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 Posted on September 21st, 2010 by David WhipkeyCourtesy University of Pittsburgh and Comcast Pitt and The Comcast Network are proud to announce the launch of Pitt Panthers Television, a breakthrough programming service that will annually present more than 500 additional hours of Pitt athletics coverage to area fans exclusively on The Comcast Network, including live broadcasts of men’s basketball games this season and football coach Dave Wannstedt’s weekly press conferences as well as re-airs of all home football games. Pitt Panthers Television, which debuts Sept. 21, will also broadcast live football and men’s basketball pre- and postgame shows, women’s basketball games and women’s volleyball games as well as other Olympic sports and original programming. It will also bring rebroadcasts of football and basketball games to Comcast’s Xfinity On Demand platform, allowing Comcast digital customers to enjoy all the Panthers’ great moments whenever they want. “Comcast is excited to make this exclusive programming available to our customers,” said Jerry Norris, Comcast Vice President of Marketing for the Keystone Region. “Just as Pitt is committed to athletic excellence, Comcast is committed to giving our customers more of the programming they want, and Pitt Panthers Television gives them more choice and – with its Xfinity On Demand content – more control.” Comcast digital customers living in Western Pennsylvania and parts of Central Pennsylvania will see Pitt Panthers Television throughout the week on The Comcast Network (channel 188 or 210, see listing below), including eight consecutive hours every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Those customers can also access Xfinity On Demand by selecting the Get Local, Sports and Pitt Panthers TV folders. Pitt and Comcast’s joint efforts will offer the best Panthers coverage available. For the latest television schedules, visit Panthers On The Air at PittsburghPanthers.com. “We are so pleased to team with Comcast to bring Panthers fans hundreds of new hours of Pitt programming,” Pitt Athletic Director Steve Pederson said. “We know from our current viewership numbers that the public wants as much Pitt sports programming as we can give them. This will also give us an opportunity to showcase our entire program in a way that has not been previously seen. With quality sports content being so important right now on television, this partnership with Comcast stands out in particular. We know that our fans will enjoy the launch of Pitt Panthers Television.” The Comcast Network is on channel 188 in the following systems: The Comcast Network is on channel 210 in the following systems: ABOUT THE COMCAST NETWORK ABOUT COMCAST Comcast’s Eastern Division serves approximately 5.7 million residential and business customers across Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC. The Eastern Division is based in Oaks, Pennsylvania and employs more than 20,000 people. Posted on December 15th, 2009 by David WhipkeyCourtesy www.pittsburghpanthers.com The Pitt football team continues to garner impressive individual honors during the postseason. Freshman tailback Dion Lewis’ status as the top newcomer in college football continues to be solidified with his growing list of honors. Lewis (Albany, N.Y./Blair Academy [N.J.]) was the only true freshman named to The Associated Press All-America Team that was announced today. He was a second-team All-America selection by the AP as well as by Sporting News, CBSSports.com, SI.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com. Lewis has also been named the National Freshman of the Year by CBSSports.com and the Offensive Freshman of the Year by CollegeFootballNews.com. The 5-foot-8, 195-pound Lewis enters the Meineke Car Care Bowl against North Carolina as the country’s third-leading rusher (136.67 yards/game). His 1,640 total rushing yards are the most ever for a Big East freshman. One of the players who helped open holes for Lewis, junior offensive tackle Jason Pinkston, also has garnered national accolades. Pinkston (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) was named a second-team selection on the SI.com and Rivals.com All-America teams. Senior tight end Dorin Dickerson (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny) last week was named to the Football Writers’ 25-player All-America Team after catching 45 passes for 508 yards and 10 touchdowns. He additionally has been named a first-team All-America selection by CBSSports.com and is a second-team honoree by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Sporting News. Sophomore Jonathan Baldwin gained recognition with his 1,000-yard receiving season (1,080 yards, 20.0 yards per catch) and was named a third team All-American by Rivals.com. On the other side of the ball, junior defensive end Greg Romeus was named a third team All-American by Sporting News and Rivals.com. Romeus has compiled 40 tackles, 10.5 TFLs and eight sacks. He additionally has an interception, a fumble recovery, a blocked PAT and two forced fumbles. Posted on December 14th, 2009 by David WhipkeyCourtesy www.pittsburghpanthers.com Pitt senior tight end Dorin Dickerson has been named to the 25-player All-America Team selected by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Dickerson is the first Pitt tight end to earn this prestigious designation since the legendary Mike Ditka was honored in 1960. This is the third time in the past