing so quickly. With big games against ... Read More
Pitt loses shocker to Youngstown State to start the Paul Chryst era
The Paul Chryst era of Pitt Panthers football got off to a memorable start Saturday evening - just not the start that Chryst and many Pitt fans envisioned when he was hired last winter to replace Todd Graham. Chryst committed a first in Panthers’ history as Pitt lost to an FCS program for the first time - 31-17 to Youngstown State at home nonetheless. The loss was the school's first in 11 all-time games against FCS opponents. It was the Panthers' third meeting all-time against the ... Read More
Ray Graham back on field gives Pitt a chance in Big East Conference
Pitt Panthers fans have spent the summer talking about plenty different things. The difference new head coach Paul Chryst will make, the impending move to the ACC, or the fact that they have to suffer through another season with Tino Sunseri under center are all popular topics among Panthers faithful. But the hottest topic of the offseason has been the recovery of tailback Ray Graham. Graham hasn't played a game in about a year. We last saw him in uniform in a late October game against ... Read More