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Pat Narduzzi's Confidence In Pitt's Portal Class Could Burn Him

PITTSBURGH — Pat Narduzzi made a bold claim after the Pitt Panthers' first spring practice on March 2 that caught me, and I'm sure others buy surprise.

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Pitt Locks In Official Visit With 2027 Ohio DL

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers will host 2027 Springboro, Ohio defensive tackle Carter Napier for an official visit on May 28-30, he announced on March 4.

Pittsburgh Panthers News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / March 3

Pitt Women's Basketball Ends Terrible Tory Verdi Reign

PITTSBURGH — Tory Verdi is no longer the head coach of the Pitt Panthers women's basketball program and it ends an abysmal regime that couldn't have ended any faster.

College Football News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / March 3

Pitt's Mason Heintschel Ready for Next Step in QB Evolution

PITTSBURGH — It's been almost five months since Mason Heintschel took his first snap as the starting quarterback of the Pitt Panthers. Since then, he has become the unquestionable starter heading into the 2026 season.

Pittsburgh Panthers News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / March 3

Pitt Fires Women's Basketball HC Tory Verdi

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers have made an important coaching change, following the end of a disastrous season for the women's basketball program. Pitt Athletics announced that athletic director Allen Green made a leadership change and moved on from women's basketball head coach Tory Verdi ending his tenure after three seasons with the program.

Pat Narduzzi News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / March 3

Pitt's Pat Narduzzi Not Thrilled About Acrisure Stadium Changes

PITTSBURGH — In January, Allen Greene announced that nearly 17,000 seats would be roped off in Acrisure Stadium, exclusively for Pitt Panthers home football games, in an effort to create a better game day atmosphere for both fans and players.

College Football News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / March 2

Pitt's LB Room in Position to Surpass 2025's Group

PITTSBURGH — The position the Pitt Panthers lost the most talent at over the offseason was at linebacker, and it wasn't particularly close. The Panthers watched All-ACC Rasheem Biles enter the transfer portal and eventually land at Texas after posting 185 tackles, 32 for a loss, 10.5 sacks, three intercptions and 16 pass breakups in three seasons.

Kyle Louis News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 28

Pitt's Kyle Louis Stands Out at NFL Combine

PITTSBURGH — Pitt Panthers linebacker Kyle Louis had a strong showing at the NFL Scouting Combine the last two days. The former All-American and All-ACC linebacker has faced questions for months about how his 6-foot, 220-pound frame could translate to the NFL as an undersized linebacker.

College Football News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 28

Ohio 3-Star OL Sets Pitt Official Visit

PITTSBURGH — Class of 2027 three-star offensive lineman Jalen Webb has scheduled an official visit with the Pitt Panthers for June 11-18, he announced on Feb.

College Football News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 26

3-Star DB Sets Official Visit With Pitt

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers will receive an official visit from three-star safety Jeremiah Proctor, he announced on Feb. 26. Proctor is the second recruit to announce his official visit to Pitt today.

Pittsburgh Panthers News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 26

Pitt Lands Official Visit From Georgia OL

PITTSBURGH — Class of 2027 offensive lineman Jajuan Graham has scheduled an official visit with the Pitt Panthers for May 28-30, he announced on Feb. 26.

Pittsburgh Panthers News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 24

Pitt 2027 QB Commit Upgraded to 4-Star Prospect

PITTSBURGH — Pitt Panthers Class of 2027 quarterback commit Kevin Verpaele is now rated as a four-star recruit on Rivals, Mike Vukovcan of Pittsburgh Sports Now first reported .

Pittsburgh Panthers News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 23

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.

Pittsburgh Panthers News / Pittsburgh Panthers on SI / February 21

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 / 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.

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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