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Monday, August 24, 2026
Biggest Moment of Career for Pitt QB Commit James Perrone

It was quite a start to the 2026 season for Pitt 2027 quarterback commit James Perrone , in fact, it’s one that he’ll never ever forget. Over the weekend, Perrone and Miami Central HS (Florida)...

Pitt Needs Big Chunks of Yardage from Rebuilt WR Room

Trying to make accurate predictions in August about a season that lasts through Thanksgiving is difficult at best, a fool’s chore at worst. Yet, there remains great hope among coaches and players...

College Football Bowl Projections Week 0: Full list of matchups, playoff predictions

Welcome back to a brand new season at the home base for my On3 weekly bowl projections. A lot has changed since last year. We said goodbye to the Bahamas, Detroit and LA bowls, but they’ve been...

Sunday, August 23, 2026
No. 4 Pitt Volleyball Defeats No. 3 Kentucky in 4 Sets

Dan Fisher and the No. 4 ranked Pitt volleyball program entered today’s season opener knowing that the start of the season for them would be challenging. This afternoon’s matchup against No. 3...

Pitt Camp Intel: What We're Hearing from the Second Scrimmage

Pitt football has reached another important benchmark of its 2026 training camp with its second and final scrimmage. The Panthers remained on the South Side at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex...

Eye-Catchers: Ole Miss commit Elijah Cox, rising 2028 QB lead Westlake's impressive season-opening win

A new coach. A convincing win. Plenty of standout performances. Westlake opened the Kevin Whitley era with an impressive victory Saturday, showcasing Power Four talent, rising underclassmen and...

The PSN/Frank Walker Law Daily Notebook

Here’s a look at news and notes involving current and former Pitt athletes, along with WPIAL news in our PSN/Frank Walker Law Daily Notebook. Update (8:26 AM)- Damar Hamlin comes up with the INT 🙌...

Saturday, August 22, 2026
PFF names dark horse teams that could win every Power 4 conference in 2026

A few college football teams will surprise fans and experts during the 2026 season, and Pro Football Focus (PFF) has named the dark horses that could win the Power 4 conferences. PFF has named...

College Football Playoff, Bowl Projections: ESPN releases preseason predictions for 2026 season

At long last, college football is on the horizon. Week 0 is a week away, meaning teams will begin taking the field to officially kick off the 2026 season. It also means the road to the College...

Projecting Pitt Football's Two-Deep Depth Chart Two Weeks Out from Opener

Two weeks from now, the Pitt football program will take to Acrisure Stadium to open the 2026 season against Miami (OH). With training camp coming down the stretch, Pittsburgh Sports Now is...

USA Today ranks Top 25 helmets in college football

USA Today broke down their list of the Top 25 helmets in college football. Jordan Mendoza and Craig Meyer collaborated on their picks for the best ones in the sport. This list is obviously...

Friday, August 21, 2026
Pitt's Baer, Lovelace Named to Senior Bowl Top 300

More preseason accolades for two of the top players on the Pitt 2026 football roster. Pitt offensive tackle Ryan Baer and linebacker Braylan Lovelace were named to the 2027 Senior Bowl Top 300...

Pitt Camp Notes: Latest Developments in Safety Room

PITTSBURGH — The third week of Pitt football’s training camp is coming to a close as the Panthers ready for their second scrimmage of August on Sunday. Here are some notes and observations from...

Tenth Circuit grants NCAA stay in Colorado fifth-year eligibility lawsuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has granted the NCAA’s request to stay the recent class-action lawsuit in Colorado that granted the class of 2022 recruits a fifth year of...

Pitt Sights & Sounds: Turner Preparing for Featured RB Role

PITTSBURGH — As Pitt football’s 2025 season progressed, Ja’Kyrian “Booise” Turner emerged as a breakout running back in his first collegiate season. After posting 745 rushing yards and seven...

WATCH: Narduzzi Details Safety Room Ahead of Friday Camp

PITTSBURGH — Pitt football is down to its final five training camp practices prior to the 2026 season. Ahead of the program’s Friday session, head coach Pat Narduzzi met with the media to talk...

