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Dan Sostek

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Sports reporter @PennLive / Past: @PONews @SportingNews , @PittsburghPG , @ThePittNews / Nic Cage fanatic / Probably listening to Hop Along / Pitt alum

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Dan Sostek

6 months

35 years ago, Tom Kirchhoff led Cedar Cliff to a state title football game, becoming a local legend. Today, 8 years after Tom passed from ALS, @GoCHAthletics ’ @kirchhoff_ty will play for a state title himself, keeping him with him every step of the way:

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Ty Kirchhoff keeps father’s legacy alive during Camp Hill soccer playoffs

Ty Kirchhoff's father Tom was a local legend, starring at quarterback for the Cedar Cliff Colts and Lafayette before publicly battling ALS. Now, his son is keeping his late dad's legacy alive on the...

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Dan Sostek

4 months

Woke up this morning heartbroken. A tragedy occurred in Durham, North Carolina. A man wearing a blue tank top… jumped up on a table… and waved at a crowd of people. My thoughts are with Jon Scheyer, Kyle Filipowski and all those affected by these heinous acts by Blake Hinson.

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7 years

Kyle Schwarber just executed perhaps the most perfect bunt I have ever seen:

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2 years

Pitt, West Virginia add 13 minus 9 more games to one of college football’s greatest rivalries

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Pitt Football

2 years

More. Backyard. Brawls. Pitt, West Virginia add four more games to one of college football's great rivalries. #H2P »

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1 year

Pat Narduzzi, for better or worse, is Pitt, and is going to be Pitt for the foreseeable future. Accept it.

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8 months

Greg McElroy: "Pat Narduzzi and Pitt went back to the drawing board" The drawing board:

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4 years

This dude figured out the quickest way in this country to get a COVID test.

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Justin Fenton

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Eight @BaltimorePolice officers were quarantined Friday after an arrestee claimed he had tested positive for the coronavirus to avoid going to jail. BPD says the man tested negative and the officers are back to work

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After meeting @Chico_Hndrxx at THON, seven-year-old leukemia survivor A'Niah Butler dreamed of playing football. She did just that this fall:

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2 years

I understand it's overly-simplistic, but Jamie Dixon making the NCAA tournament 14 times in 19 seasons coaching at only Pitt and TCU is nuts. Just such a good college basketball coach.

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4 years

Feel like reporters should not have been teasing a story about rampant sexual harassment like it was a season finale of Breaking Bad.

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The Washington Post

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4 years

Exclusive: Fifteen women who worked for Redskins allege sexual harassment by former scouts and members of owner Daniel Snyder’s inner circle

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2 years

If I'm Izzy Abanikanda, I'm not playing another snap of college football.

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6 years

Just randomly noticed: Saquon Barkley and James Conner's career rushing numbers are pretty uncannily similar: Conner: 668 carries, 3733 yards (5.6 YPC), 52 TDs Barkley: 653 carries, 3706 yards (5.7 YPC) 41 TDs

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4 years

I wonder sometimes how much longer Pitt fans are gonna waste Saturdays watching a football program that rarely catches a break, rarely creates its own luck, and rarely lives up to expectations, all on a network that the primary cable provider in Pennsylvania refuses to provide.

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2 years

Kedon Slovis used to throw to Michael Pittman. Now he is a Pitt Man. Really makes you think.

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1 year

There has not been a single day during Jeff Capel's entire tenure where you could watch Pitt play a basketball game and think to yourself "this team looks well-prepared and well-coached." Year five.

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2 years

I genuinely don't know how you let Frank Cignetti back in the locker room after this one.

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7 months

Pitt had a very very narrow avenue towards creating some program sustainability after the ACC Championship. He hired Frank Cignetti. That was that.

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6 years

Heather Lyke: > Got rejected by option A > Reportedly was pressured by donors to hire someone entangled in FBI investigation > Let no info leak, painting her as clueless/inactive ...and made a universally well-received hire two days after the coach's season ended. Pretty good.

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4 years

The O wasn't "good" in the sense of "this food tastes really good" or "this is reasonably priced for the quality" or "this place looks even remotely clean." Still, can't imagine Oakland without it, and it stinks to imagine another bougie, artisanal joint replacing that corner.

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2 years

Pitt and Jeff Capel are just flat out wasting each other's time at this point.

