Pitt Panthers’ head coach Paul Chryst settled on a starting quarterback on Thursday and to no one’s surprise that man is sophomore Chad Voytik. Voytik is a guy who was highly touted when he committed to Pitt and many Pitt fans are excited to see him under center. After Tom Savage moved onto the NFL, this job was Voytik’s to lose and throughout training camp he didn’t do anything to let the job slip away. He played in four games as a backup to Savage last season, completing 6-of-111 passes ... 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
Pitt CB Trenton Coles to transfer
The already paper thin Pitt secondary just took another hit on Wednesday when the team announced that sophomore cornerback Trenton Coles has left the program and will look to transfer. The Clairton product had reportedly been thinking about transferring for some time after being behind another Clairton product, Titus Howard on the depth chart. But once Howard was suspended for the season, Coles decided to stay and was running with the first team. However in the past couple weeks, Coles hurt ... Read More
J.P. Holtz leads talented group of Pitt TE’s
While a lot of attention in the Pitt passing game this season will focus on sophomore wide receiver Tyler Boyd and whoever steps up to replace the departed Devin Street, it could turn out to be a group of talented tight ends that proves to be the biggest difference makers in the Pitt aerial attack. With a new quarterback under center this season, likely sophomore Chad Voytik, having a good tight end or two can serve as a nice security blanket. And Pitt has a more than a couple of options ... Read More
Depth at running back a bonus for Pitt in 2014
As the Pitt Panthers football team enters their final week of training camp, one of the brightest spots so far for Paul Chryst and his staff has been the emergence of the running backs. Coming into camp, all eyes were on Isaac Bennett, who is recovering from injury, and James Connor, who will also be used on the defensive side of the ball. But there are so many more options for Chryst to turn to this season. Sophomore Rachid Ibrahim, who totaled 343 all-purpose yards and scored a ... Read More
Can Pitt adjust to life without Aaron Donald?
Some may look at Pitt defensive coordinator Matt House and feel he did an admirable job in his first season as the Panthers’ DC. However the true test will come in his second go around on the job as this year he will have to do it without Aaron Donald in uniform to anchor the defensive front. With Donald in a Panthers’ uniform, the Pitt defense wasn’t bad as they finished ranked 34th in the nation in average yards allowed (367.5) a season ago. Donald’s accolades and accomplishments are well ... Read More
Chad Voytik preparing to lead Pitt Panthers in 2014
It’s been quite some time since the Pitt Panthers football program has had a quarterback under center that has created the excitement that Chad Voytik created upon signing with the Panthers two years ago. While Panthers’ fans had to be patient and watch Voytik sit while Tino Sunseri bumbled around in 2012, Voytik used last year as a learning experience behind Tom Savage. When the youngster finally did get his number called in the Little Caesars Bowl, he quickly showed what all the hype was ... Read More
Pitt’s Tyler Boyd and James Connor earn preseason honors
As the college football watch lists began to be unveiled on Monday, a couple of Pitt Panthers received some preseason honors. Sophomores Tyler Boyd and James Connor, who both made strong impressions during their freshman campaigns, were named to both the Maxwell Award and Paul Hornung Award watch lists. The Maxwell Award, one of the more prestigious awards out there, is given to the college football player of the year each season. Here's the entire watch list for the Maxwell Award: RB Ameer ... Read More
Schedule could make Pitt Coastal Division favorites
As Paul Chryst and the Pitt Panthers football team prepare for their second season in the ACC, they may not be presented with a better opportunity to win the Coastal Division than they currently have. That’s because their conference schedule works out perfectly for a potential trip to the ACC Championship Game. Pitt misses both Clemson and Florida State this season, allowing for much more wiggle room for a loss to a Coastal Division opponent. In addition, their toughest stretch of their ... Read More
Pitt’s Tom Savage climbing fast up draft boards
With all of the hype surrounding future NFL quarterbacks Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater and Blake Bortles, perhaps no future NFL signal caller is attracting more interest at the moment than Pitt's Tom Savage. That's right. That Tom Savage. Savage has been the hottest name lately among NFL scouts and is quickly climbing up many draft boards, to the point that ESPN's Todd McShay had Savage going with the first pick in the second round to the Houston Texans in his most recent mock ... Read More