Pitt’s Next Wave: Panthers Enter 2026 Season with Several Potential NFL Draft Picks

The NFL has maintained a steady presence around the Pitt football program during the Pat Narduzzi era, and there will once again be several Panthers worth monitoring as the 2026 season unfolds....

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Pitt WR Censere Lee Named to Preseason Watch List

Censere Lee is a name that has consistently been brought up in a positive way throughout the opening weeks of Pitt Panther training camp. The redshirt senior wide receiver is expected to be one of...

Redshirt Diaries: "Do You Want Pitt to be Big-Time or Not?"

Welcome back to the Redshirt Diaries, the one stop shop for all of my thoughts – analysis/opinion/news on all things Pitt with a focus on the only three sports Pitt seems to really care about (at...

ACC Football: USA Today ranks all 17 conference QBs ahead of 2026 college football season

With college football ready to kickoff in a week-plus, USA Today ranked all 17 ACC QBs going into the 2026 campaign. From bottom to top, we dissect where these signal callers stand this fall. USA...

Five Pitt Freshmen Positioning Themselves to See Playing Time in 2026

In 2025, part of Pitt football’s success came from the breakout play of several true freshmen. Quarterback Mason Heintschel sparked the Panthers and rattled off six consecutive ACC wins. Running...

Pitt Baseball Lands Talented RHP from Georgia

Pat Narduzzi and football program isn’t the only sports team at Pitt that’s pulling major talent from the state of Georgia. Mike Bell and the Pitt Panther baseball program have landed a number of...

Watch: What a Debut for Pitt 2027 Commit Kayden Battle

The 2026 high school football season is underway, and a Pitt 2027 commitment had quite a debut. Kayden Battle from McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia started his senior season with a...

Eye-Catchers: The top performers from a talent-loaded McEachern-Kell showdown

National recruits lived up to the hype, rising stars introduced themselves and several new names demanded attention. McEachern and Kell featured talent all over the field, and not every standout...

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
ACC Football: Athlon Sports ranks all 17 conference QBs ahead of 2026 season

We are so close to the start of the 2026 college football season, and Athlon Sports has ranked all 17 ACC QBs. Athlon ranked each quarterback based on multiple factors, including talent,...

Pitt Camp Notes: Transfer Looks to Solidify Backup QB Role, WR Observations

PITTSBURGH — Pitt football completed its 12th day of training camp on the South Side Wednesdau as the season opener nears in less than three weeks. Here are a few notes and observations on the QB2...

PSN's WPIAL Football 'Terrific Top 10 Players'

It’s the start of another WPIAL football which means that lists and rankings will be published by various media outlets and writers across Western PA. The top five WPIAL teams in various...

Pitt AD Allen Greene on Acrisure Stadium Changes, Roster Spending & More

PITTSBURGH -- Pitt athletic director Allen Greene paid a visit to the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex Wednesday morning ahead of the football program's training camp practice. Greene spent some time...

WATCH: Narduzzi Talks QB2 Role, Linebacker Rotation & More

PITTSBURGH — Pitt football’s 2026 training camp is rounding the corner and coming down the stretch as the Panthers go through their 12th day of camp. Head coach Pat Narduzzi met with the media...

2027 Bracketology: Latest way-too-early NCAA Tournament projections after 5-for-5 decisions

The NCAA Tournament field is officially moving from 68 teams to 76 this season, leaving more room for bubble teams to enter the mix after expansion. After the NBA Draft withdrawal decisions last...

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
North Hills Pitching Star Austin Ellis Commits to Pitt

To say that the Pitt baseball program is on a roll recruiting top talent in the WPIAL would be a massive understatement. Head coach Mike Bell and the Panthers program received big news last week...

Pitt Camp Notes: Strader Pushing to Pace CB Room

PITTSBURGH — Pitt football is marching right along through its 2026 training camp on the South Side. A rare sunny day this month had the Panthers outdoors again for the 11th day of camp. Here are...

Elijah Hickman Looks to Help Seton LaSalle Live up to High Expectations

The 2026 WPIAL football season is rapidly approaching, with scrimmages this weekend and Week 1 action getting underway next Friday and Saturday. Coming into the season, the overwhelming favorite...

