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Projected 2013-14 Lineup: Pittsburgh Panthers
It’s been one interesting off-season for the Pittsburgh Panthers. Players leaving early for the NBA, players heading elsewhere, transfers coming in, transfers coming in and then maybe changing their minds, other transfers being blocked, every day there is something new in the news. The fact is, over half of Pittsburgh’s roster will consist of players who have never stepped on...
Kane But Not Able
Dammit, I’m going to shoe-horn in the bad puns while I still can.
The formality that was supposed to be DeAndre Kane’s transfer to Pitt for as a graduate transfer, now is not.
However, the 6-foot-4 guard, a Pittsburgh native, did not wind up pulling the trigger, whether it was due to the fact that Panthers coach Jamie Dixon was non-committal about taking him at the time, or whether...
Cards sweep Pitt, win Big East title
The University of Louisville defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday afternoon at Jim Patterson Stadium to claim sole possession of the Big East Conference regular season title. It's the fourth conference title in the last five years for the Cardinals. Cardinal Authority was there and has this report:
Via louisville.scout.com
5 days ago
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ESPN ranks Pitt near bottom of ACC post-spring power rankings
Okay, let's be honest, here. Power rankings for football at this point are pretty useless, considering the season is about four months away. But ESPN.com ranked all of the ACC teams following spring practices and Pitt found their way near the bottom. More specifically, the Panthers came in at No. 11 out of 14 teams:
11. Pitt: It was a rough spring for the Panthers, who saw leading...
Pitt coach dismisses two from team
Pittsburgh football coach Paul Chryst has dismissed two players and suspended another indefinitely after they were charged with possession of drug paraphenalia. Another player was suspended after he was charged with assault.
Tight end Drew Carswell and defensive back Eric Williams, both juniors, have been removed from the team. Carswell, Williams and defensive tackle Khaynin Mosley...
Via Fox Sports
23 days ago
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Pitt coach Paul Chryst dismisses 2 from team
Pittsburgh football coach Paul Chryst has dismissed two players and suspended another indefinitely after they were charged with possession of drug paraphenalia. Another player was suspended after he was charged with assault.
Tight end Drew Carswell and defensive back Eric Williams, both juniors, have been removed from the team. Carswell, Williams and defensive tackle Khaynin Mosley...
Via AP on Fox
23 days ago
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Is JJ Moore transferring from Pitt?
As if this month weren't tumultuous enough (what, with the Trey Zeigler transfer, Steven Adams' announcement of leaving for the NBA, and losing out on recruit Jon Severe and transfer Eli Carter), the offseason just got a little more difficult with news that forward J.J. Moore may be transferring out of the program.
First things first - as of now this doesn't appear to...
Pittsburgh suspends 3 following raid
Three Pittsburgh football players have been suspended by coach Paul Chryst after their house was raided following a drug sting.
Police say junior tight end Drew Carswell, defensive tackle Khaynin Mosley-Smith and junior defensive back Eric Williams each will be charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. The players' home was raided early Friday morning.
Police say an undercover...
Via Fox Sports
27 days ago
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Three Pittsburgh Panthers football players suspended after being arrested for drug paraphernalia
Three members of the Pittsburgh Panthers football team were arrested late Thursday night for use or possession of drug paraphernalia.As if that alone wasn't enough, the three players have since been suspended from the program indefinitely. These players include linebacker Eric Williams, tight end Andrew Carswell, and defensive lineman Khaynin Mosley-Smith.From CBS Pittsburgh...
3 Pitt Football Players ‘Detained’ in Heroin Drug Bust
This is definitely a good look for the Pittsburgh football team. According to Pittsburgh’s local CBS affiliate station, three players (two of which are starters) were detained in an Oakland, Pa. drug bust. The players who were detained were Drew Carswell, Khaynin Mosley-Smith and Eric Williams.
According to SB Nation:
Police, undercover officers and SWAT members raided an Oakland...
Pitt adds third to ’13 class, Jamel Artis
When it came to 6′-7″ forward Jamel Artis and the Pittsburgh Panthers, the question wasn’t if Artis was likely headed to the Panthers, it was when. That question was answered on Friday, as Artis made a long awaited pledge to the Panthers. The Panthers have a very solid recruiting class, as though it lacks a star, all [...]
Pitt blocks 5-star back from transfer to ASU
Former Pittsburgh running back Rushel Shell, who was recruited to the school by Arizona State coach Todd Graham, has been released from his scholarship with the restriction he cannot transfer to ASU or Arizona, reports said Friday.
Graham recruited Shell, ranked by Scout.com as a five-star running back in the 2012 class, and got him to commit to Pitt before controversially leaving...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
April 05, 2013
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Pittsburgh guard Trey Zeigler to transfer
Pittsburgh guard Trey Zeigler is on the move again. The school announced Tuesday the junior guard is transferring.
Zeigler averaged 4.4 points and 2.0 rebounds in 31 games for the Panthers this year after transferring from Central Michigan. Zeigler received a waiver from the NCAA to play right away at Pitt after his father, Ernie Zeigler, was fired as Central Michigan coach at the...
Via AP on Fox
April 02, 2013
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Doug Gottlieb flips out over flagrant foul called on Pitt’s Lamar Patterson (Video)
Pittsburgh’s Lamar Patterson was whistled for a flagrant foul during his team’s game against Wichita State on Thursday after he hit an opponent in the face with an elbow. The contact occurred as Patterson was driving to the basket and did not appear to be intentional. However, the call was correct in that even an unintentional elbow to an opponent is a Flagrant 1 by rule.
The...
Pittsburgh Panthers 2013 Spring Football Preview
After an up-and-down season, Pittsburgh is ready to reboot in spring practice.
The Panthers were one of the nation’s most confounding teams in...
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