http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pitt/ Pitt coverage / Big East news en-us Copyright 2010, post-gazette.com. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 06:40:28 -0400 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10252/1086155-142.stm?cmpid=pitt.xml The Pitt coaching staff opted to call a timeout after Tino Sunseri completed a 19-yard pass to Mike Shanahan to give the Panthers a first-and-10 at the Utah 14 with 40 seconds to play in their 27-24 overtime loss last Thursday. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 01:18:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10252/1085959-214.stm?cmpid=pitt.xml Pitt football Q&A with Paul Zeise Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10251/1085714-214.stm?cmpid=pitt.xml Pitt football Q&A with Paul Zeise Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10251/1085797-142.stm?cmpid=pitt.xml At his weekly news conference Tuesday, Dave Wannstedt wasn't granted the luxury of previewing Pitt's game against Division I-AA power New Hampshire -- instead, he spent most of the time answering some version of the following question: "Should you have been more aggressive against Utah, and did you play not to lose instead of to win?" Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10250/1085685-142.stm?cmpid=pitt.xml Penn State and West Virginia moved up in the college football polls that were released today while Pitt fell out of favor among the voters. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:27:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10250/1085682-214.stm?cmpid=pitt.xml Pitt football Q&A with Paul Zeise Tue, 7 Sep 2010 13:51:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10250/1085636-143.stm?cmpid=pitt.xml Division 1-A Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:59:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10250/1085574-233.stm?cmpid=pitt.xml Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt met with the media for the first time since the Panthers' 27-24 loss to Utah and said, after watching the game film, he feels a little better about the team's long-term prospects than he did immediately after the game. He said the bottom line was the Panthers made too many mistakes, but those are easily correctable. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:51:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10249/1085509-100.stm?cmpid=pitt.xml Pitt suffered one major injury in its loss to Utah Thursday - starting safety Dom DeCicco pulled his hamstring and was knocked out of the game in the first quarter. Mon, 6 Sep 2010 15:04:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10249/1085455-233.stm?cmpid=pitt.xml If there is a silver lining to Pitt's 27-24 overtime loss to Utah Thursday night, it is that the Panthers had an extra day to rest and recover from the trip and should have the game behind them by the time they begin preparing for New Hampshire, which visits Heinz Field Saturday. Mon, 6 Sep 2010 00:20:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10249/1085428-233.stm?cmpid=pitt.xml Big East Conference football loyalists love to point to the league's 11-6 record in bowl games the past three seasons and say, "See! We can play with anybody!" as if Rutgers' win against Ball State in the 2007 International Bowl or South Florida's win against Memphis in the '08 St. Petersburg Bowl or -- let's be honest -- Pitt's win against North Carolina in the '09 Meineke Car Care Bowl really meant all that much. ... Sports commentary by Ron Cook Mon, 6 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400