Through four weeks of the 2012 college football season, things have been a roller coaster ride for the Pitt Panthers. However while there have been many inconsistencies on both sides of the ball for Paul Chryst's team, the one constant has been the play of quarterback Tino Sunseri, which is not only quite surprising for Panthers' fans, but also quite nice to see. Other than a couple rough series' against Cincinnati, Sunseri hasn't done anything to hold the Panthers back. He's not making ... Read More
Pitt rolls over Gardner-Webb for 2nd straight win
After what Pitt fans saw on Saturday from the Pitt Panthers, the bye week is coming up at a bad time. The Panthers ran up 626 yards of offense and got another inspired effort from their defense en route to a 55-10 victory over FCS opponent Gardner-Webb. After starting the season 0-2, being outscored 65-27, the Panthers have bounced back by winning two straight games, outscoring Virginia Tech and Gardner-Webb by a combined 90-27, putting up a combined 1,163 yards of total offense. Much ... Read More
Big East Conference Week 4 Power Rankings
Now that the college football season is entering Week 4 and most teams have played at least one conference game, it's time to take a look at my weekly Big East Conference Power Rankings. Thanks to a big win against Virginia Tech, the Pitt Panthers moved up, but they still have a bit of work ahead of them before cracking the upper half of the conference. With that being said, let's take a look at how the Big East teams stack up. 1. Louisville (3-0): The Cardinals avoided a scare in a ... Read More
Pitt’s Tino Sunseri named Big East Player of the Week
Perhaps no player in a Pittsburgh Panthers uniform has been under more scrutiny than Pitt quarterback Tino Sunseri has over the course of the past couple of seasons. However while a lot of the criticism is well deserved, Sunseri took a big step towards silencing his critics, at least for one week, with an outstanding and gutsy performance in a 35-17 upset win over then No. 13 Virginia Tech. Sunseri's performance, in which he completed 68 percent of his passes (19 of 28) for 283 yards with ... Read More
Paul Chryst gets 1st Win as Panthers Upset No. 13 Virginia Tech
After being embarrassed the first two weeks of the season by the like of Youngstown State and Cincinnati, not many people gave the Pitt Panthers a chance Saturday afternoon when Pitt played host to No. 13 Virginia Tech. But as the old cliché goes - That's why they play the games. The Panthers responded to their coaches’ challenge and showed up to play for quarters of football as they upset the Hokies 35-17 Saturday afternoon at Heinz Field, thanks to a complete effort on both sides of the ... Read More
Taking Air Out of Ball is Panthers Best Option
After starting out 0-2 with a pair of bad losses, Pitt head coach Paul Chryst has a ton of things to fix if he wants to prevent his first season as head coach from getting away from him in a hurry. Many panthers fans will point to lineup changes, but the reality of the situation is that because of having four head coaches in the span of two colander years, the talent on the Pitt two-deep isn't that good. That means there aren't many immediate lineup changes that could offer Chryst a quick ... Read More
Sunseri Struggles, Job Not in Jeopardy
We've seen this story plenty of times in the past when it comes to Pitt quarterback Tino Sunseri- costly mistake after mistake, the inability to throw the deep ball, and most importantly the inability to lead the Pitt Panthers football team to victories. That's a quarterbacks job, but despite Sunseri showing the inability to improve in any area throughout his three seasons under center, don't expect new head coach Paul Chryst to make a quarterback change anytime in the near future. Chryst ... Read More
Panthers Embarrassed by Bearcats, Off to 0-2 Start
For those who thought things couldn't get any worse after Pitt's Week 1 loss to Youngstown State, you didn't have to wait long Thursday night to find out just how bad Paul Chryst's team really is. George Winn scored on a 58-yard carry on Cincinnati's first play from scrimmage and the Bearcats took advantage of plenty of Pitt mistakes en route to rolling over the Panthers 34-10 in the Big East Conference opener for both teams. Pitt is off to their first 0-2 start since 2005 and made it ... Read More
Fixing Defense, Not Sunseri Priority No. 1 for Panthers
For Pitt Panthers fans, it's become a habit to point the finger at quarterback Tino Sunseri after every heartbreaking Panthers defeat. Not this time. While Sunseri certainly could always be better under center for the Panthers, he shouldn't even be a concern for new head coach Paul Chryst as the Panthers have a quick turnaround, beginning Big East Conference play Thursday night at Cincinnati. All attention should be on fixing the Pitt defense and doing so quickly. With big games against ... Read More
Pitt loses shocker to Youngstown State to start the Paul Chryst era
The Paul Chryst era of Pitt Panthers football got off to a memorable start Saturday evening - just not the start that Chryst and many Pitt fans envisioned when he was hired last winter to replace Todd Graham. Chryst committed a first in Panthers’ history as Pitt lost to an FCS program for the first time - 31-17 to Youngstown State at home nonetheless. The loss was the school's first in 11 all-time games against FCS opponents. It was the Panthers' third meeting all-time against the ... Read More