Hempfield grad Matt Tarabek transferring to Pitt
Matt Tarabek is coming home to finish his collegiate baseball career. The 2016 Hempfield graduate announced on Twitter he’s transferring to Pitt to finish his master’s degree. Tarabek played three seasons at Fordham in the Atlantic 10 Conference and was off to a good start in his fourth season before...
Pitt, Duquesne, Robert Morris coaches band together in attempt to bounce covid-19
Keith Dambrot is serious when he says people need to practice social distancing as one of the best ways to fight covid-19. “Our daughter (Alysse) works in a physical therapy facility,” Duquesne’s men’s basketball coach said, “and we told her, ‘Don’t come (to visit).’ “We love our daughter, but we...
More than half of ACC football schools aim to reopen in fallVideo
Eight of the 14 football-playing members of the ACC are making plans for reopening campuses this fall, while four others have publicly said they are exploring scenarios for a return following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Reopening campuses for in-person instruction is a crucial step toward restarting college sports,...
Pitt coaches donate $500,000 for covid-19 vaccine research; Pirates, Penguins, Steelers add pledge of $300,000
Three Pitt coaches, athletic director Heather Lyke and their families are leading an effort to pledge $800,000 in support of the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Vaccine Research, which is attempting to create a vaccine for the virus that causes covid-19. Coaches Pat Narduzzi (football), Jeff Capel (men’s basketball) and...
Pitt gets commitments from 2021 quarterback, offensive linemanVideo
Pitt reached nine verbal commitments for its class of 2021 during a busy day of recruiting Thursday. After failing to snare a quarterback in the most recent cycle that concluded in February, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi resumed the quest and found one — Nate Yarnell of Lake Travis High School...
Erie star William Jeffress chooses Pitt; 2020 class ranked 13th nationally
William Jeffress’ basketball journey began in the second grade when he scored half of his AAU team’s points in a game against the Pittsburgh Storm. His team lost, 45-6. “We were in second grade and they were in fourth grade, and they handled us,” Jeffress said, unashamedly. “We hit two...
CBS Sports predicts Pitt to finish 7-5 … but it sounds a bit pessimistic
Pitt fans looking for good news won’t find it from Chip Patterson, a college football analyst for CBSSports.com. Patterson predicted every ACC team’s season, game-by-game, and he sees Pitt winning only seven of its 12 and finishing 4-4 in the ACC Coastal (fourth place). It’s a curious prediction, with Pitt...
After Pitt lands Virginia wide receiver, Panthers’ 2021 class ranked fifth in the ACC
Pitt boosted its class of 2021 to seven members when wide receiver Myles Alston announced through his Twitter account Monday his intention to enroll next year. @CoachAlstonOL @bredlife757 @RivalsFriedman @HamiltonESPN @BrianDohn247 @LandonVCooper @clarissacoop @KDotTheGemini C O M M I T T E D ! pic.twitter.com/j4B2u29t0z— MYLES ALSTON (@Myles1Alston) April 27,...
Bills draft Pitt cornerback Dane Jackson in 7th round
Dane Jackson, who started three seasons at cornerback for Pitt, moved to the next level Saturday when he was drafted in the seventh round by the Buffalo Bills (No. 239 overall). “The Bills got themselves a steal in Dane Jackson,” Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said. “He is as good as...
Cowboys draft former Pine-Richland, Pitt quarterback Ben DiNucci
Quarterback Ben DiNucci’s football journey from Pine-Richland to Pitt to James Madison ended up in Dallas on Saturday when he was drafted by the Cowboys in the seventh round (No. 231 overall). After transferring from Pitt when Kenny Pickett seized the starting job in 2017, DiNucci, who originally committed to...
Pitt receives verbal commitments from 2 members of class of 2021
Pitt received two verbal commitments from members of the class of 2021 Thursday when offensive lineman Terrance Rankl and wide receiver Jaden Bradley made their non-binding pledges public. 100% Committed #H2P #PITT2L1TT pic.twitter.com/tVVedlqcNc— Jaden G Bradley (@JadenBradleyyy) April 23, 2020 That makes three in two days for Pitt, lifting its...
Pitt women’s basketball coach Lance White travels transfer route to rebuild team
Pitt women’s basketball coach Lance White is using transfer players to rebuild his team. new beginnings ?? pic.twitter.com/P1f0QC6arj— Destiny ? (@___destiny03) April 23, 2020 White received a verbal commitment Wednesday from guard Destiny Strother, who played sparingly as a freshman this season for Marquette. She will join Jayla Everett, who...
