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Hanna Hannesdottir and Matt Galambos star as Panthers of the Week this week.  Photos by Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Panthers of the Week

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor October 14, 2015

HANNA  HANNESDOTTIR, MIDFIELDER, WOMEN’S SOCCER- After a solid freshman campaign in 2014 in which she started the Panthers’ final 12 games, Hannesdottir finally connected on her first goal of 2015...

Linebacker Mike Caprara celebrates a safety against Virginia.  Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Defense, fans fuel homecoming win over Virginia

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor October 11, 2015

Late Saturday afternoon, the Panthers had the University of Virginia football team backed up against their own end zone. The fans were there to see it. Fans bellowed “Sweet Caroline” through Heinz...

Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Three years after resurrection, Panther Pitt aiming to make a difference

By Steve Rotstein / for The Pitt News October 9, 2015

Pitt football’s student section has regained its identity.    The Panther Pitt disappeared during the mid-to-late 2000s when the students who started the group graduated and no one else stepped in...

Hail to Script: The life, death and rebirth of a font

Hail to Script: The life, death and rebirth of a font

By Stephen Caruso / Staff Writer October 8, 2015
Tony Dorsett smashes through the Notre Dame defensive line. Courtesy of ULS ArchivesThe University of Pittsburgh’s second most recognizable symbol — after the Cathedral of Learning — is a font.But describe Pitt script’s curves to any alum, and you realize a font can mean a whole lot.The famous script represented Pitt football in every battle, every bowl, every brawl from 1973 until 1996. And starting next year for all Pitt sports teams, it will follow Pitt into the future.The story of Pitt scrip
Sophomore Avonte Maddox takes down defender I’tavious Harvin.  Meghan Sunners | Senior Staff Photographer

Narduzzi’s defensive system continues to suppress, impress

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor October 4, 2015

BLACKSBURG, Virginia — While Pitt quarterback Nathan Peterman spends most of his time studying and reading opposing defenses, after Saturday’s win, he gave a quick analysis of his own team’s unit. “Our...

Wide receiver Tyler Boyd (23) catches a pass during the Oct. 3, 2015 football game against Virginia Tech. | Courtesy of Collegiate Times

Pitt stymies Virginia Tech on the road with defense, running game

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor October 3, 2015

BLACKSBURG, Virginia — Following a loss like the Pitt football team suffered in its last game against Iowa, finishing strong against Virginia Tech this weekend naturally became a point of emphasis. “They...

Meghan Sunners | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt football prepares for Virginia Tech, ACC play

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer October 1, 2015

For Pitt offensive lineman Adam Bisnowaty, history says everything that needs to be said about the football team’s upcoming game at Virginia Tech. “We’ve won the past five out of six so it doesn’t...

Tyler Boyd wards off an Akron defender.  Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Boyd named to Biletnikoff watchlist

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor September 29, 2015

The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation named Pitt junior wide receiver Tyler Boyd to the Biletnikoff Award watch list, the University announced Tuesday morning. The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes...

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

Pitt football needs to find its running game again to win

By Stephen Caruso / Assistant Sports Editor September 20, 2015

Losing on a 57-yard field goal is tough. Head coach Pat Narduzzi thinks the team can handle it. “We talked about being a tough-ass team, and that’s what our kids were today,” Narduzzi said. Toughness,...

Iowa starter C.J. Beathard led the Hawkeyes in relief to a 24-20 win against Pitt last year at Heinz Field. | Heather Tennant / Staff Photographer

Pitt football hopes to continue extracting revenge in Iowa rematch

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer September 17, 2015

Call Pat Narduzzi “the exorcist.” In his first pair of games, Pitt’s new head football coach has led the Panthers to victories against two ghosts of losses past— Youngstown State and Akron. On...

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