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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

RB James Conner is one of three Panthers on the Wuerffel Trophy watch list. Meghan Sunners | Senior Staff Photographer

Conner, Bisnowaty, Caprara placed on Wuerffel Trophy watch list

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor July 13, 2016

The Pitt Panthers had three players selected to the Wuerffel Trophy watch list Wednesday, the most representatives of any school in the country. Junior running back James Conner, senior offensive lineman...

DB Jordan Whitehead has been named to multiple prestigious preseason awards watch lists for 2016. Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

Whitehead named to Jim Thorpe Award watch list

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor July 11, 2016

The preseason accolades keep rolling in for Pitt defensive back Jordan Whitehead. The Panthers’ star sophomore was named a preseason candidate Monday for the Jim Thorpe Award, presented annually to...

Sophomore DB Jordan Whitehead is a preseason candidate for the Bednarik Award and the Nagurski Award. Meghan Sunners | Senior Staff Photographer

Four more Panthers named to preseason awards watch lists

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor July 8, 2016

Pitt had four more players selected to prestigious preseason awards watch lists on Thursday and Friday. Junior punter Ryan Winslow was selected on Thursday to the preseason watch list for the Ray Guy...

Junior running back James Conner is one of three Panthers named preseason candidates for the Maxwell Football Club awards. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Conner, Price, Whitehead named to Maxwell preseason awards watch lists

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor July 5, 2016

Three Pitt Panthers are on preseason watch lists for the prestigious Maxwell Football Club awards. On Tuesday, junior running back James Conner was picked as a preseason candidate for the Maxwell Award,...

Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi received the 18th verbal commitment to his second full recruiting class as head coach Friday night.

Pitt football recruiting update: Two recruits added to 2017 class

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor June 28, 2016

Pitt head football coach Pat Narduzzi added the eighth and ninth verbal commitments to his second full recruiting class this past week. On June 22, three-star offensive lineman Carson Van Lynn announced...

Alcohol sales among changes coming to Pitts Heinz Field games

Alcohol sales among changes coming to Pitt’s Heinz Field games

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor June 27, 2016

Athletic director Scott Barnes announced several new enhancements to the fan experience for the 2016 Pitt football season on Monday, including bringing alcohol sales to the public at Heinz Field. Along...

Head coach Pat Narduzzi now has seven pledges for his second full recruiting class at Pitt.  Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt football 2017 recruiting class gains two new commits, loses one

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor June 21, 2016

Pitt football’s 2017 recruiting class gained two new verbal commitments and lost one this past week. Three-star running back Todd Sibley and two-star offensive lineman Owen Drexel announced their...

Attendance is on the rise heading into the 2016-17 Pitt football season.  Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt closing in on record number of football season ticket sales

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor June 7, 2016

The stands at Heinz Field aren’t always full on football Saturdays, but they’re trending in that direction. Pitt’s athletic department announced in a letter Tuesday morning that 93 percent of season...

Chawntez Moss poses next to the Heisman Trophy at Pitts football practice facility. Steve Rotstein | Contributing Editor

Next In Line: Meet Chawntez Moss

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor May 31, 2016

Just before the start of the Blue-Gold game on April 16, 2016, incoming first-year running back Chawntez Moss had to take a moment to reflect. Moss was in a corner of the locker room with sophomore running...

The Pitt-Penn State football rivalry will be renewed at Heinz Field this fall. Photo courtesy of Pitt Archives

Pitt vs. Penn State: Long time, no rivalry

One of Pennsylvania’s most storied football rivalries is back — for now. After a 16-year hiatus, the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Penn State Nittany Lions will battle it out on the gridiron for the...

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