Panthers put on show for pro scouts
By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Contributing Editor
March 22, 2018
The newest Panther football players are just getting used to life in Oakland at spring practices. The draft-eligible former players, however, had a chance Wednesday morning to impress NFL scouts and potentially find their new homes. Representatives for all 32 NFL teams gathered in the UPMC Rooney...
Seven Panthers invited to NFL combine
By Grant Burgman | Sports Editor
February 6, 2018
There will be seven Pitt Panthers potentially heading to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine this March. Among the Panthers going to Indianapolis are wide receiver Quadree Henderson, safety Jordan Whitehead and offensive lineman Brian O’Neill, who each announced that they we...
Quadree Henderson to enter 2018 NFL Draft
By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Sports Editor
December 4, 2017
Pitt junior wide receiver and return specialist Quadree Henderson announced in a statement on Twitter that he will be leaving Pitt’s football team to enter the 2018 NFL Draft. “My lifelong goal has always been to play in the National Football League,” Henderson said Monday. “After speakin...
Pat Narduzzi’s football radio show review
By Grant Burgman | Staff Writer
September 28, 2017
It’s easy to wonder if Pitt’s administration has to ask Bill Hillgrove his opinion before they hire a coach, because more times than not they’re also hiring his cohost. Hillgrove, the play-by-play man for the Pitt men’s basketball and football teams, has hosted radio programs with former P...
Henderson named ACC Specialist sixth time
By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Sports Editor
September 26, 2017
Quadree Henderson was named the ACC Specialist of the Week following his standout performance against Georgia Tech — his sixth time receiving the honor in his Pitt career. This is the first time this season the junior wide receiver received the weekly specialist honor. His standout performance i...
Prediction: Georgia Tech, offensive threat
By Abbot Zuk | For The Pitt News
September 22, 2017
The last time the Pitt Panthers and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets squared off, it took two exemplary scoring plays by Pitt — with less than five minutes of play remaining — to seal a victory. Quarterback Nathan Peterman connected with tight end Scott Orndoff, who bolted down the field for a 74-yard ...
Rotstein: Despite losses, football will improve
By Steve Rotstein | Senior Staff Writer
May 29, 2017
As the Pitt men’s basketball team tries to recover from a mass exodus of graduating players, transfers and dismissals, the Pitt football team will be dealing with its own loss of talent next season. Just don’t confuse the two. While the Panthers’ hoops roster for next season looks like a barren...
Henderson shines as Gold team defeats Blue at Pitt’s Spring Game, 23-14
By Ryan Zimba | Staff Writer
April 15, 2017
The Pitt football team will enter the 2017 season without either star running back James Conner or quarterback Nathan Peterman, who both left the Panthers for the NFL Draft. But junior wide receiver Quadree Henderson showed why Pitt will still be an explosive offense by dazzling during Saturday’s...
Henderson, Johnson and Price receive All-America honors
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
December 8, 2016
Sporting News and USA Today each named a pair of Panthers to their 2016 college football All-America teams Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon. Both publications named sophomore Quadree Henderson a first-team All-American as a return specialist, the first kick returner in Panthers history to receive the honor. Sporting News also selected senior offensive guard Dorian Johnson as a first-team All-American, while senior defensive end Ejuan Price ma...
Nine Panthers named to ACSMA All-ACC football teams
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
November 29, 2016
Nine players on the Pitt football team received All-ACC recognition Monday from the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Four Panthers earned first-team All-ACC honors: redshirt junior running back James Conner, senior offensive guard Dorian Johnson, sixth-year senior defensive end Ejuan Price and ...