Pittsburgh Steelers sign Pitt LB Matt Galambos
By Ryan Zimba | Sports Editor
May 15, 2017
Pitt linebacker Matt Galambos became the 13th Panther signed by a NFL team after the Pittsburgh Steelers gave him a contract Sunday following the team’s rookie minicamp. Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi confirmed the signing on Twitter. The 6-foot-2, 245-pound linebacker first came to Pitt in 2013, playing in all 13 games as a freshman and recording 38 tackles and a fumble recovery. He worked ...
Six Pitt football players named to All-ACC Academic Team
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
February 9, 2017
Already well represented on the various All-ACC teams for their performance on the field, members of the Pitt football team are now receiving accolades in the classroom. After placing four players on the 2016 All-ACC First Team, with nine players recognized overall, Pitt had six players named to the 2016 All-ACC Academic Team Wednesday morning. The Panthers’...
Editor’s Picks: Greatest Games of 2016
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
January 19, 2017
Filed under Football, Sports, Sports / Other Varsity Sports
No. 3. — Sept. 10 - Pitt 42, Penn State 39 With 69,983 people in attendance — a record for a Pittsburgh sporting event — this game’s fame was set to reach epic proportions before the players even stepped on the field. The pregame atmosphere at Heinz Field on Sept. 10 was teeming with ener...
Saying Goodbye: Pitt seniors lament last loss, cherish memories made
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
January 3, 2017
The Pitt football team’s Pinstripe Bowl matchup against Northwestern was supposed to be a coronation of sorts for the Panthers’ 2016 senior class. After two 6-6 seasons under Todd Graham in 2013 and 2014, the seniors helped engineer a smooth transition to Pitt’s new regime, posting back-to-b...
Panthers set to kick off 2016 football season Saturday
By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor
September 1, 2016
The Pitt football team will face a grueling three-week stretch against a dangerous trio of opponents in Penn State, No. 21 Oklahoma State and No. 22 North Carolina beginning Sept. 10. But even though tougher teams loom, head coach Pat Narduzzi reminded Pitt fans this week that winning Saturday’s se...
12 Panthers set to honor James Conner at race on Saturday
By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor
February 25, 2016
Nearly three months after Pitt running back James Conner announced his diagnosis of Hodgkin Lymphoma, a group of his teammates have found a way to honor their star teammate. The University announced on Thursday that 12 Pitt football players have formed a team for the 16th annual “Race to Anyplace” on...
Pitt football readies for up-tempo Tar Heels
By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer
October 28, 2015
Filed under Football, Sports, Uncategorized
With a tough opponent, a national audience on ESPN and prime-time slot at 7 p.m., Pitt football’s Thursday night game against North Carolina has all the markings of a crucial matchup. Still, Pitt defensive line coach Tom Sims plays it coy. To him, it’s just another game. “It is a big game. It...
News and notes: Rankings, gametime, and honors
By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor
October 26, 2015
MOVIN’ ON UP Following their 23-20 win over Syracuse on Saturday, the Pitt football team jumped in the Associated Press Top 25 and also appeared in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll Top 25 for the first time. On Sunday, the Panthers leapt from No. 25 to No. 23 in the AP poll, while claiming the No. 24 ...
Panthers of the Week
By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor
October 14, 2015
Filed under Football, Sports, Sports / Other Varsity Sports
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 in dramatic fashion. The score by the Pitt midfielder came via an extra time penalty kick in the 99...