University of Pittsburgh coach Paul Chryst has suspended two players and announced the transfer of a backup quarterback. Chryst suspended junior offensive lineman Juantez Hollins for the 2012 season due to a “violation of team policy.” Hollins played in 13 games last year and started in seven. Hollins will remain a member of the team. In addition, incoming freshman receiver Chris Davis was... [Read More]

Pittsburgh's bitter breakup with the Big East finally has an official separation date.Pitt and the conference announced Wednesday that the school will pay $7.5 million to join Syracuse in leaving the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1, 2013. The Big East reached a similar deal with Syracuse earlier this week.The agreement with Pitt includes the $5 million the school already paid... [Read More]

Pitt reserve fullback Derrick Burns suffered a stroke and his football career is over, his father told a local television station Wednesday. Burns' dad, Dan, told KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, "Found a mass, a blood clot in the back of his head, and a small one on the left side which caused a stroke and left his right side weak." Burns, a 20-year-old redshirt sophomore, had only played in one... [Read More]

Pittsburgh coach Paul Chryst has hired longtime NFL wide receiver Bobby Engram as the Panthers' wide receivers coach.Engram, who played in the NFL from 1996 to 2009, spent last season as an offensive assistant with the San Francisco 49ers.He finished with 650 receptions for 7,751 yards and 35 touchdowns while playing for the Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs.The 39-year-old... [Read More]

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Pittsburgh running back Ray Graham will miss the rest of the season after injuring his right knee in the first quarter of Wednesday's 35-20 win over Connecticut. The school said Thursday that Graham, the Big East's leading rusher, will need surgery to repair the knee. Graham was averaging 134 yards a game for the Panthers but crumpled to the ground just as he was tackled at midfield on Pitt's... [Read More]

Pitt starting safety Jason Hendricks, a redshirt sophomore, will miss the rest of the regular season with a shoulder injury, coach Todd Graham said today. Hendricks, who was injured in the Utah game Oct. 15, may be able to play if Pitt earns a bowl invitation. Redshirt junior Andrew Taglianetti will replace Hendricks at the bandit position, opposite free safety Jarred Holley. Graham also... [Read More]