What Happened To The Secondary?
A question that I didn’t think coaches and fans would be searching for answers at mid-season still is: What is wrong with the Secondary?
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Prospect Watch – Cody Ross
Interview with 2019 Pitt Target – Cody Ross (LB/FB)
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The Running Back U Tradition
Since Tony Dorsett, Pitt has had a reputation of recruiting top tier college football Running Backs. And this year’s stable of backs looks good for the years to come.
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Pitt Outlasts Marshall But Questions Remain On Defense
Pitt defeats Marshall, 43-27, but the Panther defense gets shredded once again after surrendering another big lead.
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Pitt Topples Penn St, But Okla St Looms
Pitt topples Penn State but now faces a passing machine in Oklahoma State, a team that clearly has more speed at the skill positions than Pitt has on defense.
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Pitt Beats Villanova But Exposes Rust
Pitt beats Villanova at home 28-7 but looks rusty in the process. Huge concerns remain afterwards with the Offensive Line and Wide Receivers despite the win.
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2016 Spring Pitt Football Outlook
DreamBackfield takes an in-depth look at the Pitt Football Spring roster by position including the expected incoming 2016 recruits.
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New offer extended and official visit scheduled
A new offer has gone out to a prospect in the 2016 class cycle.
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Robert Washington visit
Robert Washington RB East Gaston HS Mount Holly, NC was originally scheduled to visit Pitt January 15th and the University of Alabama January 22nd.
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Pitt Edges ‘Cuse in ACC Opener
Full recap and analysis from Pitt’s first ACC win of the season.
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Pitt vs. Purdue Preview
What to watch for during Pitt’s showdown versus number 11 Purdue on Tuesday night.
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Pitt Drops Season Finale 29-24 to Miami
The Panthers fall behind big and early in the 29-24 home loss and regular season finale against the Miami Hurricanes, who improved to 5-0 all-time at Heinz Field.
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Pitt Outlasts Louisville, 45-34
Pitt rushed out to a 42-17 lead but held on to the 45-34 victory over the Louisville Cardinals at Heinz Field yesterday.
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Notre Dame Routs Pitt, 42-30
Pitt was no match for Notre Dame as the Irish cruised to a 42-30 victory at Heinz Field yesterday in Pittsburgh.
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Pitt Picked to Finish 9th in All-ACC Preseason Rankings
Voters believe the outlook is bleak for the Panthers this season.
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North Carolina Tops Pitt, 26-19
UNC scored on each of its first 4 possessions en route to a 26-19 win at Pitt at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
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Pitt Beats Syracuse 23-20
Pitt (6-1, 4-0 in the ACC) becomes bowl eligible for the 8th straight season following a 19 play, 89 yard drive highlighted by punter Ryan Winslow’s heroic 4th down “fake punt”.
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Pitt Sneaks Past Ga Tech & Into The Top 25
Pitt placekicker Chris Blewitt boots a school record 56 yard field goal and lifts the Panthers past Georgia Tech 31-28 en route to their first ranking since 2010 at #25 in the AP Polls.
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Pitt Shuts Down Va Tech In 17-13 Victory
Pitt’s defense stifled Va Tech’s offense with 7 sacks and 100 total yards en route to a 17-13 win in the ACC opener for both schools.
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5 Reasons Pitt Could Miss the NCAA Tournament
In order for Pitt to go Dancin’ they must get past these five obstacles.
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Pitt Beats Akron 24-7, Prepares For Iowa
Redshirt Junior and backup QB Nate Peterman guided Pitt to the 24-7 victory over Akron on 12 for 17 passing, 148 yards and 1 touchdown toss.
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Pitt Outlasts Youngstown State, 45-37
Pitt’s 3rd string tailback Qadree Ollison ran 16 times for 207 yards and a score to lift Pitt past Youngstown State 45-37 in the season opener for both teams.
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Position Overview: Power Forward
A look at what to expect at the power forward position in 2015 for the Pitt Panthers.
