Full pads, but scrimmages won’t be until tomorrow. Coach Wannstedt seemed happier, though, to have everyone fully covered. Interestingly, Wannstedt seems to almost indicate that going with more of a committee approach at running back might make more sense at this point.

On his observations of the running backs thus far:
We may have to have plays specifically for each guy. We kind of have a group of guys. Tim Murphy and Rashad Jennings do things right and Conredge Collins did a couple things right, Raymond Kirkley had a nice run. It’s going to be tough. I wouldn’t want to pick it (starters) after today. I mean, I could if I had to but we need a little bit more time and fortunately we have it. It’s only a week

Yes, way too early. This is just my own bias. I’ve always been more of a fan of adapting the plan to the players rather than the other way around. I’m not sure at this point (okay, I doubt it) if Pitt has a single back capable of dominating; but I think Pitt has a group of backs who can really mess up the opposition with various styles, fresh legs and power. I like the idea of taking advantage of that.