Jeff Capel Wants to Use Social Media to Build Pitt’s Brand
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A lot has changed since new Pitt head coach Jeff Capel was in charge of a college basketball program Capel was a head coach at VCU from 2002 to 2006 and at Oklahoma from 2006 to...
View ArticleGreensboro, Charlotte to Remain ACC Tournament Staples
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The ACC men’s basketball tournament will be played at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center in 2019. It will return to North Carolina after a three-year hiatus that saw the league play in...
View ArticleDespite Losing Record, Coastal Title Still in Reach for Pitt
As the weather gets colder and the calendar flips from October to November, the college football postseason landscape slowly starts shifting into place. If your team has a losing record at this point,...
View ArticlePSN Daily Notebook: October 25
The PSN Daily Notebook is your most reliable source for updated news and notes on Pitt, Duquesne, Robert Morris and the WPIAL. UPDATE (8:44 AM)- Robert Morris will host @fan_nca ’19 PF Ngonadi Olisa...
View ArticleZack Gilbert Happy to be Playing Football Again
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Zack Gilbert’s football future was hanging in the balance. A heart condition discovered shortly before the start of his freshman training camp at Pitt had suddenly stolen his dream of...
View ArticlePitt Offers 2020 Michigan OT Grant Toutant
The Pitt football staff spent last week out recruiting and evaluating potential prospects. One of the players they watched and eventually offered was Michigan (Warren De La Salle High School) 2020 OT...
View ArticleACC Coaches React to NBA’s G-League Plan
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NBA commissioner Adam Silver made headlines last week when he announced a bold move to allow select high school players to enter the G-League, the NBA’s development league. Silver...
View ArticleACC’s Swofford, Pitt’s Capel Hope NCAA Acts on FBI Revelations
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ACC Commissioner John Swofford, like most college basketball fans, has been tuned into the news coming out of New York this month as the FBI corruption trails of a handful of former...
View ArticleFreedom Football Coach Russell Barley Arrested on Porn Charges
Shocking news today from Freedom High School in Beaver County. Head football coach Russell Barley has been arrested in connection with child porn charges. This story was first reported by Mike Holden...
View ArticleJeff Capel: ‘No Concern’ About Zion Williamson Being Named at Corruption Trial
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — At ACC media day on Wednesday, Pitt men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel denied any wrongdoing in the recruitment of five-star 2018 prospect Zion Williamson to Duke. Williamson, the No....
View ArticleWatch: Pat Narduzzi’s Final Press Briefing Before Duke
PITTSBURGH — Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi sat down with the media one last time on Thursday before his team hosts Duke in a crucial ACC Coastal Division Matchup at Heinz Field on Saturday. Narduzzi...
View ArticlePitt to Wear “AO” Decals to Support Alex Officer’s Cancer Fight
PITTSBURGH — Pitt will wear helmet decals against Duke this week with the initials AO on them, as the Panthers continue to support their former teammate Alex Officer, who is battling bone cancer....
View ArticlePitt Picked Last By ACC Media
It’s probably not a big surprise, considering that the Panthers were coming off an 0-19 season in conference play, but the ACC media predicted on Wednesday that the Panthers will finish in last place...
View ArticlePitt Football Game 8 Preview: Scouting Duke
THE MATCHUP: PITT (3-4) VS DUKE (5-2) WHEN: 3:30 P.M. EST WHERE: HEINZ FIELD, PITTSBURGH, PA HOW TO WATCH: AT&T SPORTSNET HOW TO LISTEN: 93.7 THE FAN & THE PITT IMG SPORTS NETWORK It may not...
View ArticlePSN Daily Notebook: October 26
The PSN Daily Notebook is your top source for updated news and notes on Pitt, Duquesne, Robert Morris and the WPIAL. UPDATE (11:33 AM)- Mini plan packages are on sale for the 2018-19 @DuqMBB season....
View ArticleWest Mifflin, Thomas Jefferson Set for Rivalry Battle
PSN’s coverage of 2018 WPIAL High School Football is sponsored by Dunkin‘ Donuts of Pittsburgh. We appreciate Dunkin’s commitment to youth sports in Western Pennsylvania and to PSN. When West Mifflin...
View ArticleInsider Access: Pitt’s Jared Wilson-Frame
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Senior Pitt guard Jared Wilson-Frame spoke exclusively with Pittsburgh Sports Now at the ACC’s media day on Wednesday. Wilson-Frame talked about his welcome-to-the-ACC moment, his...
View ArticleWoodland Hills 2020 TE Josh Rawlings Hoping for Offer From Pitt
In recent years, Pitt has been successful landing tight ends from the WPIAL. The Panthers have been able to get players like JP Holtz (Shaler), Scott Orndorff (Seton-LaSalle), Grant Carrigan...
View ArticleFriday Football Show Ep. 8: Steelers, Peterson Trade Bad Fit, Pitt Fans’...
It’s the Friday Football Show! Alan Saunders of Pittsburgh Sports Now talks about the Steelers big off week and their ability to get into the driver’s seat in the AFC North with a win this week, why...
View ArticleCapel: Talent, Culture, Fanbase All Need Rebuilt at Pitt
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jeff Capel had a lot to fix when he became the head basketball coach at Pitt. The Panthers, who had gone 8-24 and 0-19 against ACC opponents under Kevin Stallings, were certainly not...
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