Pitt lands LB/DE Trevion Stevenson, boosts class of 2021 to four prospects
Trevion Stevenson couldn’t visit Pitt while mulling scholarship offers from 39 other schools, but Wednesday he committed to coach Pat Narduzzi, anyway — on Narduzzi’s 54th birthday. Blessed To Be In This Position ✞... Now It’s Time To Take The Next Step C O M M I T T E...
Pitt lands 152-pounder for 2020 wrestling class
Pitt coach Keith Gavin finalized his 2020 recruiting class Tuesday when he announced Tyler Badgett, one of the country’s top wrestlers at 152 pounds, signed his letter of intent. Badgett is ranked No. 8 by FloWrestling and No. 7 by InterMat. “I chose Pitt because I know the coaches will...
Pitt doctor leading covid-19 battle discusses lessons learned through sports, optimistic for football’s return
Not much has made me smile since the covid-19 shut-in. Tiger King. Bert Kreischer’s new comedy special. Oh, and this dog video. Good boy’s reaction...?pic.twitter.com/OK3t2x1VJU— Rex Chapman? (@RexChapman) April 15, 2020 C’mon! You gotta laugh every time, right? There was one other thing that gave me a chuckle. It was...
Pitt football makes offer as recruiting frenzy for freshman phenom Rodney Gallagher heats up
Before it’s done, the recruitment of Laurel Highlands freshman sensation Rodney Gallagher might wake up the echoes of the mad 2008 pursuit of Jeannette star Terrelle Pryor. It’s become clear Gallagher is going to receive dozens of scholarship offers from the top programs in the country in both basketball and...
Pitt extends scholarship offers to Beaver Falls’ Josh Hough, Brashear’s Ta’Mere Robinson
Pitt extended scholarship offers to two area prospects Thursday. Beaver Falls junior running back Josh Hough, who scored a touchdown an average of every 7 1/2 carries last season, and Brashear freshman safety Ta’Mere Robinson (6-3, 190) announced the offers on their Twitter accounts. Blessed to receive an offer from...
Pitt AD Heather Lyke ‘optimistic’ about return of college football, but ‘not overly confident’Video
Heather Lyke continues to remain optimistic that there will be college football this year, but she said Thursday she is not “overly confident.” “There are just a lot of unknowns still out there,” Pitt’s athletic director said on 93.7 FM. “I would categorize my expectation as optimistic. But I’m relatively...
RMU’s Chris King on challenges athletic directors face because of covid-19
First-year Robert Morris athletic director Chris King had just gone through a full week of overseeing his teams barrel through playoff performances. The men’s basketball team had just won the NEC Tournament at the brand-new UPMC Events Center. His women’s team finished 17-1 in conference play. The men’s hockey team...
Pitt signs guard Femi Odukale to boost 2020 class to four players
Femi Odukale, who came remarkably close to averaging a triple-double in his post-grad season, signed a national letter of intent with Pitt on Wednesday. That brings coach Jeff Capel’s 2020 class to four players. “Femi displayed outstanding versatility, talent, toughness and competitiveness during an outstanding post-grad season,” Capel said in...
Pitt lands 2019 Mountain West Freshman of the Year Jayla Everett
Lance White can’t put Jayla Everett in his lineup until the second semester of the 2020-21 Pitt season, but he believes she will be worth the wait. Pitt’s women’s basketball coach made Everett’s transfer official Wednesday after a season and a half at New Mexico. “She is a dynamic player...
WPIAL wrestling champ Ryan Michaels of Elizabeth Forward headed to Pitt
Coach Keith Gavin, now wrapping up his third season at the helm, has made solid progress in improving the standing of the Pitt wrestling program on the national scene. Over the past two seasons, the Panthers have gone 23-7 in dual meets, crowned five ACC champs and qualified 11 wrestlers...
Pitt athletics floods Twitter with year-end awards
Pitt’s athletic department refused to allow the covid-19 quarantine to shut down its presentation of the most accomplished student-athletes of the past academic year. So, the third annual Panthers’ Choice Awards went viral via Twitter on Wednesday. Several staff members, including Chancellor Patrick Gallagher, and former student-athletes, including Dan Marino,...
Local agent Alex Guminski helps athletes chase a dream
Aaron Mathews only wanted the opportunity to get noticed. Alex Guminski helped make that happen. Guminski, a Pittsburgh-based NFL agent, found a way for local football players to get exposed to pro scouts — while adhering to social distancing guidelines — by organizing workouts for Mathews, Pitt teammate Jazzee Stocker...
Former Pitt wrestler Joe Solomon named to Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
Joe Solomon, a Pitt wrestler who won an NCAA championship in 1954, has been named to the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Solomon, a Canonsburg native, won his title at 167 pounds, but that was only one achievement in a long wrestling career. In four years at Pitt, he was...