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Josh Newkirk Expected to Transfer to Another Division I School
Back-up point guard Josh Newkirk is expected to travel home in order to rehab his injured knee. He is not expected to return to campus, in favor of transferring to a Division I school closer to home.
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Pitt Offers Virginia Defensive End
Pat Narduzzi is looking for players that can get to the quarterback and he’s targeted a defensive end from Virginia that he believes can do just that.
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Pitt Lands Hargrove
Pat Narduzzi now has eight commitments for the Class of 2016 and four are from the state of Ohio.
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Coleman Priority Recruit For Pitt
DreamBackfield looks at a few of Pitt’s cornerback recruiting targets and catches up with Therran Coleman from Brashear High School in Pittsburgh.
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Durand Johnson Leaving Pitt
Pitt loses anothe player
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Spring Pitt Football: The Battle For The Blue Jerseys – Part 2
In Part 2 of our 2015 Pitt Spring Football series, DreamBackfield looks at The Battle For The Blue Jerseys.
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2015 Pitt Football – Spring Outlook
New Head Coach Pat Narduzzi has the 2015 Pitt Football program buzzing but will the new enthusiasm be short-lived by the talent on defense?
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Pitt One and Done at ACC Tournament
Panther’s Likely Headed to NIT
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Dorsey and Narduzzi Reunite at Pitt
Pitt has added a number of quality walk-on candidates from Western PA but the latest addition hails from ACC country.
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Jimmy Medure Thrilled To Be A Pitt Panther
Pitt is recruiting number of preferred Walk-Ons in 2015 and the latest Prospect is thrilled to be a Panther.
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Pitt Gets Needed Win Against BC
Pitt Holds on Despite Hanlan’s 39 points
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Jacob Good: ‘I had to be a Panther’
Jacob Good: ‘I had to be a Panther’
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Shifino Ready To Compete at Pitt
Pitt adds a 2015 preferred walk-on from Penn Hills High School, the same Institution that produced legend Aaron Donald.
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“I’m the Biggest Pitt Fan around Here”
Penn-Trafford DE Chris Stanford talks Pitt and Junior Day.
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Pitt Offer is “Huge” for Morganstern
Jacob Morganstern tells Dreambackfield.com about his Pitt offer.
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Pitt Dominates UNC at Home
Pitt Shoots the Lights Out in Big Win
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Relationships are Important to Local Safety
Local Safety, Andrew Pryts, talks about his most recent trip to Pitt and the new staff.
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Monday Morning Lookback: Syracuse
Panthers > Produce
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Pitt Offers a FL Defensive Back
Pitt is in a good spot for a newly offered FL DB.
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Pitt Outlast Byrant at Home
Jamel Artis is Emerging into a Star
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What to expect when expecting…Greatness
Pat Narduzzi is changing the culture at Pitt and he will start by changing the football team’s work ethic.
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Pitt Falls in OT to Virginia Tech
Pitt fails to put Virginia Tech away and loses in OT
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Edwards Brings Pass Rush to Pitt
Pitt Head Coach Pat Narduzzi is looking to rectify the Panthers’ nearly non-existent, anemic pass rush and may have found his answer.
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Q&A session: Pitt recruits Darrin Hall and Quadree Henderson
2015 Pitt Football Recruits Darrin Hall Jr and Quadree Henderson sat down with DreamBackfield for our first Q&A.
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Will Pitt make the NCAA Tournament
Pitt has some work to do if they are going to make the NCAA tournament.
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Pitt Outclassed by Duke
Pitt Gets Run out of Cameron
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Pitt Rebounds against Florida State
Pitt Pulls Away in Second Half
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DreamBackfield.com Recruiting Expert Says This Is A Good Time To Be A Pitt Football Fan
93.7 The Fan interviews DreamBackfield.com’s Co-Publisher, Harry Psaros
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Pitt Pulls off Improbable Win
Pitt Pulls off OT Win
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Pitt cruises to 71-54 win over FGCU
Pitt Basketball improves to 10-3
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Pitt Basketball looking back and ahead to 2015
Pitt Basketball
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Pitt To Face Houston In Armed Forces Bowl
Pitt will face Houston in the 2015 Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth TX on January 2nd.