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8 years

Loving our @ThePittNews ' cover today. A beauty:

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7 years

James Conner found out he had cancer 16 months ago. It took him 16 MONTHS to go from chemotherapy to third round pick in the NFL Draft.

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8 years

My story on @JamesConner_ , the person:

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8 years

Narduzzi says James Franklin complaining about Pitt's defense clapping is "just another excuse."

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Dan Sostek

7 years

Reunited and it feels so good

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6 years

EVERY YEAR "Football is back!" <Week one of college football is a lot of fun> "Heck yeah, now time for some NFL" <Opening Thursday Night game comes> "I never want to watch football again."

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Dan Sostek

8 years

Jamie Dixon left an ad in today's @ThePittNews thanking the #Pitt community:

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3 years

*Pitt basketball starts to look like a semi-functioning basketball program for the first time in years* *Pitt's two best players' legs fall apart*

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6 years

Kenny Pickett broke Miami.

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Dan Sostek

4 years

Al Kaline retiring with 399 career home runs always seemed like one of the coolest flexes in sports. RIP.

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4 years

Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers legend, dies at age 85 via @freep

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Dan Sostek

5 years

I am not exaggerating when I say: I have, literally, never seen a Mars Bar in my 22 years of living in the state of Pennsylvania.

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Kari Steele

5 years

TOP HALLOWEEN CANDY FOR 2019 (Cred: @Bidonequipment ) 🎃🎃

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7 years

Doesn't seem like Pitt and Penn State are going to like each other much over the next couple years:

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8 months

Pitt spent an entire week talking about how much they trust/believe in Phil Jurkovec, then pretty much scream to a national audience "we do not trust/believe in Phil Jurkovec"

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Pitt is a horrible football team, but some of the calls that have gone against them this year have crossed the threshold past "comical" to "laugh out loud"

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2 years

*whispers some famous last words* I still think this Pitt football team is pretty good

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8 years

Pat Narduzzi and James Conner awaiting the running back's first pitch here at PNC:

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8 years

My plea to Pitt fans: Be better than belittling child abuse. Don't invoke the Jerry Sandusky scandal on Saturday:

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Sandusky saga has no place in Pitt-Penn State rivalry

‘Ped State!’ ‘Joe Knew!’ “Hilarious. I’ve got to get that on a T-shirt. Or a sign. Or something.” This is the unhinged thought process that select members of the Pitt fan base will likely go through,...

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Dan Sostek

10 years

"Yo, I bet you can't destroy 8 seasons of story with one final episode"- Random dude "You wanna bet?"- #HIMYM writing staff

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7 years

And the crowd goes R-T-J @therealelp @KillerMike

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1 year

Pitt First four: team Ben Howland built First round: team that kicked off Blake Hinson Second round: Sean Miller, school is literally called Xavier Sweet 16: Marcus Carr Elite 8: Xavier Johnson’s team Final 4: Jamie Dixon’s TCU Title game: Fairleigh Dickinson rematch

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2 years

If Jeff Capel has a sense of humor he will do everything in his power to sign this guy

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RotoWire🏀CBB

2 years

Xavier Johnson: Enters transfer portal -

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3 years

I don't think it's guaranteed the next Pitt head coach would have as much success as Pat Narduzzi has had. But it really seems like it's time to try to run into a home run hire rather than accepting what I'd classify as a bloop single after six years.

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6 years

The year is 2071. The NCAA is long extinct, with college athletics now being governed by computer programs. Due to global warming, UConn is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, while Pitt is where Georgia once was. Dan Hurley is still mulling his options.

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2 years

Kinda crazy that my primary reaction to seeing tweets like this is still "man those uniforms are pretty"

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Pete Thamel

2 years

Sources: Pitt star WR Jordan Addison is expected to appear in the NCAA transfer portal later this afternoon. He’s yet to make up his mind on a destination and there’s no expectation of an imminent decision. More details...

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2 years

Pat Bostick and LeSean McCoy seeing the National Championship Game score right now

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It’s kind of insane how incompetently bad the ACC Network is at *everything*

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Dan Sostek

7 years

AND NOW, WELCOME, YOUR 2017-2018 PITT PANTHERS

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3 years

99% of the time it’s not worth paying more for it than whatever Dominos charges

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The Ringer

3 years

What’s your unpopular pizza opinion? #NationalPizzaDay

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Dan Sostek

3 years

Kenny Pickett is the best quarterback in the city of Pittsburgh

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Dan Sostek

2 years

Frank Cignetti's uncreative playcalling is one thing, but the fact his players don't seem to even know his uncreative plays is probably an even bigger issue.

