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For the first time in nearly two decades, "College GameDay" is coming to Pittsburgh. Pitt announced Thursday the popular ESPN college football preview show will originate from the North Shore for the Panthers' Sept. 1 showdown with rival West Virginia at Acrisure Stadium. It marks the first time the show has set up shop here - or any Pitt game for that matter - since Sept. 3, 2005, when the Panthers dropped a 42-21 home decision against Notre Dame. And it will be the third time the Panthers have served as hosts overall. The show also appeared here when Pitt upset Virginia Tech - ranked No. 5 at the time - in November 2003.

West Virginia has played host to GameDay twice previously but never for a Backyard Brawl. The Mountaineers last played in a game highlighted by the show in 2017, when they dropped a 31-24 decision against No. 8 TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. "It's a great opportunity for our program," said Pitt's Deslin Alexandre at ACC media day Thursday. "Being a college football player, a lot of us have that same goal of playing on 'College GameDay.' I'm excited for us and for our program...That's a huge stage. And we're excited to win that game." - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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07/24/22 - Phil Jurkovec, rSr/2024, Pittsburgh, 6-5, 243 (DS#31 QB) + More +

Boston College coach Jeff Hafley revealed a surprising tidbit at the ACC Kickoff on Wednesday about last year's 17-3 win over Virginia Tech. According to Hafley, starting quarterback Phil Jurkovec played the game with only 50% of his normal grip strength. Oh, and he didn't really practice leading up to the game either. Jurkovec got the surprise start against the Hokies after missing six straight games with a broken bone in his throwing hand.

Boston College's training staff expected Jurkovec to miss the rest of the season, and told Halfey as much. "He wasn't supposed to come back," Hafley said. "But the Friday before [playing Virginia Tech] the doctors told me could be cleared to practice and play. The bone was healed, and he could not hurt it anymore, but he would be at about 50% grip strength." That wasn't an estimate either. The trainers compared measurement's of Jurkovec's grip strength from when he was healthy to numbers after his cast came off. "The doctor has a grip machine," Jurkovec said. "With the hand being immobilized for awhile, the joint suffered from it. The bone was fully healthy, but the joint didn't have any motion." - Richmond Times-Dispatch

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QB Phil Jurkovec, Pittsburgh
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07/19/22 - Phil Jurkovec, rSr/2024, Pittsburgh, 6-5, 243 (DS#31 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: Phil Jurkovec, Boston College,...Quarterback Phil Jurkovec spent 2018 and 2019 seeing limited action at Notre Dame. As a redshirt sophomore Jurkovec started in all 10 games for Boston College. His 2,558 passing yards over his first 10 starts were the most by any BC quarterback in school history … first player in BC history to total four, 300-yard passing games in his first five career starts at quarterback and the first BC quarterback with four or more 300-yard games in a season since Matt Ryan (2007) … 26th nationally with 255.8 passing yards per game … ended the season completing 61 percent of his passes and throwing 18 touchdown passes (30th nationally) … second among all Boston College quarterbacks since 1996 with 255.8 yards per game, trailing only Matt Ryan's 321.9 yards per game in 2007 … 205 completions were the most by any BC sophomore quarterback, passing the previous record held by Chase Rettig in 2011 (170).

Tied for 10th in BC single-season history with 17 touchdown passes and eighth in school history with 205 completions in 2020 … threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns (17-of-23) in first career game as an Eagle at Duke (9/19) … against No. 11 North Carolina (10/3), Jurkovec was 37-for-56 for 313 yards and two touchdowns … 37 completions were tied for second in BC single-game history with Frank Harris (37 versus Army in 1968) … 37 completions were an Alumni Stadium record … 56 pass attempts were also the most by a BC quarterback at Alumni Stadium since at least 1996 and was the highest overall total number of attempts since Ryan passed 56 times on Nov. 10, 2007 at Maryland … tied for fourth in BC single-game history with the 56 attempts … career-highs in passing yards (358), touchdowns (3) and longest touchdown pass (77) in the overtime win over Pitt (10/10). - Boston College Football

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QB Phil Jurkovec, Pittsburgh
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07/18/22 - *Calijah Kancey, Jr/2023, Pittsburgh, 6-1, 281 (DS#3 DT) + More +

2022 WALTER CAMP PRESEASON SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DL Calijah Kancey (Pittsburgh),... In 2 021, started all 14 games at defensive tackle…first team All-ACC…third team Associated Press All-American…paced Pitt in tackles for loss (13) and ranked second in sacks (seven)…had 35 total tackles and added a forced fumble on the year…had a career-high six tackles with a sack against North Carolina…totaled four stops-including a career-high three TFLs-against Virginia…matched his personal best with 1.5 sacks against the Cavaliers. - Pittsburgh Football

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DT *Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh
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07/10/22 - Kenny Pickett, rSr/2022, Pittsburgh, 6-3, 219 (DS#1 QB) + More +

Kenny Pickett signed his Pittsburgh Steelers rookie contract more than two weeks ago, but one more honor from his remarkable Pitt career rolled in Friday. Pickett was named the 2022 ACC Male Athlete of the Year, the conference office announced. He is Pitt's first ACC Athlete of the Year since the university joined the league prior to the 2013-14 seasons. Pickett received 32 votes from the 88-person media panel, followed by Florida State track's Trey Cunningham (18) and North Carolina basketball player Armando Bacot (16).