four years a Pitt player has been selected to the FWAA All-America Team. Current NFL linebackers H.B. Blades (2006) and Scott McKillop (2008) were previously honored by the organization. For more than six decades the FWAA has selected an All-America Team with the help of its members and an All-America Committee, which represents all the regions in the country. It is the second-longest continuously published All-America team in major college football, originating in 1944. Dickerson, a native of Imperial, Pa., and graduate of West Allegheny High, was named an All-American after catching 45 passes for 508 yards (11.3 avg.) and 10 touchdowns. His 10 TDs are a single-season record for a Pitt tight end. In addition to his All-America honor, Dickerson was a finalist for the 2009 John Mackey Award, annually presented to the country’s top tight end, and selected first-team All-Big East Conference. “Coming out of West Allegheny, Dorin Dickerson could’ve played college football anywhere in the country,” Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt said. “He chose to stay home and build something special at the University of Pittsburgh. When our future players walk past his plaque on the Pitt All-America Wall, we can point to him as being not only an outstanding football player, but also as a person who was tremendously committed to both Pitt and Pittsburgh.” “It is an incredible and humbling honor to be chosen an All-American by the Football Writers Association,” Dickerson said. “I am very fortunate to have great coaches and teammates who made this recognition possible. This is just as much their honor as it is mine.” Dickerson and the Panthers are preparing for the 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl. Pitt (9-3, 5-2 Big East) will play North Carolina (8-4, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) on December 26 in Charlotte, N.C. The game will be a national ESPN telecast at 4:30 p.m. Posted on December 3rd, 2009 by David WhipkeyCourtesy of www.pittsburghpanthers.com The University of Pittsburgh lost one of its finest ambassadors Wednesday when Serafino “Foge” Fazio passed away at the age of 71. Fazio’s deep Pitt ties included time as a player, an assistant and ultimately head coach for the Panthers. “Foge was a true ‘Pitt Man,’” said Panthers head coach Dave Wannstedt, who as a high school senior at Baldwin was recruited by Fazio to the University of Pittsburgh. “He loved this university and everyone at Pitt loved Foge. He was an outstanding football coach and an even better person. From the time I came back to Pittsburgh five years ago, no one has been a better friend or supporter of what we are doing at Pitt. He will be greatly missed.” Fazio was an All-East center and team MVP as a senior at Pitt in 1959. After playing for the Boston Patriots of the American Football League for one season, he would embark on a four-decade coaching career that included time in both the college and NFL ranks. He would serve his alma mater as linebackers coach (1969-72; 1977-79), defensive coordinator (1979-81) and, ultimately, head coach (1982-85). Fazio was part of seven bowl teams at Pitt, including five that finished ranked among the nation’s Top 10 at season’s end. As an NFL assistant, he served stints with the Falcons, Jets and Redskins and was the defensive coordinator of the Vikings (1996-98) and Browns (2001-02). He retired with Cleveland in 2003 but returned to pro ball two years later as a Vikings defensive consultant. In recent years, Fazio distinguished himself as a knowledgeable radio analyst, first working for Westwood One’s national broadcasts and then for the past two years working on the Pitt football radio team with Bill Hillgrove and Bill Fralic, who was a three-time All-America offensive tackle under Fazio from 1982-84. “I don’t know that anyone embodied the Pitt spirit better than Foge Fazio,” said athletic director Steve Pederson, who approached Fazio about working Pitt broadcasts in 2007. “It was obvious from the first time that I met him how passionate he was about this university and its football program. “Foge had the unique ability to make everyone he came in contact with feel special. In so many ways he represented all the great things associated with the University of Pittsburgh.” Although he had left the coaching ranks for the broadcast booth, Fazio dedicated time to helping Our Lady of Sacred Heart High School in Coraopolis start a football program that will begin play in 2010 under former Pitt quarterback Bill Daniels (1972-74). Posted on December 2nd, 2009 by David WhipkeyCourtesy www.pittsburghpanthers.com Junior Greg Romeus has been named a finalist for the prestigious Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award, it was announced today by the Ted Hendricks Foundation. Romeus (Coral Springs, Fla./Coral Glades) is one of seven finalists selected by a vote of the Hendricks Award selection committee. The winner will be announced on Dec. 9. For more information on the award and the Ted Hendricks Foundation, go to www.TedHendricks.com. Romeus is the second Pitt player to be named a finalist for a national award. Last week, senior tight end Dorin Dickerson was named one of three finalists for the John Mackey Award. The 6-foot-6, 270-pound Romeus is having an outstanding season for Pitt’s nationally ranked defensive unit, compiling 38 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks. One of the country’s most disruptive defensive linemen, Romeus also has two