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Dan Sostek

7 years

Butt: 38 rec, 460 yds, 4 TD Howard: 30 rec, 359 yds, 2 TD Leggett: 31 rec, 530 yds, 4 TD Scott Orndoff: 32 rec, 540 yds, 5 TD

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John Mackey Award Jake Butt, Michigan OJ Howard, Alabama Jordan Leggett, Clemson

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4 years

I don't know what Pat Narduzzi has to do, but if he gets fined, he probably has to take a fine. Maybe even Heather Lyke too. Those are two inexcusable replay reviews that could end up costing his team a football game in a fairly make-or-break season for him.

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Dan Sostek

1 year

I've figured it out. Jeff Capel can only win when he has a Blake.

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3 years

Shoutout to the thousands of people this week who'll think they're the first person to notice it's funny that a kicker's last name is Blewitt.

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2 years

I'll just say it's very cool to see Tyler Boyd as a team captain on a Super Bowl team. Was never more convinced a Pitt freshman was an NFL player than his college debut against 2013 FSU.

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Dan Sostek

8 months

Has there been a single game in Frank Cignetti's 16-game tenure at Pitt where it's felt like he has had a leg up on a defensive coordinator that wasn't at an immense talent disadvantage?

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Dan Sostek

4 years

I cannot think of many good reasons why Pitt shouldn't give Charlie Partridge the reins for the rest of the year. If it goes well, maybe you have something. If it doesn't, maybe Pitt can actually assemble a staff where every coordinator and head coach isn't 60+ years old.

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Annnnnd Juelz Goff answers right back. The Pitt commit’s fifth touchdown of the game gives Central York a 38-28 lead over CD on a 62-yard score with 7:23 left. Just hit another gear. Goff: 26 rushes, 224 yards, 5 TDs (and four catches for 20 yards)

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And here’s newly minted James Madison Duke OL @EvanBushong , who chatted about sticking with his commitment despite head coach Curt Cignetti’s departure, as he joins the Mid Penn -> JMU pipeline.

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7 years

Dawww, Lewis just thanked Wannstedt and said "he was the only one that believed in me."

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7 years

Reunited and it feels so good

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5 years

I, for one, think it would be pretty dumb for Pitt fans to be jerks to Cam Johnson, who left Pitt because he <checks notes> didn't want to play for a coach who every single Pitt fan despised? In retrospect, his departure actually expedited Pitt ending up with Jeff Capel.

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Dan Sostek

2 years

Really doesn't sit well with me how multiple national reporters shot down a local reporter's scoop only to confirm it the next day.

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247Sports

2 years

JUST IN: Oregon will hire Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning as its next head coach, according to multiple reports.

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6 years

Obviously a bad playcall there by James Franklin, but you really have to give credit to Akron for sniffing that play out.

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Dan Sostek

5 years

Let's play one of my favorite games: Which one was the football game?

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4 years

Pitt: > a false start followed by a delay of game > illegal formation on a punt return > failed challenge on an obvious fumble, losing a timeout > 3-4 wide open drops > 4-5 15-yard penalties > 4 red zone field goals, including one to cut deficit from 12 to 9 It's art.

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Dan Sostek

8 years

Quadree Henderson on Maurice Ffrench: "It's like having another me."

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Dan Sostek

5 years

FINAL: State College 42, @CASDAthletics 40 State College wins on a buzzer-beating floater by Oliver Kile in a scramble. Tyler Collier had 20 in the loss. Trojans fall to 2-2 on the season.

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Dan Sostek

7 years

Narduzzi says Maurice Ffrench will continue to play both offense and defense moving forward.

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3 years

Watching Wisconsin’s Jump Around only makes it that much more insane Pitt decided to make its “song” a boring ballad that is already nationally associated with one of the most famous sports franchises in America.

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Dan Sostek

8 years

Dixon on why team is more uptempo than in years past: "You can only tell Aaron Gray to run faster so many times."

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Dan Sostek

3 years

Live look at Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford using his name, image and likeness at an autograph signing at Black and Bleu in Mechanicsburg.

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2 years

Pat Narduzzi had such a low bar to clear to avoid scrutiny this year after 2021. And yet

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8 years

Conner: "Thank god I chose Pitt, because now I have the best doctors in the country."