After leading Pitt to the 2021 ACC football championship, Pickett finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting and was the first quarterback selected in the 2022 NFL Draft. He was Pitt's first Heisman finalist since Larry Fitzgerald in 2003. He joins the ACC Athlete of the Year fraternity that includes such notable athletes as North Carolina's Michael Jordan (1984), Wake Forest's Tim Duncan (1997), N.C. State's Philip Rivers (2004) and Clemson's Trevor Lawrence (2021). - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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QB Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh
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07/01/22 - Carter Warren, rSr/2023, Pittsburgh, 6-6, 311 (DS#14 OT) + More +

When you stand 6-foot-5 and weigh 320 pounds with thick arms and a muscle-bound chest, it may be difficult to look welcoming. But Carter Warren and four of his similarly sized buddies on Pitt's offensive line pulled it off Tuesday. They greeted, mingled with and even played a game of "Connect 4" (Jake Kradel's specialty) and shot bumper pool (Gabe Houy's area of expertise) with several young people at the Boys and Girls Club North Area Clubhouse in Millvale. It was part of an event entitled "Carter's Creations Initiative." It was hosted by Carter, who is entering his fourth season as Pitt's starting left offensive tackle. As an example of solidarity and to give the kids a thrill, he brought along Pitt's other starting linemen: Marcus Minor, Owen Drexel, Kradel and Houy, who he described as "my best friends."

What's behind Carter's efforts? Perhaps NCAA name, image and likeness legislation offered a boost, but Warren planned the event himself. It likely would have happened even without the existence of NIL. He and his teammates handed out T-shirts to the kids, and proceeds from sales of the excess inventory will go directly to the Boys and Girls Club, said Sammy Spina, who is Warren's NIL representative. Carter said the idea of taking an afternoon to spend time with the kids "started with a dream and a passion." "Growing up, I was always in a Boys and Girls Club," he said. "I just wanted to give back. It's all about (the kids). "Growing up, living in Paterson, N.J., there's not much around. The Boys and Girls Club, that was a safe haven for a lot of people." - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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OT Carter Warren, Pittsburgh
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06/30/22 - Gavin Bartholomew, Sr/2025, Pittsburgh, 6-5, 246 (DS#16 TE) + More +

The ACC's divisional structure is about to be a thing of the past. The conference announced Tuesday that it will scrap its current model of two seven-team divisions for football in favor of a single-division format beginning in 2023. Under the new rules, each team will face three opponents annually for the next four seasons. For Pitt, those teams will be former Big East rivals Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Boston College. The Panthers' other five conference opponents each year will rotate between the league's 10 remaining teams.

For example, they will see Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, Duke and Wake Forest in 2023. Then N.C. State, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Miami and North Carolina in 2024. The result will be more variety of opponents on the conference slate, with each team facing each other team in the conference twice in the next four campaigns. At the end each season, the teams with the two highest conference winning percentages will meet in the conference title game. The format will be in place until at least the end of the 2026 season, the end of the four-year cycle. However, it will not affect the 2022 schedule, which will be the last played under the two-division format. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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TE Gavin Bartholomew, Pittsburgh
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06/24/22 - SirVocea Dennis, Sr/2023, Pittsburgh, 6-1, 226 (DS#9 ILB) + More +

SirVocea Dennis looked across the green turf of Gateway High School's field Tuesday afternoon, pleased to see young boys playing seven-on-seven with unbridled joy at the Nike Football Camp. Yet, Pitt's senior linebacker, a counselor at the camp, understands the game he plays on a much higher level has turned into a "wild" ride for players and coaches. Name, image and likeness opportunities and the NCAA transfer portal have changed the rules, altered rosters (including the one where he resides), affected recruiting and created temptations.

How wild did it get for Dennis this offseason? He said he deflected offers from two schools that tried to entice him to transfer. "I had a couple (contacts)," he said. "I wasn't worried about it. I'm here now, so..." Dennis declined to identify the schools, and for a good reason, he said. "That's an NCAA violation," he said of schools contacting him, even though his name never appeared in the portal. "I respectfully told them that what they were trying to do is illegal and it could, actually, ruin my eligibility. If they wanted to talk to me, I would have to have been in the portal already." - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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ILB SirVocea Dennis, Pittsburgh
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06/22/22 - Phil Jurkovec, rSr/2024, Pittsburgh, 6-5, 243 (DS#31 QB) + More +

A return to college football made sense for Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec. He was on pace to have a blistering 2021 season after a breakout performance in 2020, but any high hopes were quickly curtailed very early into the year against UMass. He was able to return in November, but he was clearly not 100%. Outside of C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young, the 2023 draft board at quarterback is foggy, so if Jurkovec can show he is fully recovered from his setback then he has the opportunity to make a significant rise. - Boston Globe

