Virginia Slips Past Pitt 51-48
Anthony Gill hits two free throws in the waning moments and lifts Virginia past Pitt 51-48 in a defensive slug fest.
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LB Markus Bailey takes his first visit to Pitt
The Panthers added Hilliard (OH) Davidson’s Phillipie Motley in 2014. Pitt’s coaching staff has targeted a talented 2015 LB prospect from the same school.
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Pitt Survives Past North Carolina, 80-75
Pitt barely escapes North Carolina 80-75 after nearly surrendering a 20 point lead late in the 2nd half.
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Pitt Steamrolls Wake Forest In ACC Tourney, 84-55
Pitt throttles Wake Forest in the 2nd Round of the 2014 ACC Tournament, 84-55.
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Florida DT Ivie an early target for Pitt
Pitt has only offered early scholarships to a few select 2015 defensive tackles. One of those players is Dade City, FL defensive tackle Andre Ivie.
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Stephen Ezekoye brings his talents to PITT
Stephen Ezekoye may have been a project out of high school. He will walk-on at Pitt bigger, stronger and with an attitude.
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Pitt Stuns Clemson On Newkirk’s Miracle Shot
For the first time this year, Pitt grabbed a miracle win of their own with a 83-78 today victory at Clemson
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Connor Dintino has something to prove
2014 DT signee Connor Dintino is working hard to recover from surgery and make an early impact at Pitt.
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Pitt adds walk-on OL from Michigan
The Pitt Panthers add OL walk-on Alex Galiyas from Novi, MI.
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DE Jonathan Holland talks PITT, offers & visits
The Pitt Panthers are in need of talented defensive ends and Jonathan Holland from Potomac, MD is locked in as an early target.
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TJ Warren Leads NC State Over Pitt 74-67
TJ Warren pumped in 41 points to lead NC State over Pitt 74-67 at the Petersen Events Center.
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Pitt Slips Past Notre Dame 85-81 in Overtime
In what would have been remembered as the “T.O.” (timeout) game, Pitt overcame an unnecessary decision by coach Jamie Dixon to pull out a 85-81 win.
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Hez Trahan: Pitt’s 2014 sleeper
DreamBackfield.com spoke one on one with 2014 defensive end Hez Trahan about his future as a Panther.
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Florida RB Lindsay early PITT target
PITT has targeted a few early running back prospects. One of them is atheltic power back Sekai Lindsay from Palm Bay, FL.
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Pitt Rebounds In 66-59 Win Over Boston College
It wasn’t pretty again but the Pitt Panthers crashed the boards, capitalized on a few Eagles miscues and eeked out a 66-59 road win.
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ACC Championship Game to Remain in Charlotte
The ACC announced yesterday that its football championship game will remain in Charlotte for the next six seasons, through 2019.
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Florida State Dumps Pitt 71-66
The Seminoles shot a blistering 81% from the line and walked home with a 71-66 win against a listless Pitt team.
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Harry Psaros joining DreamBackfield.com
Harry Psaros, who launched the first internet site covering Pitt recruiting, has joined DreamBackfield.com as Co-Publisher.
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2014 ACC Champions
The 2014 Pitt Wrestling team won the school’s first ever ACC Conference title in any sport over the weekend.
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Pitt Fades Down The Stretch To UNC, 75-71
Pitt’s lack of scoring once again cost the Panthers an important ACC conference road game in a 75-71 loss today to UNC.
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Tyler Ennis’ Desperation Three Sinks Pitt, 58-56
Barry Goheen. Khalid El-Amin. Taliek Brown. Scottie Reynolds. Kemba Walker (over Gary McGhee at MSG). Butler and Nasir Robinson. Malcolm Brogdon (10 days ago). Enter Tyler Ennis.
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Pitt Wrestling Wins Share of 1st ACC Title
In its inaugural season in the ACC, Pitt finally grabbed a share of its first title in any sport.
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Pitt Squeaks By Va Tech 62-57 in 2 OTs
Lamar Patterson was limited with a bad thumb, Pitt announced a new Chancellor and the Panthers escaped with a 62-57 double OT win over Va Tech today.
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Patterson Lifts Pitt Over Miami In OT
Pitt basketball was sliding into the abyss after consecutive home losses to Duke and Virginia. It took their best player to get them out of the funk.
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Pitt Signs 23 To 2014 Class
This morning, Pitt completed its 2014 Football recruiting class with the signing of 23 new players.
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Virginia Downs Pitt 48-45
Pitt drops its second straight home game with a 48-45 loss to Virginia. The Cavs were led by guard Malcolm Brogdon, who scored 16 points.
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Duke Sinks Pitt 80-65
Duke shot a blistering 52% from behind the arc in the 80-65 rout of Pitt in front of a record crowd of 12,944 at the Pederson Events Center.
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Lamar Patterson Dominates In Pitt Win
Its rare to see a player develop as much as Lamar Patterson has since he first arrived at Pitt 5 years ago.