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8 years

"It's traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country." If trauma = clubbing in Rio...

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ABC News

8 years

JUST IN: Ryan Lochte: "I want to apologize for my behavior last weekend."

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5 years

@seangentille They've been doing so much misdirection in these trailers that not only will C3PO not be dying in the actual movie, but in fact will be Double Alive.

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Dan Sostek

3 years

With that said, on Monday, I’ll be joining the team at @PennLive as a high school sports reporter. Super excited to get to work with @SportsByBLinder and the rest of the @Pa_Preps squad!

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Dan Sostek

5 years

Time for some analytics: Nathan Peterman against 2016 Clemson: 1-0 Nick Saban against 2016 Clemson: 0-1

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Dan Sostek

1 year

What a horrendous call of an NCAA Tournament game-winner lol

@MarchMadnessMBB

NCAA March Madness

@MarchMadnessMBB

1 year

JAMARIUS BURTON FOR THE LEAD WITH 10 SECONDS TO PLAY ❄️ #MarchMadness

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Um, wow. @thejoshsmith1 drains the near-full-court shot at the buzzer, and @GoMechanicsburg enters halftime up 36-26 on @DTSDathletics in the D3 title game. Unreal.

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Dan Sostek

7 years

Lyke says Kevin Stallings' car is usually at the Pete before she arrives and still there when she leaves. He could be pulling a Costanza.

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2 years

"Kenny Pickett looked bad" in 2018: Literally 8 passing yards, two interceptions in a 32-point loss "Kenny Pickett looked bad" in 2021: 340 yards and 4 TDs in a 10-point win

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Dan Sostek

4 years

Cannot be overstated how insane it is that a Pitt basketball alum has achieved a top-tier milestone in free throw excellence.

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Taylor Snow

4 years

Brad Wanamaker has the highest free-throw percentage in NBA history among players who have played in at least 100 games.

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5 months

Here’s the newest @TerpsFootball lineman @ARobsock giving his thoughts on officially putting pen to paper.

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1 year

After 25 years, @CoachWeachter is a state champion.

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6 months

If Pitt’s going to consistently hire OCs whose offenses necessitate a lot of punting, you probably shouldn’t have a nepotism walk-on punter.

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7 years

Pitt basketball is 0-4 since Ryan Seelye announced he was no longer a member of the team.

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Dan Sostek

7 years

Some news: I've accepted a Spring internship with @sportingnews . Excited to head down to Charlotte and kick off this opportunity.

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Pat Narduzzi legitimately almost said "Kenny" instead of "Nate Yarnell"

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1 year

Phil Jurkovec is now at the podium. He opens up by saying “All the WPIAL guys should stay home.”

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3 years

Just absolutely astounding at age 77 how much better Bill Raftery is at basketball color commentary than every other person not named Bill Walton on the planet.

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4 years

Penn State had tons of success hiring a bald ex-Vanderbilt coach to run their football program. Wonder if there are any guys who fit that bill for basketball?

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. @justinbardo1 at the buzzer. Wow. @GoMechanicsburg 42 Warwick 39. Wildcats advance to District semis. Madness.

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6 years

Kenny Pickett is exciting and all, but if Ricky Town ever plays for Pitt, the Panthers will be able to field a "Town Hall" backfield. Pat Narduzzi has to consider these kind of things.

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8 years

Here's James Conner's fan reception and first pitch.

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6 years

Really makes you think

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7 years

Aaron Donald, who is currently holding out from Rams training camp, is here at Pitt's training camp.

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7 years

If Browne is Pitt's starter, it'll be the fourth straight QB for Pitt that was a 4 or higher star recruit. Last sub-4 was Tino.

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8 months

Quick chat with @McD_Football_ ’s @Rico_Scott1 (210 rec yds, 3 TDs) and @Stone_Saunders8 (314 pass yds, 5 total TDs) about if they have the best WR group in the state, facing deficits and more after a 47-21 win over La Salle.

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I've been saying for years that Trevor Lawrence has a shot to be as good as Kenny Pickett one day.

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Highest-graded QBs through Wk 2 1. Grant Wells, Marshall - 94.7 2. Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma - 93.7 3. Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh - 92.6 4. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson - 92.5 5. Jarret Doege, WVU - 92.1

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Rain delay shenanigans: @Pitt_BASE and @Duke_BASE are currently jousting:

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