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The Pitt News

(Photo by Theo Schwartz | Senior Staff Photographer)

Tailgate tunes: Pitt vs. PSU game day playlist

By Jack Mulligan / For The Pitt News September 7, 2017

Every college football fan in Pennsylvania has a reason to get excited for this Saturday’s game. Thousands of fans from both teams will meet at the massive Beaver Stadium for the in-state matchup....

Outside the stadium, Panther and Nittany Lion fans tailgated together before the 2016 Pitt vs PSU game. (TPN file photo)

Party in the parking lot: students talk tailgating

For Keith Miller, the best part of tailgating is giving out food to strangers and listening to “dad music.” “I’ve got a huge grill that barely fits in my SUV that I bring to games, and I always...

(Photo Courtesy of the Archives & Special Collections)

Retro Oakland: Pitt’s catwalk of football fashion

By Lexi Kennell / Culture Editor September 7, 2017

Sporting black long-sleeved turtlenecks and dark pants, Pitt’s 1899 football team looks like a bunch of brooding postmodern writers. But the beatnik era didn’t happen for another 50 years, making...

Head coach Pat Narduzi announced linebacker Quintin Wirginis season-ending injury Monday. (TPN File Photo)

Linebacker Quintin Wirginis out for season with injury

By Ryan Zimba / Sports Editor September 4, 2017

Pitt linebacker Quintin Wirginis will miss the rest of the season due to injury, head coach Pat Narduzzi revealed Monday. “Quintin Wirginis will be out for the year with a non-football related injury,”...

Pat Narduzzi will be Pitt's "sole spokesperson" leading up to Penn State game. (Photo by Anna Bongardino / Assistant Visual Editor)

Pitt football bars players from speaking to media ahead of Penn State

By Ryan Zimba / Sports Editor September 4, 2017

Pitt football announced Sunday that head coach Pat Narduzzi would be the sole spokesperson for the team this week, shutting down player interviews ahead of their rivalry game against Penn State on Saturday. The...

Quarterback Max Browne leads the Panthers out of the tunnel. (Photo by Wenhao Wu / Assistant Visual Editor)

Gallery: Pitt vs Youngstown State

In the season opener, Pitt beat Youngstown State 28-21 in overtime. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Assistant Visual Editor) (Photo by Wenhao Wu | Assistant Visual Editor) (Photo...

Chawntez Moss (26) was one of few brights pots for the Blue Team, rushing for 59 yards on eight carries at Saturday's Spring Game. Anna Bongardino | Staff Photographer

GALLERY: Pitt football’s Spring Game

By Anna Bongardino | Staff Photographer April 15, 2017

After Wednesday's draft, Pitt's Gold Team defeated the Blue Team in the annual Spring Game held at Heinz Field Saturday, April 15. Quadree Henderson racked up 137 yards and a touchdown for the Gold Team...

James Conner (24) is now the ACC's all-time leader in touchdowns after Saturday's 56-14 game against Duke. John Hamilton | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt football decimates Duke in highest scoring game of season, 56-14

By Dan Sostek | Senior Staff Writer November 19, 2016

The last time the Pitt football team broke out its retro uniforms, the Panthers needed every page in their playbook to pull out a win, as a last-second stop sealed the game against Georgia Tech in early...

Linebacker Saleem Brightwell (39) made a game-saving interception and 70-yard return in the fourth quarter of Pitt's 43-42 win against the No. 2 Clemson Tigers. Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams (7) made a touchdown-saving tackle. Courtesy Pete Madia / Pitt Athletics

Team effort pays off for Pitt football against Clemson

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor November 13, 2016

After back-to-back losses, the unranked Pitt football team was an unlikely match for the No. 2 Clemson Tigers this weekend. But in a shocking upset thanks in large part to kicker Chris Blewitt in the final...

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