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Pitt (0-0, 0-0 Big East) vs. Buffalo (0-0, 0-0 MAC) Sept. 3, 2011 • 6 p.m., ET Heinz Field (65,050/Grass) Pittsburgh, Pa. Broadcast Information Pitt-Buffalo in Brief ESPN3: The Pitt-Buffalo game will be produced for ESPN3.com, a broadband network for live sports programming. John Sanders (play-by-play) and John Series Began: 2008 Bunting (color) will call the action. Overall: Pitt leads 2-0 At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 1-0 PITT RADIO: The radio home for Pitt football is 50,000-watt fl agship KDKA- At Buffalo: Pitt leads 1-0 FM, Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan. Games are also carried on the Pitt IMG Sports At Neutral Sites: DNA Radio Network. Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play), former Pitt quarterback Pat Bostick Last Meeting: Sept. 12, 2009 (Pitt 54, Buffalo 27) (color) and Jon Burton (sideline) will call the action. Todd Graham vs. Buffalo: 0-0 Jeff Quinn vs. Pitt: 0-0 SIRIUS XM RADIO: The Pitt-Buffalo game will be aired on SIRIUS channel 112 (Pitt broadcast). Pitt Head Coach Todd Graham INTERNET: Each Pitt game radio broadcast is streamed live via "Panthers Overall (season): 43-23 (sixth) All-Access" at PittsburghPanthers.com. At Pitt (season): 0-0 (fi rst) Alma Mater (year): East Central University (1987) Game Story Buffalo Head Coach Jeff Quinn Overall (season): 2-10 (second) At Buffalo (season): same Todd Graham makes his head coaching debut at Pitt when the Panthers host Alma Mater (year): Elmhurst College (1984) the University of Buffalo at Heinz Field in the season opener for both teams. This is the third meeting between Pitt and Buffalo in a series that began in 2008. The Panthers won both prior encounters, including 54-27 at Buffalo in 2009 and 27-16 at Heinz Field in 2008. Pitt is 27-3 all-time vs. Mid-American Conference foes. That includes a 25-1 mark in Pittsburgh and 2-2 record on the road. The Panthers' last lost to a MAC opponent in the 2008 season opener, 27-17 to Bowling Green. vs. The Panthers are 78-41-2 (.653) all-time in openers. Since the 2000 season, Pitt is 8-3 (.727) in its initial game. Schedules and Results Pitt (0-0) Buffalo (0-0) Sept. 3 Buffalo (ESPN3.com) 6 p.m. Sept. 3 at Pittsburgh 6 p.m. Sept. 10 Maine (ESPN3.com) 1 p.m. Sept. 10 Stony Brook 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at Iowa (ESPN, ESPN2) Noon (ET) Sept. 17 at Ball State* 7 p.m. Sept. 24 Notre Dame (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2) Noon Sept. 24 Connecticut 6 p.m Sept. 29 (Thurs.) USF* (ESPN) 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at Tennessee TBA Oct. 8 at Rutgers* TBA Oct. 8 Ohio* 3:30 p.m. Oct. 15 Utah (HC) TBA Oct. 15 at Temple* 1 p.m. Oct. 26 (Wed.) Connecticut* (ESPN) 8 p.m. Oct. 22 Northern Illinois* Noon Nov. 5 Cincinnati* TBA Oct. 29 at Miami (Ohio)* 3:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Louisville* TBA Nov. 12 at Eastern Michigan* 1 p.m. Nov. 25 (Fri.) at West Virginia* (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2) TBA Nov. 19 Akron* Noon Dec. 3 Syracuse* (ESPN, ESPN2) Noon Nov. 25 Bowling Green* TBA * Big East game * Mid-American Conference game (HC) Homecoming Pitt Football Media Services PITT MEDIA RELATIONS WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE GAME WEEK MEDIA SCHEDULE CONTACTS Coach Todd Graham will conduct SUNDAY Media contacts for the Pitt football his weekly press conferences Mondays team are senior associate athletic director of game weeks beginning at noon. (The No media opportunities E.J. Borghetti ([email protected]. lone exception will be Labor Day week edu) and communications & new media when Graham will preview the Maine director Mendy Nestor (mnestor@athlet- game on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 1:30 p.m.) MONDAY ics.pitt.edu). Pitt's contact for home game The conferences will be held at the credentialing is media relations coordinator UPMC Sports Performance Complex. Todd Graham via Big East call 11:20 a.m. Celeste Welsh ([email protected]). Transcripts and video of Coach Gra- Todd Graham Press Conference Noon ham’s press conferences are available Todd Graham Radio Show 6 p.m. PANTHERS ON THE WEB on www.PittsburghPanthers.com. PittsburghPanthers.com is the offi - TUESDAY cial news and information site for Pitt BIG EAST CONFERENCE CALL Practice Window 8:50–9:20 a.m. football, and includes stats, weekly Todd Graham will be available for Todd Graham Press Briefi ng 11 a.m. game releases, breaking news, press interviews via a Big East football tele- Player Interviews 11:15 a.m. conference video and transcripts. conference each Monday from 11:20- CollegePressBox.com is the offi cial 11:30 a.m. Every Big East coach will WEDNESDAY media website for Big East football. Ac- participate in the teleconference for Practice Window 8:50–9:20 a.m. cess and download weekly game notes, 10-minute intervals