When the Pitt Panthers opened the 2014 season, many people were excited to potentially see running back James Conner line up on both sides of the ball. That naturally hasn’t happened yet with Conner’s solid start to the season, but it looks like we will get to see the sophomore line up at defensive end Thursday night when the Panthers play host to Virginia Tech. “I'm going to get that thing going this week on the defensive side of the ball,” Conner said. “I'll be out there ... Read More
Should Pitt consider a quarterback change?
Pitt Panthers fans had high hopes coming into the season with a very young and talented team. They got off to a 3-0 start to the season and finally had the extremely hyped quarterback under center that everyone has wanted to see play for a long time now. However during the Panthers recent three-game slide there is much blame to go around, but all three losses have one thing in common- Chad Voytik has not played well. Voytik went 16-for-30 for 195 yards with two touchdowns and one ... Read More
Pitt adds home-and-home series vs. Marshall; finalizes 2015-16 non-conference schedule
While things haven't exactly gone according to plan for Paul Chryst's Pitt Panthers the past three weeks and some have already begun looking towards the future, at least Pitt fans will know who will be on the schedule the next two years. The Panthers announced on Tuesday that they will play the Marshall Thundering Herd in a home-and-home series, beginning in 2016. Pitt will play Marshall of Conference USA on Oct. 1, 2016, at Heinz Field. The Panthers will travel to Marshall in 2020. The ... Read More
Pitt downed by Virginia for third straight loss
The Pitt Panthers gave their fans hope with their 3-0 start to the season, but have since come back to earth. Their slide continued Saturday night with a 24-19 loss to Virginia, Pitt’s first ACC loss of the season and third defeat overall. Cavaliers’ running back Kevin Parks ran for a career-best 169 yards and a touchdown and the solid Virginia defense slowed down the Panthers rushing attack in the win. Virginia won the game in the second quarter after both teams traded field goals in ... Read More
Pitt lands Central Valley DB Jordan Whitehead
Pitt head coach Paul Chryst landed another local blue-chipper for the future on Friday when Central Valley high school standout Jordan Whitehead announced in a press conference today that he had committed to Pitt. What school Whitehead was going to choose has been a hot topic as of late and the Panthers landed him over West Virginia, Penn State, Ohio State and others. Whitehead is a four-star recruit in every ratings service and Rivals.com lists him as the 30th-best defensive back in the ... Read More
ACC Power Rankings: Week 5
It was another lackluster week for most of the ACC, with only a couple of teams turning in solid performances, while most of the conference looked rather bad during the week. With that being said, here are my ACC Power Rankings for Week 5 of the college football season. Florida State (4-0, 2-0 ACC, defeated NC State 56-41, Last Week’s Ranking 1) It wasn't pretty, but FSU doesn't have a whole lot of obstacles between them and winning the conference. The defending champs have been far ... Read More
Pitt stunned by Akron
After suffering their first loss of the season last week against Iowa, many expected the Pitt Panthers to get back on the winning track Saturday at Heinz Field against MAC opponent Akron. That didn’t come close to happening as the Panthers and their home fans were stunned by the Zips 21-10 as Paul Chryst’s team failed to show up ready to play. Neither team got much going early on offensively and the game remained scoreless until the second quarter when Chad Voytik found Manasseh Garner ... Read More
Akron vs. Pitt: Preview, Analysis and Prediction
The Pitt Panthers will look to get back on the winning track Saturday afternoon when veteran coach Terry Bowden and the Akron Zips visit Heinz Field. After suffering their first loss of the season last week, the 3-1 Panthers will look to get back on the winning track in their final non-conference game of the season against the 1-2 Zips. A victory over Akron would give Pitt its first 4-1 start since 2009. Who has the advantage? Let’s take a look. When: Saturday, September 27 Where: Heinz ... Read More
Chad Voytik must continue to improve as Pitt QB
Pitt Panthers’ fans have long been clamoring for heralded prospect Chad Voytik to become not only Pitt’s signal caller of the future, but their quarterback of the present as well. While Voytik has certainly shown some good things during his appearance in the Little Caesars Bowl last season and his first three starts of this season, the sophomore quarterback showed last Saturday against Iowa that he still has some things to work on. With the fashion that the Panthers have been able to have ... Read More
ACC Power Rankings: Week 4
Through four weeks of the 2014 college football season, the 14 Atlantic Coast Conference teams have left us all scratching our heads. Florida State beat Clemson, which is supposed to be the league's second-best team, despite not having Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston. All of the teams that opened up eyes during the season’s first three weeks- Pitt, Virginia and Virginia Tech -- all lost on Saturday to make the conference look fairly weak. It has been a weird start to the season in ... Read More