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Pitt Releases 2014 Football Schedule
Pitt released its 2014 football schedule and it features two nationally televised games.
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Pitt Rolls To 5th ACC Win
It may be snowing outside, but inside the Peterson Events Center it was a boiling hot night for Pitt.
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Syracuse Outlasts Pitt In Battle of ACC Unbeatens
Pitt met one of its oldest Big East rivals, the Syracuse Orange, for the first time in the ACC and the game seemed like old times.
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Pitt Remains Perfect In The ACC
Much like the last several games, Pitt started last night’s game rather sluggishly in the first half.
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Pitt Rolls Over Wake But Loses Key Reserve
Pitt looked like a well-oiled machine in beating Wake Forest 80-65 yesterday but lost key reserve Durand Johnson for the season.
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Pitt Beats Maryland In ACC Home Opener
Only 2 seasons removed from the disastrous 2011-12 season, Pitt is still looking to reclaim its place in the top 25.
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Pitt Wins In ACC Debut 74-62 Over NC State
Pitt won its debut game in the ACC behind the play of its star player, Lamar Patterson, beating NC State.
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Connor Powers Pitt Over Bowling Green 30-27
James Connor rushed 26 times for 229 yards and a TD as Pitt beat Bowling Green 30-27 in the 2013 Little Caesar’s Bowl
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Patterson’s Career Day Leads Pitt To Win
Lamar Patterson led the Panthers with 30 points in a 73-56 thrashing of Cal Poly.
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Cincinnati Outplays Pitt In 44-43 Win
Cincinnati outplayed Pitt from the opening whistle and beat the Panthers 44-43 last night at Madison Square Garden.
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Pitt Remains Perfect, Beats Youngstown St 91-73
8 Days A Week. That’s how long since Pitt’s last game.
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Donald Takes Home Outland, Bednarik Awards
4 for 4 is a baseball reference. But on this night, it was referring to Pitt’s senior DT Aaron Donald dominance on the post-season award circuit.
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Aaron Donald Wins The Lombardi Award
Not since DE Hugh Green back in 1980 has a Pitt player won the Lombardi Award. That all changed tonight when DT Aaron Donald won the 2013 edition.
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Aaron Donald Wins The Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Capping one of the finest senior seasons ever witnessed in Pitt football history, DT Aaron Donald took home his first piece of post-season hardware tonight by winning the Bronko Nagurski Trophy.
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Pitt Accepts Invite To Little Caesars Pizza Bowl vs Bowling Green
The Pitt 2013 football season will last one more game as the Panthers have announced they have accepted a bid to play Bowling Green in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit, MI on 12/26.
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Pitt Cruises Past Loyola Marymount, 85-68
Its not so easy to find what keeps a well-balanced team basketball team like Pitt performing at a high level night after night. Look a little closer, watch the reserves and you’ll have your answer.
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Pitt 78 Penn State 69
For the first time since 2005, Pitt and Penn State renewed their rivalry on the hardwood. The battle for Pennsylvania was physical, slow and painful to watch.
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Shake, Rattle and Pitt Rolls Over Duquesne 84-67 In The “City Game”
Duquesne fought hard in the first half and hoped they could win. Pitt looked sluggish but knew they would. Paced by 20 points from Cameron Wright, Pitt cruised to a 84-67 win over cross-town rivals Duquesne at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
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Miami Throttles Pitt in 41-31 Win
“We just gotta run faster, it’s that simple,” were the infamous halftime comments former Pitt head coach Dave Wannstedt made during an embarrassing 45-13 loss at West Virigina in 2005. Now 8 years later, those comments still ring true as Pitt put a wrap on its first season in the ACC after a 41-31 home loss to Miami.
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Pitt Dominant In Win Over Stanford, 88-67
Sometimes five-star players out of high school don’t blossom until their senior year in college. Sometimes they fade out altogether. Whether Lamar Patterson has lived up to his high school ranking (he was rated anywhere from 3-5 stars by various services) prior to this season or not, it looks like he is peaking at just the right time.
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On Fire, Pitt Downs Texas Tech 76-53
The paint isn’t even dry on the start of the Pitt Basketball season but the takeaway from tonight’s 76-53 win over Texas Tech in the Progressive Legends Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, was Pitt is already in mid-season form
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Reaching 7 Wins Will Be No Easy Task For Pitt
By Miami Hurricanes standards, the 2013 football season has been a “down” year. Yes, they started the season with 7 straight wins. However, after a number of injuries especially to star tailback Duke Johnson, Miami lost 3 straight games before winning this past Saturday.
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Pitt Wins Squeaker Over Syracuse, 17-16
Last week, Pitt’s special teams cost them a game against North Carolina by giving up two punt return touchdowns. This week, it was just the opposite as Pitt’s special teams helped Pitt to a 1 point win over Syracuse today, 17-16.
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Pitt / Syracuse Bring Rivalry To The ACC
On paper one would think Pitt and Syracuse have been long, bitter rivals in college football.
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Fine Freshman Performances From Spring Games
ACC spring games featured some strong freshmen performances.
