Playing with the hopes of reaching a bowl game, the Pitt Panthers sure didn't act like it. The Panthers showed no signs of being a desperate team until it was too late, nor did they play like the team that took No. 3 Notre Dame into triple-overtime six days ago. Instead the Panthers looked flat and the results reflected that the Connecticut Huskies handed Pitt their sixth loss of the season, 24-17. With the loss, Pitt (4-6, 1-4) will have to beat both Rutgers (home) and South Florida ... 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
Tino Sunseri Still Doesn’t Get How to be a Leader
A lot has been said about Pitt Panthers' quarterback Tino Sunseri over the years and despite putting together a solid 2012 campaign, for the most part Pitt fans still hate the fact that Sunseri is still under center for the Panthers. Much of that has to do with his up-and-down performances, but a lot more of the issue is the fact that Sunseri has failed to improve both on and off the field in three years as the Pitt starter. For me, the problem with Sunseri doesn't have much to do with his ... Read More
Pitt’s Sunseri Still Looking for Signature Win
Coming into the season, one of the biggest questions surrounding Paul Chryst's Pitt Panthers football team was how long would it be before quarterback Tino Sunseri was benched for good. Sunseri has answered that question by having an outstanding senior season in which he's thrown for 2,199 yards and 13 touchdowns in Pitt's eight games. In addition, he continues to move up the Panthers' all-time passing lists and should actually pass the likes of Dan Marino and finish second on the all-time ... Read More
Pitt’s Dan Mason Out Indefinitely With Lacerated Liver
If you could only root for one player wearing a Pitt uniform, that player would easily be middle linebacker Dan Mason. Mason, the victim of a gruesome knee injury suffered two years ago against the University of Miami, spent two long years rehabbing in order to just walk out of that tunnel once again and don the Panthers' helmet. All the work was worth it as nearly two seasons after he was told he wouldn't play the game he loves ever again, Mason made it back, playing in five games, ... Read More
Graham’s Big Game Helps Pitt Rout Temple
Ray Graham is officially back for the Pitt Panthers. After Pitt’s 47-17 rout of the Temple Owls at Heinz Field on Saturday, you got the impression for the first time this season that Graham's knee is completely healthy. He rushed for two touchdowns and caught another as the Panthers won their second consecutive game, winning their first Big East Conference game of the season in the process. The senior running back finished with 180 yards of total offense -- 109 rushing and 71 receiving ... Read More
Big East Conference Power Rankings
After a week off, I’m back looking at the Big East Conference with my latest Big East Power Rankings. Despite taking a week off, there really isn’t much to change as there are three good teams in the conference and five not-so-good teams. With that being said, let’s take a look at my latest Big East Conference Power Rankings, following Week 8 of the college football season. 1. Louisville (6-0, 2-0) Last week’s rank: 1 Week 8 result: Beat USF 27-25 Although the Cardinals are one of ... Read More
Jason Hendricks Injury Could be Crippling for Pitt
During the course of the past couple of seasons, the Pitt Panthers have had some very good football players on the defensive side of the ball. Their success has been recognized, as several Panthers have been named Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year in recent years. Linebacker H.B. Blades won the honor in 2006, and linebacker Scott McKillop started a run of four consecutive Pitt winners of the award when was given the honor in 2008. McKillop was followed by Mick Williams and ... Read More
Pitt Duo Approaching Record Books
For the Pitt Panthers, a chance at a Big East Conference championship in their finals season before exiting the conference for the ACC is out of the window. As a matter of fact a bowl game is pretty close to being out the window as well as the Panthers must win four of their final six games of the season to become bowl eligible. Even if that doesn't happen for Pitt head coach Paul Chryst, close attention should be paid to a couple of his players as they continue to rise up the Pitt record ... 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