The Pittsburgh Steelers got a jump start on the offseason on Tuesday, extending the contracts of a pair along with signing 10 players to Reserve/Future contracts. Center/guard Chris Hubbard and fullback Roosevelt Nix were signed to one-year contract extensions. Financial terms of the contracts were not disclosed. Hubbard has appeared in eight regular season games for the Steelers the past two seasons after spending the 2013 season on the practice squad. Nix was signed to a ... Read More
Pitt sends senior class out on positive note
While the upcoming week for the Pitt Panthers football team is being described as a playoff game by many in their locker room, as a win at Miami will make the Panthers bowl eligible, last Saturday's 30-7 win against Syracuse was something pretty special. Special for the Pitt seniors, who ran through that tunnel at Heinz Field for the final time. As a reporter I often like to find stories with real life �emotion attached to them and getting to watch seniors play their final home game is ... Read More
Pitt breaks losing streak with win over Syracuse
Not a lot has gone right for the Pitt Panthers football team lately, but Saturday afternoon, they put together a solid all-around performance in a 30-7 victory over longtime foe Syracuse. The Panthers not only put an end to their three-game losing streak, but in the process kept their slim bowl hopes alive for at least one more week. “It was a good win,” said Pitt head coach Paul Chryst. “The last couple weeks haven’t been easy, but the guys keep staying strong and kept their focus. It was ... Read More
James Conner feels the time is Now for Pitt
If you are around Paul Chryst’s Pitt Panthers football team, there is something different about the Panthers this season. While Pitt is one of the youngest teams in the entire nation, there is a certain confidence in that locker room right now that hasn’t been seen nor felt in the past few years. None of that has to really do with their 62-0 rout of Delaware to open the season. While that was certainly a nice way to start the season, this Panthers team has bigger goals in mind for the 2014 ... Read More
Pitt names captains for 2014 season
Pitt head coach Paul Chryst announced the Panthers three captains for the 2014 season. The team held a vote and senior tackle T.J. Clemmings is the captain on offense, senior safety Ray Vinopal on defense and junior Nicholas Grigsby was named the captain on special teams. Overall 19 different players received votes from the Panthers’ players. Clemmings is in the second full year of a position change from defensive line to offensive tackle and has come a long way over the course of the ... Read More