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

Pitt trailed by 20 points in its Week 2 game against Cincinnati last September 9 at Acrisure Stadium but came up short in the end. This year, the Panthers finished the job. OK, it was a different Week 2 game and a different venue (Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio). But the opponent was the same,… read more

The Panthers unveiled a new, quick-hitting and (what they hope to be) high-powered offense when they kicked off their 2024 season against the Kent State Golden Flashes at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The hope was that new offensive coordinator Kade Bell’s attack would help the program transition from its awful 2023 campaign that included… read more

I was listening to the Pitt vs. Wake Forest game while driving home from work on the evening of Saturday, October 21, 2023. The Panthers had just taken a 17-14 lead against Wake Forest on a 22-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Christian Veilleux to receiver Bub Means with just 1:30 remaining. Seconds later, the Panthers… read more

Blake Hinson, the Pitt Panthers’ former small forward, didn’t get picked in the two rounds of the 2024 NBA Draft. Instead, Hinson signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers at the draft’s conclusion on Thursday and will probably begin his career with their G League (minor leagues). The Lakers may have been lucky… read more

Unlike the football program that has produced enough NFL talent over the decades to form multiple all-star teams, the list of Pitt men’s basketball players to reach the NBA goes maybe a couple dozen deep. As for any all-star years or anything else impactful? Billy Knight was pretty good. Charles Smith had a decent career…. read more

Football is usually the sport de jure when talking about guards, Pitt and the draft this time of year. However, basketball took center stage on Wednesday when the Panthers held a press conference to announce that freshman guard Carlton “Bub” Carrington will declare for the 2024 NBA Draft. Alongside Jaland Lowe, Carrington was part of… read more

Seton Hall will take on Georgia in one NIT semifinal next week, while Utah will battle plucky Indiana State in the other. The NIT Final Four, baby! But you already knew that, right? You didn’t? Do you know if the words final four should be capitalized when discussing the NIT’s version of it? Me neither…. read more

When you announce your retirement from the NFL, and the media and fans immediately begin to ask if you’re the greatest ever at your position, well, that’s rarefied air. That’s a level above Hall of Fame talk. Aaron Donald, the legendary Rams defensive tackle who announced his retirement from the NFL on March 15, is… read more

It seems that every season, there are teams that unjustly get left out of the field of 68 in the NCAA’s annual men’s basketball tournament that determines its national champion. The 2023/2024 Pitt Panthers will go down as one of those teams this year. After starting 10-7–including 1-5 in conference play–Pitt won 12 of its… read more