Equipped to adapt: Pitt Athletics hones in on finer details of equipment care
By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer
October 14, 2020
Pitt football has avoided the schedule-altering COVID-19 outbreaks that have afflicted other programs so far this season, thanks in no small part to Assistant Athletic Director Derek Moos and his student staff.
Pitt soccer parts ways with leading scorer Edward Kizza
By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer
October 8, 2020
Pitt soccer announced last week that Edward Kizza, the second highest goal scorer in program history, is no longer on the team.
What are the Odds: Full football slate awaits
By Ben Bobeck, Staff Writer
October 2, 2020
Welcome back to a new season of What Are The Odds.
Narduzzi talks future opponents, stars
By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer
September 22, 2020
Pitt head football coach Pat Narduzzi talked about new uniforms, opponents and future stars making contributions in the Syracuse game.
Pitt’s marquee pair of head soccer coaches aim for new heights
By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer
August 26, 2020
Pitt’s struggling men’s and women’s soccer teams landed two of the most proven head coaches in collegiate soccer to take the reigns in 2015 and 2017. The program’s rapid transformation has Pitt aiming for new heights.
Uncertainty hangs over season of promise for Pitt football
By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer
August 18, 2020
Now, after reaching the ACC Championship for the first time in 2018 to earn his first bowl win as the Panthers’ head coach, the time has come for that project to take another step forward toward what Narduzzi has boldly set as the ultimate goal — a 10th national title to add to a trophy case barren of recent additions.
Point-Counterpoint | The case for NCAA modernization
By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer
May 19, 2020
News flash — College basketball isn’t going anywhere. Even before a pandemic-induced shutdown and subsequent cancellation of the annual championship tournament, questions about the sport’s future bubbled below the surface as both federal authorities and NCAA leadership conducted investigations into top programs and coaches. These questions boiled over when three top recruits were lured away from the traditional road to the NBA by lucrative offers to spend a year of professional development with a startup team in the G League, the NBA’s minor league, before becoming eligible for the draft next year.
In the shadow of The Mecca: Reflecting on the Pitt-NY basketball pipeline
By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer
April 10, 2020
During the heyday of Pitt men’s basketball in the Big East conference — the period in which former head coach Jamie Dixon’s teams appeared in eight straight NCAA Tournaments between 2004 and 2011 — nearly every borough of New York City was represented on the Panthers’ roster.
10 sports video games to keep you sane in self-quarantine
By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer
April 6, 2020
With nothing but time on your hands and zero motivation for anything school-related, now is the time to unearth that ancient, dust-covered collection of sports video games buried somewhere in your basement. Left behind since you upgraded to that last new console or replaced them with slightly newer but also slightly worse versions, these are some of the best from both today and yesteryear.
What are the Odds: Scouring a barren gambling landscape
By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer
April 3, 2020
If you find yourself desperately looking to scratch the itch, here are a few options that might satisfy your gambling urges.