In what has been a bit of an open secret for some time, Bobby Engram was finally announced as Pitt's new receivers coach. He's probably best known for his stint with the Seattle Seahawks and his time at Penn State. While he's a bit light on coaching experience - his only other gig was this season as an assistant for the 49ers - but he does a wealth of experience on the playing field...

Over the past few days, the Pitt football team received some good news in regards to offensive linemen for this upcoming season. Former Pitt center Brandon Sacco has declared that he will be rejoining the team. Chris Peak wrote Monday that Brandon Sacco - remember him? - is back on campus and has rejoined the team. Sacco was a promising lineman from Don Bosco and had academic...

Former Pitt coach Todd Graham left the program to coach at Arizona State. He said in an interview that his family didn't like living in Pittsburgh.

It took a while, but there's finally some attrition from the coaching debacle(s) and the University of Delaware is the beneficiary (via Newark Post Online): In addition to the 10 recruits, Keeler also announced the additions of transfers Trent Hurley from Bowling Green and Sam Collura from Pittsburgh. Hurley is a sophomore quarterback from Connellsville, Pa. (Greensburg Central...

It's one thing to take another job if you're in the college football coaching profession, but it's quite another to tell your team the news via text.

In departing for Arizona State today, ex-Pittsburgh football coach Todd Graham chose to inform Panther players of the news via forwarded text message from a Pitt football staffer. As you might expect, such a lack of respect from a now-former coach did not sit well with at least one Pitt football player: Panther receiver Devin Street. In a series of Tweets today...

Reed is having ribeye steak, asparagus and homemade bread for dinner… Oh, and four star TE/DE J.P. Holtz committed to play his college football at PITT this evening. This is a big get for Chryst & Co. in that Holtz is a highly ranked local prospect who was targetd by DW, Graham and Chryst as a player they very much wanted on the Panthers.  He most probably will line up...

Pittsburgh quarterback Tino Sunseri says his teammates should be prepared for the team's latest coaching change. The Panthers are playing in their second straight BBVA Compass Bowl on Saturday against SMU, and each time they've had an interim coach. One year ago, Pittsburgh was looking to replace Dave Wannstedt. Interim coach Phil Bennett led the Panthers to a bowl win...

J.J. McDermott ran and threw for first quarter touchdowns and SMU beat Pittsburgh 28-6 Sunday in the BBVA Compass Bowl. Rishaad Wimbley ran for two scores for SMU (8-5), which tied a school record by playing in its third straight bowl under coach June Jones. McDermott completed 16 of 26 passes for 239 yards and a touchdown, to Darius Johnson early in the first. Pittsburgh (6-7...

I was going to leave it alone, but the more I thought about it the more annoyed I got. Dave Wannstedt held what should have been his final press conference as a direct representative of Pitt. My initial impulse was that he let his own wounded pride and anger at AD Pederson overrule all else. Disappointingly, after 24 hours, I’m still at the same spot. This is one of those times...

The Big East finished the bowl season with a 28-6 loss by Pittsburgh to SMU. The Panthers (6-7) were dominated from start to finish by the Mustangs. The league finished 3-2 in bowl games, but some positives can be taken from the loss by the Panthers. One of those positives is the fact that the Panthers lost to a future Big East member in SMU. SMU was not the only future member of...

Former Pitt Panther Fernando Diaz is no stranger to trouble, which is why he's a former Pitt Panther, but that didn't stop him from running afoul of the law once again.

A morning spent prepping tailgate food for tomorrow. Chicken drumstick wings, spicy pulled pork, and the stuffing for Jalepeno poppers. If my friends aren’t befouling port-a-johns by 5pm, then I did something wrong. Luke has signed on to man the liveblog tomorrow night. I’ll be tweeting all game. In case you missed it, Ray Graham had what is (of course) being termed successful...

The Pittsburgh Panthers (6-6) will be the final team to take the field for the Big East during bowl season when they battle SMU (7-5) in the BBVA Compass Bowl. A win by Pittsburgh will give the Big East a 4-1 record in bowl games and help the league earn a little more respect. Pittsburgh will be looking to finish the regular season with a winning record. They will be coached by interim...

Dave Wannstedt is available now that Pitt fired him. Might he end up joining the Buffalo Bills and reuniting with Chan Gailey who was on his staff in Miami?

J.J. McDermott ran and threw for first quarter touchdowns and SMU beat Pittsburgh 28-6 Sunday in the BBVA Compass Bowl. Rishaad Wimbley ran for two scores for SMU (8-5), which tied a school record by playing in its third straight bowl under coach June Jones. McDermott completed 16 of 26 passes for 239 yards and a touchdown, to Darius Johnson early in the first. Pittsburgh (6-7...

Peter Taglianetti knows a thing or two about Pittsburgh sports. He won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Pens in ’91 and ’92 at the back end of his career; he spent some time in the press bos calling Pens games; he coached some of Western Pennsylvania’s biggest hockey names at Washington & Jefferson (what do you mean you’ve never heard of Chad Talotta or Mario Panucci...

Note: this post would have more pictures of hot girls in it, but I'm at work and can't just Google "ASU cheerleader" Former University of Pittsburgh head football coach Todd Graham has jumped ship for the gig at Porn Star Arizona State University. Graham, in one season with the Pitt Panthers, went 6-6 while dealing with players he didn't recruit trying to run...

There was some disappointment when Pat Bostick decided that he was done with being a member of the Pitt football team. You hate to lose a good leader and a veteran back-up QB at any level. At the same time, Bostick has his own life and wanted to get on with it. The good news, he’s staying a very active part of Pitt football. Former quarterback Pat Bostick, who was under center...

A dominating nationally televised effort on Thursday night earned Ray Graham a national offensive player of the week honor. University of Pittsburgh junior running back Ray Graham has been named the Walter Camp Football Foundation’s National Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Panthers’ 44-17 victory over USF this past Thursday. Graham (Elizabeth,...

Note: this post would have more pictures of hot girls in it, but I'm at work and can't just Google "ASU cheerleader" Former University of Pittsburgh head football coach Todd Graham has jumped ship for the gig at Porn Star Arizona State University. Graham, in one season with the Pitt Panthers, went 6-6 while dealing with players he didn't recruit trying to run...

Pittsburgh running back Ray Graham has left Wednesday night's game against Connecticut with a leg injury. Graham, the Big East's leading rusher, had to be helped off the field by trainers after running for a short gain on Pitt's first possession. Graham clutched his right knee as he laid on the Heinz Field turf then punched an equipment table as trainers tended to him...

Despite being forced to resign this past Tuesday, I mean fired, former Pittsburgh coach Dave Wannstedt will not go away without a fight. According to defensive coordinator coach Phil Bennett, Wannstedt agreed to be the acting coach when Pitt faces Kentucky in the BBVA Compass Bowl next month in Birmingham, Alabama. So if you want to see the fiery Wannstedt one last time under the...

The Russel Shell commit is obviously welcome news. The 4- to 5-star Army All-American Running Back is staying home to play college ball. Depending on the recruiting service you prefer, Pitt how has three or four, 4-star or higher recruits in this class — Shell, Chad Voytik, Demitrious Davis, Corey Jones and Adam Bisnowaty have all been tagged in at least one recruiting site...

Pitt’s Tino Sunseri steps it up with career night with Graham lost Pittsburgh’s Ray Graham was injured early in Wednesday night’s game. Screen shot via ESPN3. Pittsburgh’s Tino Sunseri had a career night in leading the Panthers (4-4, 2-1 Big East) to a 35-20 victory against defending Big East champion Connecticut (3-5, 1-2 Big East), but a leg injury...