PITTSBURGH – Pitt Football held its first spring practice of 2016 on Tuesday with a two-hour session at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex.
Day one featured just helmets and shorts as the Panthers implemented their new offense under the direction of Pitt’s freshly minted offensive coordinator Matt Canada.
The Panthers return four starters to the offensive line, but will be without graduated center Artie Rowell, meaning the Panthers will be testing out new players at center in the upcoming weeks.
Oh, man. Spring practices for football start today. I’m not ready. Thanks, Reed.
If you still question the work done by Pitt basketball’s strength and conditioning program, Rozelle Nix posted a picture of himself last night on twitter. It’s a credit to the staff and to Nix himself for clearly. CLEARLY, putting in the work in the weight room and with his diet. That is an impressive transformation.
That is one of the reasons I am not worried about Corey Manigault from the incoming recruiting class. One of the few knocks on him is conditioning. Not going to be an issue at Pitt.
Congrats to the Pitt BB team for their receipt of an invitation to the “Big Dance”. Not an easy road with OSU in their path but stranger things have happened… to other teams. Pitt seems to stumble when the biggest lights shine but as Arnie Schwarzenegger once said “Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.” Good Luck on Friday guys!
Today is the first day of the 2016 football season for all intents and purposes. Spring Practice is when we whet our fan appetites for the Panthers’ new year. Every year we have new personnel in the staff and administration; we will greet new players on the roster and will say goodbye to others – some who were big parts of the team and other young men who never made much impact on the team at all.
