Preview: Panthers will shock unbeaten Irish
By Tyler Mathes, Staff Writer
1:22 am
After losing three straight games, Pitt desperately needs a turnaround win. Staff writer Tyler Mathes thinks they’ll get that victory this week against No. 3 Notre Dame. Find out why here:
Column | Next level nowhere in sight under Narduzzi
By Kyle Saxon, Staff Writer
1:17 am
While the unprecedented circumstances of the 2020 college football season have raised reasonable questions regarding how to evaluate a coach’s performance, Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi has made this task quite easy.
Oakland to Oregon: Pitt fans replicate tailgates from home
By Camryn Simons, Staff Writer
October 20, 2020
With social distancing guidelines in place, Pitt fans are getting creative with their game day festivities.
Panthers fall painfully short in third straight loss
By Henry Jackson, Staff Writer
October 19, 2020
Pitt football’s promising start to the season is by now a relic of the distant past, as the team continued its recent struggles Saturday with a 31-19 loss to the No. 13 Miami Hurricanes.
Shorthanded Panthers come up short in 31-19 loss at No. 13 Miami
By Alex Lehmbeck, Sports Editor
October 17, 2020
Pitt headed into a favorable matchup three weeks ago with a prime opportunity for the program’s first 4-0 start since 2000. The season looks a lot different now after the Panthers dropped their third straight game, a 31-19 loss at No. 13 Miami.
Pitt permits 1,000 students to return to Heinz Field
By Stephen Thompson, Assistant Sports Editor
October 16, 2020
The first four home Pitt football games of the year were played in front of a sea of vacant yellow seats. But that will change when the Panthers return home a week from Saturday for a date with undefeated Notre Dame.
Preview: Panthers continue losing skid against Canes
By Tyler Mathes, Staff Writer
October 16, 2020
Coming off back-to-back losses, the Pitt Panthers (3-2, 2-2 ACC) travel to South Beach to take on the No. 13 Miami Hurricanes (3-1, 2-1 ACC) Saturday at noon on the ACC Network. The Panthers are eager to redeem themselves after last week’s heartbreaking overtime loss to Boston College.
‘Renting’ an NFL head coach: Does it actually work?
By Tyler Mathes, Staff Writer
October 14, 2020
Renting a coach in football, whether at the professional or collegiate level, doesn’t happen too often. “Renting” refers to an interim coach hired in the middle of a season to replace a coach who got sacked.
Pitt falls a point short for second-straight week, Boston College escaping 31-30
By Alex Lehmbeck, Sports Editor
October 10, 2020
In a game that you’d have to have seen to believe, Pitt (3-2, 2-2 ACC) dropped a 31-30 thriller at Boston College (3-1, 2-1 ACC) for its second straight loss.
Preview: Pitt to rebound against Boston College
By Tyler Mathes, Staff Writer
October 9, 2020
Undefeated no longer, the Pitt Panthers (3-1, 2-1 ACC), coming off a subpar performance against the NC State Wolfpack, take the road for the first time this Saturday against the Boston College Eagles (2-1, 1-1 ACC).