Pitt Sights & Sounds: Cornerbacks Sharpen Coverage Skills

PITTSBURGH — Pitt football’s cornerback room boasts a blend of talent from a pair of transfers and a number of returners. Shadarian Harrison and Shawn Lee contributed regularly in the cornerback...

WATCH: Narduzzi Talks Heintschel Growth, Balancing Offense

PITTSBURGH — Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi is keeping an observant eye on sophomore quarterback Mason Heintschel ‘s development from his first to second year in the program. Ahead of the Panthers’...

Preseason AP Top 25 Poll's most overrated and underrated teams during the College Football Playoff era

Auburn remains the nation’s most overrated team of the College Football Playoff era, but LSU is closing fast. Even though Auburn hasn’t been ranked in the Associated Press preseason poll since...

Pitt 2027 Commit Max Patterson Gets Strong Endorsement

A top commitment in the Pitt football’s Class of 2027 opened his senior season with a huge win over a national powerhouse. Max Patterson and his North Gwinnett Bulldog teams opened the season with...

Monday, August 17, 2026
Nebraska dismisses running back Tikey Hayes from football program

Nebraska has dismissed running back Tikey Hayes from the football program. The former Penn State and Iowa Western running back joined the Huskers this summer and had been competing for a role in...

Jon Baldwin Q&A: A Return to Pitt with Thoughts on Current Receivers, Son's Commitment & More

The Pitt Panther football program recently welcomed back one of the more highly-recruited players in program history over the last 25 years. Back in 2008, Dave Wannstedt and Pitt received a...

How many AP Top 25 opponents each Power Four team faces in 2026 college football season

The preseason AP Top 25 poll officially dropped on Monday afternoon, giving us our first set of rankings for the season. And with that, we can begin drawing some conclusions about how difficult a...

College Football Rankings: Preseason AP Poll Top 25 released

The first AP Poll of the 2026 college football season is here as the outlet released their preseason rankings for the top 25. It’s safe to say these will not be the same week to week! The top of...

Pitt Camp Notes: Which Young Safeties are Rising?
Narduzzi Provides Takeaways from First Pitt Camp Scrimmage

PITTSBURGH — Over the weekend, the Pitt football program took to Acrisure Stadium for the first intrasquad scrimmage of training camp. As the Panthers returned to the South Side to resume practice...

Pitt Sights & Sounds: Safeties Pushing for Internal Development

PITTSBURGH — Pitt football was back on the South Side to commence its third week of training camp. On the back end of the defense, Pitt opted to stand pat and not pursue any additions out of the...

'Finish the drill': Inside North Gwinnett's championship mindset after impressive win over Grayson

North Gwinnett opened the season by making one of the loudest statements in Georgia, overwhelming nationally ranked Grayson inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Rivals goes inside the Bulldogs' dominant...

Rivals Top 10 Ranked WPIAL Players in Class of 2027

After going through a mandatory heat week which entails practicing without pads, WPIAL football teams will get back on the practice fields today with pads. This weekend, most if not all teams will...

The PSN/Frank Walker Law Daily Notebook

Here’s a look at news and notes involving current and former Pitt athletes, along with WPIAL news in our PSN/Frank Walker Law Daily Notebook Update (7:08 AM)- *Last night was the annual tradition...

Sunday, August 16, 2026
After Trying Portal, Narduzzi Hopes Heintschel Shows It's Possible to Find Good QB in HS

Pat Narduzzi’s world changed the minute Kenny Pickett left for the 2022 NFL Draft. After Pickett threw for more yards and touchdowns than anyone in Pitt history, Narduzzi started looking for a...

Saturday, August 15, 2026
Damar Hamlin reunites with former Bills trainer that helped save life during 2023 Bengals game

Ahead of the Buffalo Bills’ preseason matchup against the Carolina Panthers on Saturday, Damar Hamlin reunited with former Bills trainer Denny Kellington . Kellington was one of the trainers who...

Pitt Camp Intel: What We're Hearing from the First Scrimmage

Exactly three weeks from the opening kickoff of the 2026 Pitt football season, the Panthers took to their home field at Acrisure Stadium for the first intrasquad scrimmage of training camp. It’s...

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