Stephen Thompson
Pitt Athletics Writer at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
I write about Pitt athletics for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and vote in the AP men's basketball poll | he, him | be where your feet are
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13 hours ago |
lancasteronline.com | Stephen Thompson
May 14—There is growing discontent around college football for proposed changes to the College Football Playoff, which is expected to evolve yet further as it moves on from the four-team format that determined champions for a decade up until this past season. Expansion — and how exactly to execute it — has been a controversial topic around the sport and even in national politics.
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19 hours ago |
post-gazette.com | Stephen Thompson
There is growing discontent around college football for proposed changes to the College Football Playoff, which is expected to evolve yet further as it moves on from the four-team format that determined champions for a decade up until this past season. Expansion — and how exactly to execute it — has been a controversial topic around the sport and even in national politics.
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1 day ago |
post-gazette.com | Stephen Thompson
Pitt athletics has announced eight former Panthers — seven athletes and one member of the Pitt band — have been selected for induction to the athletic department’s Hall of Fame. The 2025 class, headlined by defensive tackle Aaron Donald (football) and forward Sam Young (basketball), will be officially inducted during a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 26 at Petersen Events Center and honored the following day during the football team’s Week 5 contest against Louisville at Acrisure Stadium.
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2 days ago |
post-gazette.com | Stephen Thompson
Record-setting Pitt kicker Ben Sauls couldn’t have found a more comfortable situation in which to begin his professional career. After making it through all seven rounds of the 2025 NFL draft without being selected — not out of the ordinary for a specialist, even one of Sauls’ caliber — he signed with the Steelers as a rookie free agent. Every day during his five seasons at Pitt, Sauls would walk past the same fields he is now practicing on and watch the Steelers go about their business.
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4 days ago |
post-gazette.com | Stephen Thompson
Pitt softball was 32-17-1, champions of the since-discarded ACC Coastal Division and seeded second in the field the last time it made the ACC softball tournament in 2018. A lot has changed in the seven years that spanned that and the Panthers’ latest appearance in the postseason this past week.
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Sources: Pitt's leading returning pass catcher Kenny Johnson spurned more lucrative NIL offers to enter the transfer portal that came in this spring and will remain a Panther for the 2025 season. https://t.co/7L78PLSrXq
Halftime -- Gold 0, Blue 10 Shaky couple of quarters of Holstein and gold offense. Cam Sapp has had a couple of nice catches. Carpenter has an early lead in the kicking battle. Kyle Louis is good at everything. More after the break.
RT @CarterCritiques: Got an announcement on my end. Saturday was my last game covering #Pitt football/basketball for the @PittsburghPG. As…