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 Pitt Football Summer Camp Begins
Pitt Football begins Season #2 under Head Coach Pat Narduzzi tomorrow starting with Summer Camp.
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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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As National Letter of Intent Day approaches……
As National Letter of Intent Day approaches, DreamBackfield previews Pitt’s football recruiting needs for the class of 2016.
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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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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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Dixon Lands Three-star Guard Justice Kithcart
The 2016 Panthers have added combo guard Justice Kithcart to their rotation.
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Top 5 Sleeper Games
Avoiding bad loses will be key to 2015 Panthers’ success.
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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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NCAA Declares Damon Wilson Jr. Eligible After Investigation
The question marks over whether Damon Wilson Jr. would play this season are gone, he is in.
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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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Center Rafael Maia Out with Thumb Injury
Dixon has yet another player bit by the injury bug.
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JUCO Guard Jonathan Milligan Picks the Panthers
Panthers gain much need backcourt depth with JUCO guard Jonathan Milligan addition.
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Dixon’s Point Guard Dilemma
The 2015 Panthers have been left bare at the point guard position, so how can Dixon fix this problem?
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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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2015 Panthers Poised to Regain Dixon Magic
Jamie Dixon failed to make the NCAA Tournament last year for just the second time in his coaching career but it appears he plans to get back to his old ways of gritty defense and tough rebounding in 2015-16.
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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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Pitt Spring Football Wrap-up & Announcements
Pitt concluded Spring Drills with a few new starters penciled in and followed that up with an impact 4-star DE transfer and a new AD, who starts July 1st.
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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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Spring Pitt Football – Part 1: The Learning Curve
DreamBackfield shares some quick Spring Pitt Football thoughts in Part 1 of the quick look series.
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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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DreamBackfield.com’s 2015 Pitt Football Signing Day Outlook
DreamBackfield.com’s 2015 Pitt Football Signing Day Outlook.
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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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ACC Takes Advantage Of NFL Week Off By Scheduling Five Sunday Games
Mike runs down the 5 games involving ACC teams today.
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Pitt Has Made Contact with Iowa OL
Top Iowa Offensive Lineman already hearing from Pitt.
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Athletic JUCO Defensive End To Visit Pitt
New Pitt defensive line coach Tom Sims is scouring the nation for new defensive line prospects and may have found one in a Defensive End JUCO prospect from Thatcher, AZ.
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Pitt Outclassed by Duke
Pitt Gets Run out of Cameron
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The new age of Pitt football
The culture is changing.
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The Cure to Mediocrity
DreamBackfield.com writer Al Grantman explores what could cure Pitt football’s long string of mediocrity.
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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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Pittsburgh Blows Huge Lead to Lose Armed Forces Bowl
The Panthers gave up 29 points in the fourth quarter to fall 35-34 to Houston.
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Pitt Basketball looking back and ahead to 2015
Pitt Basketball
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The ACC Football Coaching Carousel
The latest on football coaching news that will affect the conference outlook longterm.
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Debunking The Myths of Steve Pederson
When Steve Pederson was fired this past Wednesday, Pitt fans rejoiced. The story of his success and failures at Pitt though go much deeper than just hiring football coaches.
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ACC Bowl Games Will Be Well Attended
The ACC will be well represented at its bowl games this postseason.
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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 Powers Past Miami, 35-23
Pitt finally beats Miami 35-23 at Miami for the first time since Nov. 30, 1963 on a night both James Conner and Duke Johnson broke rushing records.
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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 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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Pitt offers 2016 legacy Zach Gilbert
The Pitt football program is in need of pass rushers and they have found a good one in 2016 legacy recruit Zach Gilbert.
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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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2016 Quarterback Visits Pitt Again
Pitt continues to build depth at the quarterback position. A tremendous 2016 prospect visited the Panthers a second time.
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Bowers attends Pitt practice
2015 Pitt commit Nick Bowers recently attended the Panthers’ pre-season practice. We spoke with him about his experience.
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Linebacker Jamal Davis ready to compete at Pitt
2014 Linebacker Jamal Davis is set to join Pitt on Sunday. He talks to DreamBackfield.com about his future plans.
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Miller Has Interest in Pitt
ith close to twenty offers, it’s safe to say that Shareef Miller is a talented football player.
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Pitt pursues several linebacker prospects
Pitt will add at least two to three 2015 linebackers. We update you on four of them.
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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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Ohio Linebacker Building Relationships at Pitt
2016 Linebacker Roland Walder hasn’t been recruited by Pitt for long but he’s already very fond of his primary recruiter.
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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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Pitt is high on the list of a NJ Receiver
Pitt is wasting no time getting a good jump on a receiver in the 2016 class.
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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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A Closer Look at New Pitt Commit Dane Jackson
Pitt had a very big day on June 24th as they added two key parts to their defensive future.
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Dane Jackson is a Pitt Panther
Quaker Valley Athlete Dane Jackson has committed to Pitt and is now a member of the 2015 recruiting class.
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Quadree Henderson Picks the Panthers!
The University of Pittsburgh football program added a dynamic playmaker when WR Quadree Henderson committed to the Panthers Tuesday night.
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A Hometown Offer for Petrishen
Pittsburgh Central Catholic star John Petrishen grew up a Pitt fan. After a stellar camp performance, it didn’t take Pitt long to offer him a scholarship.
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Position Change in College?
Glenbard North (IL) Quarterback Brett Gasiorowski (6-foot-4 205 pounds) attended Pitt’s Prospect Camp over the weekend. Dreambackfield.com reports on his experience.
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Quaker Valley ATH Talks About Pitt Camp
Quaker Valley Dane Jackson attended Pitt’s prospect camp on Friday and performed very well. Will he get an offer?
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Henderson Picks Pitt!
Pitt’s strong emphasis on the sunshine state of Florida is starting to pay off. Pitt lands a DB.
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Florida Receiver Adds Pitt Offer
Creekside (FL) High School Wide Receiver Rashad Blunt has only been in contact with Pitt for the past month.
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Catching Up With 2015 Commit Kevin Givens
DreamBackfield.com caught up with commit Kevin Givens to discuss his commitment to Pitt.
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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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Like Father, Like Son?
You may recognize the last name Deveaux because his father, Glenn, was a Running Back at Pitt from 1988-1991.
