Before Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi coaches his first game on the Panthers sidelines, he already is trying to make an impact on the future of the program. He did that over the weekend by landing his first recruit for the Class of 2016 in Ohio defensive back Tony Butler. Butler is a three-star recruit out of Lakewood St. Edward and is one of the top prospects in the state of Ohio. He stands 6'2" and weighs 200 pounds and can play both corner and safety. Butler played a big role as a ... Read More
Pitt’s Titus Howard dismissed from team
Coming out of Clairton High School, the future looked promising at Pitt for cornerback Titus Howard. That future took a hit when Howard was suspended for all of last season and now under new head coach Pat Narduzzi, Howard’s future as a Panther is no more. Howard has been officially dismissed from the program for a violation of team rules, as announced by school officials on Monday. As a true freshman in 2013, Howard played in 11 games, starting two, recording 21 tackles. He was ... Read More
Pitt lands Tennessee transfer QB Nathan Peterman
One position that new Pitt football coach pat Narduzzi was extremely thin at when he took over in early January was at quarterback. Narduzzi quickly got on the recruiting trail and landed Pine-Richland signal caller Ben DiNucci and now has brought in a veteran transfer, which is a route that many expected the Panthers to take. According to reports, University of Tennessee redshirt junior quarterback Nathan Peterman will transfer to Pitt. Peterman was visiting Pitt over the weekend and ... Read More
Aaron Donald named 2014 Defensive Rookie of the Year
Former Pitt Panthers defensive tackle Aaron Donald has begun his professional career the same way he finished his collegiate career- collecting trophies. Donald was announced as the Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year at Saturday's NFL Honors awards show. The former Panthers’ star established himself as a disruptive force on the St. Louis Rams defensive line and it marks the second consecutive year that a defensive lineman won the award after Sheldon Richardson of the New York ... Read More
Pitt announces 2015 football schedule
Pat Narduzzi’s first season on the Pitt sidelines promises to be a tough one. The ACC released its 2015 football schedule on Thursday and while Pitt’s schedule isn’t the toughest one they have played, it’s much tougher than a season ago. The good news is that the Panthers won’t see Florida State or Clemson again this season in ACC play. The bad news is that both Louisville and Notre Dame are back on the Panthers schedule. All in all, eight of Pitt’s 12 games next season will be ... Read More
Pine-Richland QB Ben DiNucci commits to Pitt
New Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi has been a very busy man the past week, hot on the recruiting trail as he has landed a couple of quality recruits in very short time. The latest is a local product at a position where the Panthers are extremely thin. We learned on Monday that Pine-Richland quarterback Ben DiNucci announced that he will be attending Pitt this fall. DiNucci decommitted from Penn and is a nice grab for Narduzzi at the late hour. As a senior, DiNucci became the first ... Read More
Pat Narduzzi lands first two recruits
Now that Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi has his coaching staff in place, all focus has turned to recruiting for the upcoming season. With that in mind it looks as if Narduzzi has landed his first pair of recruits as the Panthers head coach. Coatesville safety Jay Stocker and Doral, FL, defensive end Shawn Curtis both announced their decisions to sign with Pitt on Wednesday. According to Rivals.com., Stocker is ranked the 11th best prospect in Pennsylvania and is the third highest ... Read More
Pitt DC Josh Conklin faces tough challenge
New Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi addressed the crowd at a Pitt basketball game last week and promised the Panthers would be a tough team under his watch. “We will play tough and we will practice tough,” Narduzzi said. When you think about toughness, a lot of people immediately think about defense, which means that new defensive coordinator Josh Conklin is going to have the tough assignment of making this Panthers defense a very tough one to play against. Narduzzi’s decision to hire ... Read More
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi must make quarterback depth a priority
For the Pitt football program to turn things around in the near future, one thing that new Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi is going to have to accomplish is finding a legitimate big time quarterback. For now though Narduzzi will likely settle for any quarterback. As it stands now, the Panthers will extremely thin at the position next season behind starter Chad Voytik, after what has seemed to be a revolving door at the position the past couple of days. Alex Hornibrook de-committed from Pitt on ... Read More
Aaron Donald named PFWA Rookie of the Year
If the past calendar year is any indication, former Pitt Panthers’ defensive lineman Aaron Donald is going to need a bigger trophy case. Donald was named the Pro Football Writers of America 2014 Defensive Rookie of the Year and a member of the All-Rookie team on Tuesday. He is also the likely favorite to take home the official Defensive Rookie of the Year award from the Associated Press at the NFL honors presentation on Jan. 31. Donald led all rookies with nine sacks this past season ... Read More