…and it’s a good one – a puff piece on a lineman.

Pitt players heard about the massive junior-college transfer, but most had never laid eyes on Jeff Otah in person before he arrived on campus this summer.

Seeing was believing.

“He’s 6-(foot)-7, 340,” center Joe Villani said, “but proportional.”

Otah is easily the most imposing player at Pitt’s training camp and has drawn body-type comparisons to the player he’s trying to replace at left tackle: Charles Spencer, a third-round draft choice of the Houston Texans.

“He’s like an upperclassmen physically,” Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt said of Otah.

Sounds like a Ruben Brown type physique.

In basketball, which Otah also played at Valley Forge Military Academy, I am not a fan of JuCo transfers. However, this could work out well in football. He is already battling for a starting spot with John Bachman who probably won’t block Otah for long.

Otah and Palko may become best friends.

Speaking of Palko:

Pitt quarterback Tyler Palko did an excellent job of managing the offense in practice Tuesday. He was patient, made good decisions and didn’t try to do more than he’s capable of doing.

Those are things the coaching staff has worked with him on in the offseason.

Yesterday was a much different story.

Palko, reverting to problems he had last season, tried too often to force the issue, and his frustration with the younger players began to boil over.

Mistakes are expected in only the third day of camp so this doesn’t come off as being much of a concern.

There’s one positive note for the future in Kevin Gorman’s notebook. Gorman, by the way, is one of the best reporters in Pittsburgh – but I’m bias.

• PORTER, HOUSE: Sophomore quarterback Bill Stull connected with freshman receiver T.J. Porter on several nice passes — the best being a 40-yard touchdown on a timing pattern in the right corner of the end zone.

Getting Stull into games this season should be a huge priority for the coaching staff. Winning comes first but preparing for the future is important as well. Once a game is in hand – hopefully in Pitt’s favor – Stull should be getting some snaps.

One final note:

Panther Club members will get first crack at single-game tickets beginning with online sales at 8 a.m. Saturday. The ticket office will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day. They will be sold to season-ticket holders starting Wednesday and to the general public beginning Aug. 19.

I’m planning on making the trek down from Maine for Pitt-WVU. If anyone would like to join, let me know.