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QB Phil Jurkovec, Pittsburgh
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06/22/22 - *Calijah Kancey, Jr/2023, Pittsburgh, 6-1, 281 (DS#3 DT) + More +

Last season was Pittsburgh defensive lineman Calijah Kancey's first as a consistent starter and he delivered, earning first-team All-ACC honors and even a nod from the Associated Press' All-American third team. The defensive tackle led the Panthers with 13 tackles for loss and finished second in sacks with seven. If he can build on that disruption with another season of starting experience under his belt, he will certainly grab the attention of the NFL's shot-callers. - PittsburghPanthers.com

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DT *Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh
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06/20/22 - CBo Flemister, rSr/2024, Pittsburgh, 5-11, 205 (DS#66 RB) + More +

Over a four-hour span on Saturday morning into the afternoon, Pat Narduzzi fired off five tweets, each indicating a new verbal commitment in Pitt's 2023 recruiting class. And on Sunday, Pitt added another player to the fold: Notre Dame transfer running back C'Bo Flemister. Flemister will provide more immediate contributions as a summer signee. The Notre Dame running back will have two years of eligibility available with the Panthers.

Flemister tallied 10 touchdowns and 471 yards on 110 carries during his career with the Fighting Irish. The addition of Flemister brings another experienced ball-carrier to Pitt's running back room. Israel Abanikanda (651 yards), Vincent Davis (593) and Rodney Hammond (504) - the Panthers' three leading rushers from last season - will be back this fall. Pitt also has Daniel Carter, who was named the most improved offensive player of spring camp. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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RB CBo Flemister, Pittsburgh
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06/17/22 - Deslin Alexandre, rSr/2023, Pittsburgh, 6-4, 264 (DS#41 DE) + More +

Inside Pitt's UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side, a video screen displays the final score of Pitt's Sept. 18, 2021, game against Western Michigan, which the Panthers lost 44-41. The loss didn't cost the Panthers the ACC title, but it serves as a reminder of what happens when a team doesn't play its best. Pitt rallied from that loss to win its first ACC title, but the redshirt senior duo of defensive end Deslin Alexandre and offensive tackle Carter Warren don't want a repeat of last season's Western Michigan debacle.

"In the grand scheme of things, we won the ACC championship," Alexandre said. "But a game like Western Michigan, where we didn't dot our I's or cross our T's, is a game that shows up even after you win the ACC championship. We want to make sure something like that doesn't happen again." Alexandre said starting fast, even in summer workouts and the first day of fall practice, is key. The Panthers open the season by renewing the Backyard Brawl with West Virginia on Sept. 1 at Heinz Field. Alexandre and Warren stressed a strong work ethic their teammates must bring to workouts and fall practice if the team wants to defend its ACC title. And that work ethic starts with them. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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DE Deslin Alexandre, Pittsburgh
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05/25/22 - Dylan Deveney, rSr/2024, Pittsburgh, 6-5, 265 (DS#999 TE) + More +

One week after landing one tight end for its 2022 recruiting class, the Pitt football program picked up another. Georgia Tech transfer Dylan Deveney committed Tuesday to the Panthers, an intra-ACC Coastal division move he announced on social media. The 6-foot-6, 265-pound Deveney played three seasons for the Yellow Jackets, amassing 14 catches for 102 yards and a touchdown in that time. Much of that production came in his first two seasons, when he made a combined eight starts.

Last season, he was limited to just three games after undergoing season-ending surgery in October, and last month, he opted to enter the transfer portal. Due to the timing of his injury in 2021, Deveney will be able to use a redshirt for that season, giving him three seasons of eligibility with Pitt. He's the seventh transfer to join the Panthers this offseason. A three-star recruit coming out of high school in Medford, N.J., in 2019, Deveney committed to Georgia Tech over offers from a handful of other Power Five programs, including Pitt. - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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TE Dylan Deveney, Pittsburgh
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05/24/22 - *Calijah Kancey, Jr/2023, Pittsburgh, 6-1, 281 (DS#3 DT) + More +

2022 LOTT IMPACT TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: CALIJAH KANCEY, DL, Pitt, Jr. 6-0, 275, Miami: 13 tackles for loss: All Conference selection; Aaron Donald (Pitt All-American) type player with physique and drive. - Lott IMPACT Trophy/The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation

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DT *Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh
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05/22/22 - Konata Mumpfield, rSr/2025, Pittsburgh, 5-11, 186 (DS#38 WR) + More +

Jordan Addison's speed and route running helped Pitt finish third in the nation in points per game (41.4) and helped lead the Panthers to their first 11-victory season in 40 years and a No. 13 finish in the final Associated Press poll. Narduzzi made use of the transfer portal earlier this offseason when he secured commitments from freshman All-American wide receiver Konata Mumpfield, formerly of Akron, and Bub Means, who previously played at Tennessee and Louisiana Tech. Mumpfield and Means will team with senior Jared Wayne, sophomore Jaden Bradley, junior Jaylon Barden and tight end Gavin Bartholomew as prime, experienced targets for quarterbacks Kedon Slovis and Nick Patti. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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WR Konata Mumpfield, Pittsburgh
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