Things couldn’t have felt more magical and festive for the Pitt football program and its fans on the night of October 24, 2024. The Panthers had just whipped up on Syracuse at Acrisure Stadium by a score of 41-13 to improve to 7-0 for the first time since 1982. I’m not saying older Pitt fans… read more

Just one week after their first loss of the season–a 48-25 road shellacking by the Mustangs–the Panthers were looking to get back on the horse against a Virginia program that arrived at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Saturday night with a 4-4 record. Pitt came into the game with a 7-1 overall record and a… read more

The good news for the 18th-ranked Panthers is that their strength of schedule jumped 13 spots, from 60 to 47, following a primetime clash against SMU on Saturday at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas. The bad news is Pitt is no longer undefeated and sits at 7-1 following an absolute shellacking at the… read more

There are doubters and haters in the world of sports. Sometimes, doubters and haters are the same people; sometimes, they are not. I know the Pitt Panthers football program has always had its haters. Penn State, despite its insistence to the contrary, loathes the Panthers—always has and always will. The Nittany Lions and their annoying… read more

The Panthers’ defense carried their high-powered offense to victory for the second straight game. However, unlike the 17-15 win over Cal back on October 12, we’ll never know if the defense truly had to carry the offense in Pitt’s 41-13 laugher over Syracuse at a rockin’ Acrisure Stadium on Thursday night. Why? Because Kade Bell’s… read more

If you’re a Pitt fan in your 50s, you may feel the urge to hop on your bicycle and ride around the neighborhood until the streetlights come on. Why? The Panthers are 6-0 for the first time since 1982 thanks to a thrilling 17-15 victory over the Cal Golden Bears at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday… read more

The Pitt football program has had a lot of tough opponents throughout its history, but if you had to pick a foe that has given the Panthers and their fans actual nightmares in recent years, it would be the North Carolina Tar Heels. Heading into Saturday afternoon’s kickoff at Kenan Stadium, Pitt had an all-time… read more

Following a surprising 3-0 start to the 2024 campaign–including back-to-back come-from-behind victories over longtime rivals after trailing by multiple scores in the fourth quarter–Panthers fans were afraid that Pitt would “Pitt it” in its non-conference finale at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Why? The Panthers have a history of allowing flies to get into the… read more

Heather Lyke was recently fired as Pitt’s athletic director, a role she had held since being hired in 2017. Rumor has it that one reason Lyke was dismissed was her eagerness to grow all of the sports under her umbrella, not just football and men’s college basketball—the cash cows of most universities. Among those “other”… read more

It’s a good thing the Panthers no longer play football games atop Cardiac Hill. Otherwise, their fans may not have survived the latest edition of the Backyard Brawl vs. West Virginia at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday. The two historic rivals, separated by just 75 miles, met for a third-straight season after an 11-year hiatus. As… read more