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Pitt Football Recruiting: Todd Graham Gets A+ for Recruiting Haul
New Pitt head coach Todd Graham utilized his Texas and Oklahoma roots and warmed up relations in Western Pennsylvania to pull together a surprising 20-man class after just three weeks on the job...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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February 03, 2011
BBVA Compass Bowl 2011: Dion Lewis and Pitt Win Big over Kentucky
Despite the two head-coaching changes within a month, Pitt found a way to stay focused and win big against Kentucky in the BBVA Compass Bowl...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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January 08, 2011
Pitt Football: Tulsa's Todd Graham Emerges As Top Candidate For Pitt Job
If you've haven't been following the coaching carousel going on at Pitt, you will be surprised to learn that Todd Graham, current head coach at Tulsa, has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Dave Wannstedt ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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January 08, 2011
Pitt Football: Fans Fret over Steve Pederson's Continuing Involvement in Search
Update from Radio 93.7: Pittsburgh Sports radio states that it is down to Bradley and Austin. Bradley to interview with UCONN on friday. http://player.radio.com/player/RadioPlayer...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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January 06, 2011
Pitt Chancellor Nordenberg Takes Charge Of Pitt Football: Great News For Fans
The University of Pittsburgh is in full crisis management mode right now, a sure sign that things are about to get better...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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January 03, 2011
Pitt Football: Rich Rod Is Not a Serious Candidate to Replace Haywood
Dreaming about Rich Rodgriguez being fired by Michigan—I don't believe that's happened yet—then getting the call from Pitt chancellor Mark Nordenberg to lead the Pitt football team is pure fantasy...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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January 02, 2011
Revolving Door: Who Should Replace Haywood/Wannstedt at Pitt
It seems like just a couple weeks ago we were in this same position. Former Miami (OH) coach and now former Pitt coach Mike Haywood was fired yesterday after a being arrested for a felony battery charge...Begin Slideshow
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January 02, 2011
Who Should Be The Next Coach at Pitt Now That Mike Haywood's Been Fired?
Mark Nordenberg, Pitt chancellor, took charge of the football program today. His first action was to fire Mike Haywood, recently released from jail for a felony charge. He is to be arraigned on Monday...Begin Slideshow
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January 01, 2011
Mike Haywood Fired: Could Rich Rodriguez End Up At Pittsburgh?
In one of the shortest head coaching tenures in college football history, Mike Haywood was fired as the Pittsburgh coach before he even coached a game for the Panthers...Begin Slideshow
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January 01, 2011
Pitt Football Fans: Take an Hour from New Year's Celebrations and Start Writing
Mr. Pederson: You obviously do not know what you are doing. I will continue to call you out - in every public forum available - for trying to ruin Pitt football...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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January 01, 2011
Michael "Freddy Krueger" Haywood Takes Control of Pittsburgh Panthers Football
No one will confuse new Pittsburgh Panthers coach Michael Haywood with Denzel Washington. Nature gave Haywood a mean look that could scare the bejesus out of anyone it’s focused on...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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December 18, 2010
Pitt Football: Panthers Hire Mike Haywood
According to multiple reports, the University of Pittsburgh has hired Miami (Ohio) coach Mike Haywood to take over as the Panthers' head coach. The official announcement is expected some time Thursday...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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December 15, 2010
Is James Franklin, Maryland OC, the New Pitt Panthers Head Coach?
James Franklin, Maryland's offensive coordinator, assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach is a virtual unknown to Pitt fans. He is in line to succeed Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen and has been identified by rivals...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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December 14, 2010
Pitt's Pederson Will Have Hell to Pay If Holgorsen's Defection to WVU Is True
This is not yet even a breaking news story because the information is fragmentary, but one highly reliable source is claiming Pitt botched the attempt to make Dana Holgorsen, Oklahoma State's offensive coordinator, its next head football coach...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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December 13, 2010
Oklahoma State's Dana Holgorsen Is No. 1 Choice to Be Pitt Football's HC
According to both the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen is the leading candidate to replace Dave Wannstedt , who was forced to resign this week...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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December 11, 2010
Compass Bowl 2010: 10 Things To Know About Pittsburgh Panthers
After being chosen to win the Big East by a landslide, Pitt finished 2010 with a 7-5 regular season record. Instead of receiving a bid to the Sugar Bowl, they're now scheduled to compete in the Compass Bowl...Begin Slideshow
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December 07, 2010
Pitt Football: Steve Pederson Now Has Ruined 2 Football Programs
This plea for help goes out to Nebraska fans: How did you get rid of clueless Steve Pederson and then dump his win-challenged coach? We suffering Pitt fans need a little guidance...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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November 27, 2010
Pitt Football: Panthers & WVU Square Off In Backyard Brawl Of Discontent
Charles Dickens would simply have written "It's the worst of times" to describe today's less than awe-inspiring battle between Dave Wannsted's mistake-riddled Panthers and Bill Stewart's offensively-challenged Mountaineers...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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November 26, 2010
College Football Picks: Dion Lewis and Pitt Get a Small Edge Over West Virginia
This Friday the West Virginia Mountaineers will look to get back in the Big East title picture when they go on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Panthers ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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November 24, 2010
Pitt Football's Future Schedules: Easier Isn't Better
For a brief period from 1976-1983, Pitt was among the elite of college football, playing in the Sugar, Cotton and Fiesta Bowls...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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November 17, 2010
Pittsburgh Panthers Vs. USF Bulls: Big East Battle Could Decide the Conference
The Big East conference championship race could be on the line when the Pitt Panthers travel south to take on the South Florida Bulls...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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November 17, 2010
No Way to Spin Just How Bad Big East Football Is In 2010
The first weekend of college football action in 2010 gave us all the information we needed about the woeful state of Big East football. Pitt, UConn, Cincinnati, and Louisville all lost on opening weekend...Begin Slideshow
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November 16, 2010
College Football: Power Ranking The Big East Teams
With the Big East season in full swing, things are starting to take form in the conference. Even though the Big East is down, play inside the conference promises to be good. So far the eight Big East programs are a total of only eight games over ...Begin Slideshow
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October 26, 2010
Pitt and Penn State Debut on ESPN's "Bottom 10" Football Teams: Tied for No. 5
Headline on blackshoediaries.com today: "Nitt Links Doesn't Like Being Tied with Pitt." Penn State fans are appalled to see Pitt as an equal on any list. This week the Panthers and Nittany Lions share the No...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 15, 2010
Pitt Football: Pittsburgh Media Runs Out of Excuses For Wannstedt
A strange and seemingly sudden turn of events happened this week. Beat writers for Triblive.com and post-gazette...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 14, 2010
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