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2027 LB Schedules Official Visit With Pitt

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers have scheduled an official visit with 2027 linebacker Davon Smith for June 11-13, he announced on Feb. 23. Smith will visit Pitt at the same time as three-star offensive lineman commit Colin Urrea and Copwell, Texas athlete Jaden Bibbs.

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Transfer Kicker Sam Hunsaker's Unique Journey to Pitt

PITTSBURGH — Every player in college football has their own unique story of how they reached this point in their young careers, but Pitt Panthers transfer kicker Sam Hunskaer has an especially unique one.

College Football News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 19

Pitt Lands Official Visit With 2027 Texas ATH

PITTSBURGH — Class of 2027 Coppell, Texas athlete Jaden Bibbs has scheduled an official visit with the Pitt Panthers for June 11-13, he announced on social media on Feb.

College Football News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 19

Pitt's Malik Knight Looking to Build Off Breakout Season

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers enter the 2026 season with just one returning starting wide receiver from a season ago — Cataurus "Blue" Hicks. Leading receiver Raphael "Poppi" Williams was in his last season of eligibility in 2025, and Kenny Johnson transferred to Texas Tech in January.

College Basketball News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 19

Pitt Guard Undergoes Season-Ending Surgery

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers have dealt with numerous injuries this season and another player won't return the rest of the campaign. The Panthers announced

College Football News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 18

3-Star WPIAL OL Schedules Official Visit With Pitt

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers have scheduled an official visit with 2027 Central Catholic offensive lineman Jon Sassic for Jun 18-20, he announced . Sassic is now the sixth recruit to schedule an official visit with Pitt for this summer, and the first WPIAL recruit to do so.

College Football News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 17

Pitt Way-Too-Early Bowl Projection Shows Improvement

PITTSBURGH — We are currently closer to the end of the 2025-26 college football season than the beginning of the 2026-27 regular season, and yet, the Pitt Panthers have their first bowl game prediction.

Pitt Runner Nails First Sub-4 Minute Mile in School History

Over Valentine's Day weekend, the Pitt Panthers track and field team participated in the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational at the Boston University Tennis and Track Center.

Desmond Reid News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 16

Desmond Reid's Brother, Pitt RB Commit Schedules Official Visit

PITTSBURGH — Class of 2027 three-star running back commit Tyler Reid announced that he has scheduled an official visit with the Pitt Panthers for May 28-30.

Pittsburgh Panthers News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 16

Pitt Lacrosse Earns First Top 25 Ranking

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers lacrosse program is still in its early years, but has earned an important achievement early on in 2026. The Panthers got their first ever ranking in program history, coming in at No.

College Football News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 16

Pitt 2027 OL Commit Schedules Official Visit

PITTSBURGH — Pitt Panthers Class of 2027 three-star offensive lineman commit Colin Urrea has scheduled an official visit for June 11-13, he announced .

College Football News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 14

Pitt Locks In Official Visit With 2027 WR Commit

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers have locked in another official visit from one of their 2027 commits. This time, they secured three-star wide receiver Jacob Thomas out of Hollywood, Fla.

Pittsburgh Panthers News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 13

Pitt 2027 QB Commit Schedules Official Visit

PITTSBURGH — Pitt Panthers 2027 three-star quarterback commit Kevin Verpaele has scheduled an official visit for May 28-30, he announced on Feb. 12. Verpaele has been committed to Pitt since Oct.

Pittsburgh Panthers News / Softball On SI / February 12

Pitt Softball Calls for Southwest Airlines Policy Change After Coach’s In-Flight Allergic Reaction

The Pittsburgh Panthers have spent the first two weekends of the 2026 college softball season on the road, with each trip requiring fights. However, instead of an easy travel to and from home, it has been anythng but that.

Pittsburgh Panthers News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 11

Pitt Makes Top 7 for 2027 ATH

PITTSBURGH — Miami Palmetto Class of 2027 ATH Kaden Howard has named the Pitt Panthers in his top seven schools, Tom Loy of 247Sports reported on Feb.10.

Pittsburgh Panthers News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 11

Two Pitt Stars Invited to NFL Combine

PITTSBURGH — Pitt Panthers star running back Desmond Reid and star linebacker Kyle Louis were two of 319 prospects invited to the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine.

Kyle Louis News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 11

Pitt's Kyle Louis Ranked Among Top NFL Draft Prospects

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers have numerous players heading to the 2026 NFL Draft, but none as big as star linebacker Kyle Louis. Louis is coming off a huge week of practice at the Senior Bowl at the end of January, where the NFL media raved about Louis' coverage skills.

Pittsburgh Panthers News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 11

Pitt Honors Larry Fitzgerald Following Pro Football HOF Selection

PITTSBURGH — Pitt Panthers legendary wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald was selected as a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer on Feb. 5 and became the 11th former Pitt player to earn the honor.

Pittsburgh Panthers News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 10

Pitt Volleyball Adds Dutch Middle Blocker

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers are still adding to their volleyball roster for next season and decided the international route was best to do so. Pitt announced that they signed Dutch middle blocker Maaike Heilig to their roster for the 2026 season.

Pittsburgh Panthers News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 10

Pitt WBB HC Sued by Former Players

PITTSBURGH — Pitt Panthers women's basketball head coach Tory Verdi is a part of a new lawsuit from former players at the school. Those players are reportedly

College Basketball News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 10

Pitt Guard May Not Play Again This Season

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers haven't had one of their most important players the last two games and they might not have him the rest of the season. Panthers sophomore guard Brandin Cummings hasn't featured in the past two games due to injury and head coach Jeff Capel said during the ACC coaches teleconference on Feb.

Jeff Capel News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 7

Pitt HC Jeff Capel Addresses Loss to SMU

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers had a close game early on vs. SMU, but a terrible showing in the second half saw them falter in an 86-67 defeat at the Petersen Events Center.

Aaron Donald News / Yardbarker / January 14

Aaron Donald highlights 2026 College Football Hall of Fame class

Aaron Donald is best-known to the average football fan for the legendary NFL career he put together with the St. Louis Rams and then the Los Angeles Rams.

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East Carolina bests Pittsburgh in turnover-filled Military Bowl

The Pirates only had 11 total first downs in the game to Pittsburgh's 24 and went 2-of-15 on third down, but they forced five turnovers and took better care of the football.

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Pittsburgh Panthers News / Yardbarker / November 4

Pitt is going to be a chaotic, impactful team in CFP race

The race for the ACC Championship game is going to be absolute mayhem over the next four weeks as six teams (Virginia, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Pitt, SMU and Duke) all have one loss or less in the conference standings, with Miami trying to hang in the race with two losses.

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