forced fumbles, an interception, a fumble recovery and a blocked PAT. His eight sacks pace a Pitt defensive unit that leads the entire country in that category. The Panthers have a national-best 42 sacks, their highest total since 1988. The Panthers (9-2, 5-1 Big East) are ranked as high as No. 14 this week heading into their regular-season finale at Heinz Field against the undefeated Cincinnati Bearcats (11-0, 6-0), ranked No. 5 nationally. The game, a noon national ABC telecast, will decide the 2009 Big East championship and the league’s BCS bowl entrant. Posted on November 24th, 2009 by David WhipkeyCourtesy of www.pittsburghpanthers.com Pittsburgh senior Dorin Dickerson has been named a finalist for the prestigious John Mackey Award, annually presented to the nation’s top tight end by the Nassau County Sports Commission. Dickerson (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny) was one of three finalists selected by a vote of the John Mackey Selection Committee. The other finalists include Florida junior Aaron Hernandez and Brigham Young senior Dennis Pitta. The winner will be announced on Dec. 10 during the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show. For additional information on the John Mackey Award, please visit www.johnmackeyaward.org or www.nassausports.org. Ranked No. 8 by The Associated Press and No. 9 in the USA Today coaches’ poll, Pitt has its highest November rankings since 1982. The Panthers are ninth in this week’s Bowl Championship Series ratings, their highest BCS listing ever. Pitt achieved its lofty rankings after winning six consecutive games to improve to 9-1 on the year, its best start since the 1982 Panthers, led by quarterback Dan Marino, also started 9-1. The Panthers will put their undefeated Big East record (5-0) on the line at West Virginia (7-3, 3-2) this Friday, Nov. 27, at 7 p.m. The game will be a national ESPN2 telecast. Pitt will conclude its regular season against Cincinnati (10-0, 6-0) at Heinz Field on Dec. 5. The game will have a noon kickoff and decide the winner of the 2009 Big East championship and resultant Bowl Championship Series berth. Less than 5,000 seats remain for the Pitt-Cincinnati game. To purchase tickets, log on to www.PittsburghPanthers.com or call the Pitt Ticket Office at (800) 643-PITT. Posted on November 18th, 2009 by David WhipkeyCourtesy www.pittsburghpanthers.com Pitt freshman tailback Dion Lewis has been named one of 15 “Players to Watch” for the 2009 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, it was announced today by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Lewis is the only freshman on the Walter Camp list and one of just four running backs. The list will be pared down to five finalists on December 2, with the 2009 winner announced on December 10 during the 6 p.m. edition of ESPN SportsCenter. Pitt boasts three previous winners of the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, including running back Tony Dorsett (1976), defensive end Hugh Green (1980) and receiver Larry Fitzgerald (2003). This is the latest recognition for Lewis (Albany, N.Y./Blair Academy [N.J.]), who is also a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award (nation’s top running back) and Maxwell College Football Player of the Year Award. The 5-foot-8, 195-pound freshman is also poised to become the first player since Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Vick in 1999 to be selected the Big East’s Offensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the same season. Lewis is first in the Big East and sixth nationally in rushing yards per game (129.1 avg.). Overall he has 1,291 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns on 224 carries (5.8 avg.). He has scored 14 total TDs on the year. Lewis needed just eight games to reach 1,000 yards, matching Dorsett’s Pitt freshman record set in 1973. With three games remaining, he trails Dorsett’s Pitt freshman rushing record of 1,686 by only 395 yards. “I love watching the kid,” said Dorsett. “It brings back a lot of memories for me. I’m really happy for him that he has been able to excel. What I like most is he has no ego. He just runs the ball.” Lewis is also ready to become the most prolific freshman rusher in Big East history. He is just 37 yards away from matching former Pitt tailback LeSean McCoy’s Big East frosh mark of 1,328 yards set in 2007. Ranked No. 8 by The Associated Press and No. 9 in the USA Today coaches poll, Pitt has its highest November rankings since 1982. The Panthers moved up to ninth in this week’s Bowl Championship Series ratings, their highest BCS listing ever. Pitt achieved its lofty rankings after winning six consecutive games to improve to 9-1 on the year, its best start since the 1982 Panthers, led by quarterback Dan Marino, also started 9-1. The Panthers have a bye this week before putting their undefeated Big East record (5-0) on the line at West Virginia (7-3, 3-2) on Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. Pitt will conclude its regular season against Cincinnati (10-0, 6-0) at Heinz Field on Dec. 5. Kickoff for the de facto Big East title game will be at noon and be televised nationally on ABC. Posted on November 16th, 2009 by David WhipkeyCourtesy www.pittsburghpanthers.com Pitt sophomore wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin has been named the Big East Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Panthers’ 27-22 victory over Notre Dame this past Saturday. Baldwin (Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa) thrilled a sold-out Heinz Field and national ABC television audience with high-leaping grabs and spectacular circus catches to lift Pitt past the visiting Irish. He averaged 28.4 yards per catch, finishing with 142 receiving yards on just five receptions. On the year, Baldwin has 40 receptions for 840 yards (21.0 avg.) and five touchdowns. The Notre Dame contest marked his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the year. Baldwin is part of a Pitt offense that averages 33.80 points per game, which ranks 15th nationally and second in the Big East. Wrote Matt Hayes in this morning’s Sporting News Today, “(Pitt’s) trifecta on offense –QB Bill Stull, TB Dion Lewis, WR Jonathan Baldwin–is the best in the nation.” Pitt achieved its lofty rankings after winning six consecutive games to improve to 9-1 on the year, its best start since the 1982 Panthers, led by quarterback Dan Marino, also started 9-1. The Panthers have a bye this week before putting their undefeated Big East record (5-0) on the line at West Virginia (7-3, 3-2) on Nov. 27. Pitt will conclude its regular-season against Cincinnati (10-0, 6-0) at Heinz Field on Dec. 5. The game against the Bearcats, rated fifth in this week’s BCS standings, will decide the winner of the 2009 Big East championship and resultant Bowl Championship Series berth. Posted on November 12th, 2009 by David WhipkeyCourtesy of PittsburghPanthers.com University of Pittsburgh freshman tailback Dion Lewis has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the prestigious Doak Walker Award, annually presented to the nation’s top running back, it was announced today by The Guaranty Bank SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors. Lewis (Albany, N.Y./Blair Academy [N.J.]) is the only true freshman on the list. Through nine games, he has rushed for 1,139 yards on 203 carries (5.6 avg.) and 12 touchdowns. Lewis has scored 13 total TDs on the year. Lewis matched the legendary Tony Dorsett’s Pitt record by needing just eight games to reach 1,000 yards as a freshman. (The NCAA record is seven games, achieved by only five players.) This is the latest accolade for Lewis, who last week was named a semifinalist for the Maxwell College Football Player of the Year Award. He was also honored as a “Midseason All-American” by CBSSports.com and SI.com. Lewis could become the first player since Virginia Tech’s Michael Vick in 1999 to be selected the Big East’s Offensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the same season. He leads the Big East in rushing (126.56 yards/game), scoring (8.67 points/game), rushing touchdowns (tied) and total touchdowns. Three finalists for the 2009 Doak Walker Award will be announced on November 23. The winner will be announced live on The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show on December 10. Joining Lewis as Doak Walker semifinalists are Donald Buckram (Jr., UTEP), Jonathan Dwyer (Jr., Georgia Tech), Toby Gerhart (Sr., Stanford), Mark Ingram (So., Alabama), Ryan Mathews (Jr., Fresno State), Jacquizz Rodgers (So., Oregon State), C.J. Spiller (Sr., Clemson), Ben Tate (Sr., Auburn) and Ryan Williams (Redshirt-Fr., Virginia Tech). Ranked No. 8 by The Associated Press and No. 9 in the USA Today coaches poll, Pitt has its highest November ranking since 1982. The Panthers are 12th in this week’s Bowl Championship Series ratings, their highest BCS listing ever. Posted on November 11th, 2009 by David WhipkeyCourtesy www.pittsburghpanthers.com University of Pittsburgh senior tight end Dorin Dickerson has been named the “John Mackey Tight End of the Week” by the Nassau County Sports Commission for his performance in the Panthers’ 37-10 victory over Syracuse this past weekend. Dickerson (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny) compiled a career-high 118 receiving yards on seven receptions (16.9 avg.) and caught his 10th touchdown of the year in leading Pitt past Syracuse. His 14-yard scoring catch in the third quarter gave the Panthers a 24-point lead and essentially sealed the result. With his 10th TD catch, Dickerson established a new single-season Pitt record for a tight end, eclipsing the prior mark of nine set by Kris Wilson in 2003. Dickerson also had the first 100-yard receiving game by a Pitt tight end since 2004 (Erik Gill, 126 yards at South Florida). Dickerson ranks No. 1 among the nation’s tight ends in touchdown catches (10). The next closest tight end has only seven TDs. (Among all receivers, Dickerson ranks second in TD catches, only one behind the national leader).With three regular-season games remaining, he has 39 total receptions for 450 yards (11.5 avg.). Dickerson is also a viable candidate for the John Mackey Award, annually presented to the nation’s top tight end. The 2009 recipient will be announced at the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show on Dec. 10. For additional information on the John Mackey Award, please visit www.johnmackeyaward.org or www.nassausports.org. Ranked No. 8 by The Associated Press and No. 9 in the USA Today coaches poll, Pitt has its highest November ranking since 1982. The Panthers are 12th in this week’s Bowl Championship Series ratings, their highest BCS listing ever. Pitt achieved its lofty rankings after winning five consecutive games to improve to 8-1 on the year, its best start since the 1982 Panthers, led by quarterback Dan Marino, also started 8-1 |
 
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