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Titus Howard dismissed from Pitt football program

By Dan Sostek / Assistant Sports Editor February 23, 2015

After missing the entire 2014 season due to a suspension for disciplinary reasons, sophomore defensive back Titus Howard has been dismissed from the University of Pittsburgh football program, the school...

Former Pitt receiver Shanahan returns as graduate assistant

Former Pitt receiver Shanahan returns as graduate assistant

By Chris Puzia / Sports Editor February 6, 2015

Former Pitt wide receiver Mike Shanahan has had an active several years since graduating from Pitt in 2013. He went undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft, worked out for several NFL teams and was eventually...

Dust in Pitt, PSU recruiting battle settles on National Signing Day

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer February 4, 2015

Another year, another National Signing Day in which Pennsylvania received little national attention. Maybe it’s the media’s way of punishing us non-Ohio State-loving northerners for our crazy notion...

Linebacker flips commitment to Penn State on eve of signing day

By Chris Puzia / Sports Editor February 3, 2015

Linebacker Kevin Givens will be sending in his National Letter of Intent today, as all high school football recruits will. But instead of sending it to Pitt as he’d planned for almost a year, Givens...

Panthers in the NFL win postseason awards

Panthers in the NFL win postseason awards

By Chris Puzia / Sports Editor January 31, 2015

Arizona Cardinals and former Pitt wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald won the inaugural Art Rooney award on Saturday night. St. Louis Rams rookie defensive tackle Aaron Donald won the Associated Press defensive...

ACC announces 2015 football schedules

By Chris Puzia / Sports Editor January 29, 2015

With the ACC’s reveal of football schedules for 2015, one thing appears clear: The Pitt Panthers will have to get used to hotels and hostile crowds early on next season.Five of the Panthers’ first...

Narduzzi, staff finishing recruiting season at a sprint

By Dan Sostek / Assistant Sports Editor January 26, 2015

Since taking over the Pitt football program after the sudden departure of Paul Chryst, new head coach Pat Narduzzi has been busy on the recruiting trail. Narduzzi and his newly assembled staff have already...

The new regime: Narduzzi announces new assistant coaches

By Chris Puzia / Sports Editor January 20, 2015

When Pitt introduced Pat Narduzzi as its next head football coach Dec. 26, the next question many people asked was whether he would bring in his own assistant coaches or keep the current ones.During his...

Ruben Brown to be inducted into College Football Hall of Fame

Ruben Brown to be inducted into College Football Hall of Fame

By Chris Puzia / Sports Editor January 11, 2015

Over the weekend, someone related to Pitt’s football program made headlines, but it wasn’t new head coach Pat Narduzzi.The National Football Foundation announced Friday that former Pitt offensive tackle...

Narduzzi, Pitt announce new defensive coordinator, other new coaches

By Chris Puzia / Sports Editor January 9, 2015

Pitt head football coach Pat Narduzzi has begun to make his first changes to his program.On Friday, Pitt announced that Josh Conklin, former Florida International defensive coordinator, will take on the...

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