As the No. 23 Pitt Panthers get ready for a huge game at Heinz Field Thursday night against North Carolina, they will honor one of their former greats during the contest. Pitt athletic director Scott Barnes announced that the Panthers will honor 2015 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Ruben Brown at halftime of Thursday night’s contest. “We are thrilled to bring Ruben back to Pittsburgh and celebrate his well-deserved induction into the College Football Hall of Fame,” Barnes said in a ... Read More
Former Pitt OT Ruben Brown elected to College Football Hall of Fame
In the early 1990's, Ruben Brown came to the University of Pittsburgh as a defensive lineman. Who would have known back then that a switch to the offensive side of the ball would have paid off in the fashion that it did? Brown got a phone call this week from Pitt executive associate athletic director E.J. Borghetti informing him that he was part of the 2015 College Football Hall of Fame Class. “This honor goes well beyond me,” Brown said. “Everyone at Pitt shares this recognition. I’m ... Read More