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Pitt Defeats Duquesne, 76-62
Pitt continued its dominance over its city brethren Duquesne by defeating the Dukes 76-62 for the 14th straight time and 19 out of the last 21 games.
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James Conner Wins 2014 ACC Player Of The Year Award
Pitt running back James Conner has been selected as the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year.
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Pitt Cruises Past Cuse, 30-7
On senior day, Boyd broke 1000 yards receiving and Conner set the all-time ACC rushing TD record as Pitt defeated Syracuse 30-7 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
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Pitt Cruises Past Niagara, 78-45 In Season Opener
Despite the loss of Durand Johnson for the season, Pitt cruised to an easy 78-45 win over Niagara last night in their 2014-15 opener.
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Pitt Falls To Duke, 51-48 in 2 OTs
Duke racked up 438 total yards on 266 yards passing and 172 rushing en route to a 51-48 double OT victory over Pitt.
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Pitt Fumbles Its Way To A 56-28 Loss To Georgia Tech
Pitt fumbles 6 times and loses all 6 of them en route to a 56-28 homecoming beating at the hands of Georgia Tech.
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Hail To “The Pitt Script” Return
In a surprise move and nearly 20 years of dormancy, the Pitt Script was re-introduced today as the logo for Pitt football helmets starting this Saturday’s game home against Georgia Tech.
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Voytik Leads Pitt Over VA Tech, 21-16
Pitt QB Chad Voytik ran 19 times for 118 yards and found big-play receiver Tyler Boyd for a 53 yard TD pass early to propel Pitt 21-16 over Virginia Tech for the fourth straight time at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
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Akron Dominates Pitt, 21-10
In a game that witnessed two very poor offenses, Akron dominated Pitt 21-10 to hand the Panthers their second loss of the season.
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Iowa beats Pitt, 24-20
Pitt may have dominated the stat sheet but the Hawkeyes walked away with the “W” as Iowa beat the Panthers today 24-20 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
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Pitt stumbles early but takes FIU, 42-25
Pitt struggles early in the south Florida heat, but pulls out a 42-25 victory behind 3 touchdowns by RB James Connor.
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Pitt Obliterates Delaware, 62-0
Pitt obliterates Delaware, 62-0, behind 4 touchdowns by RB James Connor in the 2014 season opener for the Panthers.
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Will Pugh be the Next Quip to Pitt?
Dreambackfield.com caught up with Aliquippa prospect Kaezon Pugh to speak about what is going on with his recruitment.
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2015 CB commit Malik Henderson emerges as a leader
Pitt CB commit Malik Henderson talks about his recent visit to Pitt.
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A Busy Summer for a 2016 Quarterback
Dreambackfield.com caught up with Connecticut QB prospect Jacob Hallenbeck to discuss his recruitment.
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Pitt Finishes Year 1 In The ACC
July 1st marks Pitt’s first anniversary as a member of the ACC.
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Pitt Prospect Camp: Names to Remember
Pitt will hold its summer prospect camp in early June. We review the names of players that may earn a scholarship.
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New Jersey Safety Wants an Offer
The defensive backfield will look to be an important area in recruiting for Pitt in the 2015 class.
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TE Brian O’Neill Completes Epic Senior Year
Massive tight end Brian O’Neill prepares for his freshman season as a Pitt Panther.
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Pitt Thrashes Colorado, 77-48
Pitt forced 17 turnovers and recorded its largest margin of victory over Colorado 77-48 in school history in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament,
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Pitt Draws Colorado In 2014 NCAA Tourney
The #9 seed Pitt Panthers will meet the #8 seed Colorado Buffaloes on Thurs 3/20 at 1:40pm EST in Orlando, FL.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
