Pitt (3-3, 1-1 Big East) vs. Utah (2-3, 0-3 Pac-12) October 15, 2011 • Noon, ET Heinz Field (65,050/Grass) Pittsburgh, Pa. Game Story Pitt-Utah in Brief Pitt closes the non-conference portion of its regular-season schedule when it Series Began: 2004 season hosts Pac-12 member Utah at Heinz Field. Both teams are looking to bounce back from losses last week. Overall: Utah leads 2-0 At Pittsburgh: 0-0 Utah's visit to Pittsburgh marks the fi rst by a Pac-12 team since Sept. 2, 1995, At Utah: Utah leads 1-0 when the Panthers defeated Washington State, 17-13, in Pitt Stadium. At Neutral Sites: Utah leads 1-0 Last Meeting: Sept. 2, 2010 (Utah 27, Pitt 24 OT) Pitt's Ray Graham is the country's second-leading rusher with an average of 149.83 yards per game. Graham already has totaled 899 rushing yards, the best Todd Graham vs. Utah: 0-0 six-game start in school history. Kyle Whittingham vs. Pitt: 2-0 Graham and the Panthers will be tested by a Utah defense that ranks 19th Pitt Head Coach Todd Graham nationally against the run, yielding only 99.40 yards per game on the ground. Overall (season): 46-26 (sixth) Broadcast Information At Pitt (season): 3-3 (fi rst) Alma Mater (year): East Central University (1987) TV: The Pitt-Utah game will be a national ESPNU telecast. Rob Stone (play-by-play) and Danny Kanell (color) will call the action. Utah Head Coach Kyle Whittingham Overall (season): 60-23 (seventh) PITT RADIO: The radio home for Pitt football is 50,000-watt fl agship KDKA- At Utah (season): same FM, Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan. Games are also carried on the Pitt IMG Sports Alma Mater (year): Brigham Young (1984) Radio Network. Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play), former Pitt quarterback Pat Bostick (color) and Jon Burton (sideline) will call the action. SIRIUS XM RADIO: The Pitt-Utah game will be aired on SIRIUS and XM channels 85 (Pitt broadcast). vs. INTERNET: Each Pitt game radio broadcast is streamed live via "Panthers All-Access" at PittsburghPanthers.com. Schedules and Results Pitt (3-3) Utah (2-3) Sept. 3 Buffalo (ESPN3.com) W, 35-16 Sept. 1 Montana State W, 27-10 Sept. 10 Maine (ESPN3.com) W, 35-29 Sept. 10 at USC* L, 14-23 Sept. 17 at Iowa (ESPN2) L, 27-31 Sept. 17 at Brigham Young W, 54-10 Sept. 24 Notre Dame (ABC) L, 12-15 Oct. 1 Washington* L, 14-31 Sept. 29 (Thurs.) USF* (ESPN) W, 44-17 Oct. 8 Arizona State* L, 14-35 Oct. 8 at Rutgers* (ESPNU) L, 10-34 Oct. 15 at Pittsburgh Noon (ET) Oct. 15 Utah (ESPNU) (HC) Noon Oct. 22 at California*# TBA Oct. 26 (Wed.) Connecticut* (ESPN) 8 p.m. Oct. 29 Oregon State* TBA Nov. 5 Cincinnati* TBA Nov. 5 at Arizona* TBA Nov. 12 at Louisville* TBA Nov. 12 UCLA* TBA Nov. 25 (Fri.) at West Virginia* (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2) TBA Nov. 19 at Washington State* TBA Dec. 3 Syracuse* (ESPN, ESPN2) Noon Nov 25 Colorado* 1:30 p.m. (MT) * Big East game *Pac-12 game (HC) Homecoming # played in San Francisco Pitt Football Media Services PITT MEDIA RELATIONS WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE UTAH 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. No media opportunities E.J. Borghetti ([email protected]. The conferences will be held at the edu) and communications & new media UPMC Sports Performance Complex. director Mendy Nestor (mnestor@athlet- Transcripts and video of Coach Gra- MONDAY ics.pitt.edu). Pitt's contact for home game ham’s press conferences are available credentialing is media relations coordinator on www.PittsburghPanthers.com. Todd Graham via Big East call 11:20 a.m. Celeste Welsh ([email protected]). Todd Graham Press Conference Noon BIG EAST CONFERENCE CALL Todd Graham Radio Show 6 p.m. PANTHERS ON THE WEB Todd Graham will be available for PittsburghPanthers.com is the offi - interviews via a Big East football tele- TUESDAY cial news and information site for Pitt conference each Monday from 11:20- Practice Window 8:50–9:20 a.m. football, and includes stats, weekly 11:30 a.m. Todd Graham Press Briefi ng 11 a.m. game releases, breaking news, press Every Big East coach will partici- Player Interviews 11:15 a.m. conference video and transcripts. pate in the teleconference for 10-minute CollegePressBox.com is the offi cial intervals beginning at 11 a.m. and end- WEDNESDAY media website for Big East football. Ac- ing at 12:20 p.m. Practice Window 8:50–9:20 a.m. cess and download weekly game notes, Please contact the Pitt or Big East Todd Graham Press Briefi ng 11 a.m. quotes, stats, media guides, photos and media relations offi ce for the number to Player Interviews 11:15 a.m. more for the conference and its eight access the teleconference. member schools. Login information will Replays are available via the offi - THURSDAY be distributed to accredited media, or you cial Big East Web site at www.bigeast. can apply for a password by sending an e- org. The conference call lineup is as fol- Practice Window 8:50–9:20 a.m. Todd Graham Press Briefi ng 11 a.m. mail to [email protected]. lows: KEY PITT FOOTBALL 11 a.m. Greg Schiano, Rutgers FRIDAY MEDIA WEBSITES 11:10 a.m. Charlie Strong, Louisville Offi cial Pitt Athletics Site: 11:20 a.m. Todd Graham, Pittsburgh No media opportunities PittsburghPanthers.com 11:30 a.m. Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia Media Information: 11:40 a.m. Paul Pasqualoni, Connecticut collegepressbox.com 11:50 a.m. Doug Marrone, Syracuse SATURDAY Big East Offi cial Site: Noon Skip Holtz, USF bigeast.org 12:10 p.m. Butch Jones, Cincinnati Game Day Pitt Home Game Credentials: Utah at Pitt, ESPNU Noon 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, October 10-16, 2011 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, Oct. 10, 2011, 12-12:30 p.m. dio team is Jon Burton, who will serve as pregame * Todd Graham Weekly Press Conference (REPLAY) Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, 10-10:30 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, Oct. 13, 2011, 6:30-7:30 p.m. past 11 years in the Pittsburgh market working in * Panthers Untamed both radio and television. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, 10:30-11 a.m. * Utah Pregame Show (LIVE) PITT IMG SPORTS NETWORK Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, 11-11:30 a.m. * Utah Postgame Show (LIVE) Pittsburgh KDKA-FM 93.7 Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, 6:30-7 p.m.