beginning at 11 a.m. Todd Graham Press Briefi ng 11 a.m. quotes, stats, media guides, photos and and ending at 12:20 p.m. Player Interviews 11:15 a.m. more for the conference and its eight Please contact the Pitt or Big East member schools. Login information will media relations offi ce for the number to THURSDAY be distributed to accredited media, or you access the teleconference. Replays are can apply for a password by sending an e- available via the offi cial Big East Web Practice Window 8:50–9:20 a.m. Todd Graham Press Briefi ng 11 a.m. mail to [email protected]. site at www.bigeast.org. The conference call lineup is as follows: KEY PITT FOOTBALL FRIDAY MEDIA WEBSITES 11 a.m. Greg Schiano, Rutgers Offi cial Pitt Athletics Site: 11:10 a.m. Charlie Strong, Louisville No media opportunities PittsburghPanthers.com 11:20 a.m. Todd Graham, Pittsburgh Media Information: 11:30 a.m. Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia collegepressbox.com 11:40 a.m. Paul Pasqualoni, Connecticut SATURDAY Big East Offi cial Site: 11:50 a.m. Doug Marrone, Syracuse bigeast.org Noon Skip Holtz, USF Game Day Pitt Home Game Credentials: 12:10 p.m. Butch Jones, Cincinnati Pitt vs. Buffalo 6 p.m. SportsSystems.com/clients/pitt/ PITT MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTORY BIG EAST FOOTBALL MEDIA DIRECTORY Pitt Media Relations: (412) 648-8240 Big East Communications: (401) 453-0660 Pitt on the Web: PittsburghPanthers.com Big East on the Web: bigeast.org Heinz Field Press Box: (412) 697-7198 Associate Commissioner/Communications: John Paquette Pitt Football Offi ce: (412) 648-8700 Paquette e-mail: [email protected] Pitt Football Twitter: @GoPittFootball Communications Director: Chuck Sullivan Senior Associate Athletic Director/Media Relations: Sullivan e-mail: [email protected] E.J. Borghetti Big East Football Twitter: @BigEastFB Borghetti e-mail: [email protected] Borghetti Twitter: @PittBorghetti Big East Communications Overnight Shipping: Communications & New Media Director: Mendy Nestor Big East Conference Communications Nestor e-mail: [email protected] 15 Park Row West Nestor Twitter: @PittMendyNestor Providence, RI 02903 Pitt Media Relations Overnight Shipping: Pitt Athletic Media Relations Petersen Events Center 3719 Terrace Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 2 Pitt Football Radio and Television The University of Pittsburgh and its mul- timedia rights holder IMG College provide the Panthers with thoroughly comprehensive radio coverage throughout the football season. Led by 50,000-watt fl agship station Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan (KDKA-FM) in Pittsburgh, Pitt foot- ball games are broadcast on the Pitt IMG Sports Network, a loyal network of stations that spans the Commonwealth. Radio coverage of Pitt football includes: • A three-hour pregame show. • “Panther Reaction,” a call-in show following postgame coverage. • A weekly “Todd Graham Show” airing live from Pitt radio broadcast team: Pat Bostick, Bill Hillgrove and Jon Burton the Pittsburgh Steak Company (1924 East Carson Street), on Mondays from 6 to 7 p.m. Coach PITT PANTHERS TELEVISION ON Graham previews the upcoming game and takes questions from callers listening on many of the THE COMCAST NETWORK same Pitt IMG Sports Network affi liates that carry Comcast digital customers living in Western Pennsylvania and parts of Panthers’ game broadcasts. Central Pennsylvania can watch Pitt Panthers Television throughout the Bill Hillgrove, the longtime “Voice of the week on The Comcast Network (channel 188 or 210), including eight Panthers,” will be joined by former Pitt quarter- consecutive hours every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Those custom- back Pat Bostick in the booth to form the Panthers’ ers can also access Xfi nity On Demand by selecting the Get Local, new radio duo for the 2011 season. Hillgrove will Sports and Pitt Panthers TV folders. handle Pitt football play-by-play duties for the 38th consecutive year. In addition to game day, Bostick PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE is a regular voice on 93.7 The Fan during the week, Monday, Aug. 29-Sunday, Sept. 4 talking college football and breaking down the up- • Todd Graham Weekly Press Conference (LIVE) coming Pitt game. Also new to the Pitt football ra- Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, 12-12:30 p.m. • Todd Graham Weekly Press Conference (Replay) dio team is Jon Burton, who will serve as pregame Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, 9-9:30 p.m. host and sideline reporter. An anchor and reporter • Todd Graham Radio Show for Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan, Burton has spent the Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, 7-8 p.m. past 11 years in the Pittsburgh market working in • Panthers Untamed both radio and television. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, 4:30-5 p.m.