Okay, now I’m concerned about the number of injuries. The Walt Harris quote list is up for the day. Add Freshman RB, Brandon Mason, to the injured list. Mason has to have surgery on Thursday (actual injury not stated). The players are just dropping. OL Rob Frederick apparently doesn’t have a break in his foot, but now is going to get an MRI to figure out what the problem is.

In the one piece of very good news. Freshman Darrell Strong has asked to go from QB to Tight End. This is excellent. He was a blue-chip recruit as a TE, but wanted to play QB. He came to Pitt over Auburn because he would be given a chance to play QB. Apparently after going through enough QB meetings, he concluded that he couldn’t run the offense. Expect him to be on the field this season.

Guess what today’s theme is?

Seems everyone who is involved, covers or cares about Pitt football has become converts to the need for good linemen and some depth at the position. It almost seems like a group epiphany. Except of course being bludgeoned with the evidence of seeing the 2003 season hardly makes it a revelation.

Soooooo…

The defensive line vows not to be blown off the line, not allow gaping holes, get to the quarterback more than once a game, and remember how to tackle. Well, actually they just vow to stop the run. How? Experience it seems.

Safe to say that both Palko and Getsy are holding their breath regarding the X-ray this morning on left guard Rob Frederick’s left foot. He suffered a stress fracture in that foot last year costing him 10 games. The piece concludes with a list of who the likely starters will be on the 0-line, and just how short on experience and depth there is behind each position. Yeep!

If he’s out, then converted d-lineman Charles Spencer is in. Spencer, the subject of an early puff piece, turned out to be struggling with the conversion. He’s still learning the position.

Zeise’s notebook is all about how thin the line is after the starters. Pitt will have 2 practices today, one tomorrow, and 2 on Wednesday to wrap up training camp. Then it’s fanfest on Thursday.

Bendel’s notebook is short — no decision at QB and WR positions are still open.