Pitt has lost its back-up punter. Nick Krut is transferring to East Stroudsburg.

Kicker Josh Cummings will not be suspended for any games for his summer DUI. He is getting the nebulous “internal discipline.”

Something almost forgotten, but apparently still unresolved, the fight from April 2004 between some Pitt football players and frat boys at PiKA. The case has been postponed yet again.

I just don’t get kids today.

Joe DelSardo came to camp with a new hairstyle. The junior wideout’s shoulder-length locks are gone, replaced by a buzz cut. “It was getting too hot,” DelSardo said. “On July Fourth, I told my cousin, ‘I’m taking it down,’ After the fireworks, we went home and shaved it all off.”

Josh Cummings had a shaved head at spring practice. Kids, just grow the hair now. Take it from someone who should just shave the head and be done with it (wife won’t let me). Enjoy it while you have it.

For Pitt fans out of the Pittsburgh media market, Pitt is close to having its radio broadcasts on satellite radio. AD Jeff Long won’t say which provider — XM or Sirius — yet.

Keith Jackson will be calling the ND-Pitt game. He apparently asked to call this game.

On the subject of the “River City Rivalry,” here is the Bearcats press release.

“I think this is a natural rivalry,” stated UC director of athletics Bob Goin. “When you think about the NFL rivalry between the Steelers and the Bengals, you’ve got to think about the Panthers and the Bearcats. I think this will develop into a tremendous rivalry.”

Uh-huh. Now as mentioned before, the wife is a Bearcat alum. I explained the new “rivalry” to her and the Ohio River connection. She just rolled the eyes. Then I added her AD’s statement about the Bengals and Steelers — a look of pure contempt. Of course, to be fair, she is a Browns fan.

I’m just picturing the trophy presentation following the game.

I’m guessing there are visions somewhere of the Pitt fans standing as one, cheering as the trophy is presented to the team, the gleaming, uh, something they haven’t actually crafted at this point, held high in the air and displayed to the fans. A loud collective cheer in response.

My vision is one where the fans are just kind of trying to get back to their cars, have something to drink and eat and a few curious fans looking at the field asking their friend, “what is that thing?”