Pitt (2-4, 0-1 Big East) vs. #23 Cincinnati (6-1, 1-1 Big East) Oct. 20, 2007 • Noon, EDT Heinz Field (65,050) • Pittsburgh, Pa. Broadcast Information Game Story TV: The Pitt-Cincinnati game will be televised by ESPN Regional and Pitt resumes Big East play by hosting Cincinnati, the first of three shown locally on WTAE-TV, channel 4, in Pittsburgh. Dave Sims nationally ranked opponents that highlight the second half of the (play-by-play), former Pitt quarterback John Congemi (color) and Panthers' regular-season schedule. Sarah Kustok (sideline) form the broadcast crew. The Panthers are 6-0 all-time against Cincinnati, including 2-0 in Big PITT RADIO: 3WS 94.5 (WWSW-FM), Fox Sports Radio 970 East play. Since the resumption of the series in 2005, the teams have (WBGG-AM) and the Pitt ISP Sports Network. Bill Hillgrove calls competed for the "River City Rivalry" Trophy, claimed by Pitt each the action, three-time Pitt All-American Bill Fralic provides color of the last two seasons. analysis and former Pitt offensive lineman Penny Semaia gives side- line reports. Pitt looks to halt a four-game losing streak on the season and also seeks its first Big East win. The Panthers have not started a conference season ESPN RADIO: Pitt-Cincinnati will be a national ESPN Radio broad- 0-2 since 2001. cast featuring Dave Barnett (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (color) and Joe Schad (sideline). True freshman quarterback Pat Bostick will be under center as the SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO: Every Pitt football game is avail- Panthers' starter for the third consecutive game and his first Big East able via SIRIUS Satellite Radio. Check SIRIUS.com for this week's contest. channel listing. Pitt-Cincinnati in Brief Series Began: 1921 Pitt Head Coach Dave Wannstedt Overall: Pitt leads 6-0 Overall (season): 13-16 (third) At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 4-0 At Pitt (season): 13-16 (third) At Cincinnati: Pitt leads 2-0 Alma Mater (year): Pittsburgh (B.S. 1974, M.Ed. 1976) At Neutral Sites: DNA Last Meeting: Sept. 8, 2006 Cincinnati Head Coach Brian Kelly Pitt 33, Cincinnati 15 Overall (season): 144-52-2 (18th) Dave Wannstedt vs. Cincinnati: 2-0 At Cincinnati (season): 7-1 (first full season) Brian Kelly vs. Pitt: first meeting Alma Mater (year): Assumption (1983) Schedules and Results Pitt (2-4) Cincinnati (6-1) Sept. 1 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 27-3 Aug. 30 S.E. MISSOURI STATE W, 59-3 Sept. 8 GRAMBLING (ESPN360) W, 34-10 Sept. 6 OREGON STATE W, 34-3 Sept. 15 at Michigan State (ESPN) L, 13-17 Sept. 15 at Miami (Ohio) W, 47-10 Sept. 22 CONNECTICUT* (ESPNU) L, 14-34 Sept. 22 MARSHALL W, 40-14 Sept. 29 at Virginia (ESPNU) L, 14-44 Sept. 29 at San Diego State W, 52-23 Oct. 10 (Wed.) NAVY (ESPN) L, 45-48 (2OT) Oct. 6 at Rutgers* W, 28-23 Oct. 20 CINCINNATI* (ESPN Reg.) Noon Oct. 13 LOUISVILLE* L, 24-28 Oct. 27 at Louisville* TBA Oct. 20 at Pittsburgh* Noon Nov. 3 SYRACUSE* TBA Nov. 3 at USF* TBA Nov. 17 at Rutgers* TBA Nov. 10 CONNECTICUT* TBA Nov. 24 SOUTH FLORIDA* TBA Nov. 17 WEST VIRGINIA* TBA Dec. 1 at West Virginia* (ESPN/ESPN2) TBA Nov. 24 at Syracuse* TBA * Big East game * Big East game Page 1 Pitt Football Media Services WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE THE RADIO HOME OF PITT FOOTBALL Coach Dave Wannstedt will conduct his weekly press conferences Pitt football is broadcast on the Pitt ISP Sports Network, presented Mondays of game weeks, beginning at noon. The conferences will be by First Commonwealth. Game broadcasts will air over a loyal held at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex. FSN Pittsburgh will network of stations, including Pittsburgh flagships 94.5 3WS (WWSW- replay the conference Tuesdays at 1 p.m. The press conference is also FM) and Fox Sports Radio 970 (WBGG-AM). Bill Hillgrove serves available via Comcast "On Demand" to subscribers in Western as Pitt's play-by-play voice, Bill Fralic provides color analysis and Penny Semaia gives sideline reports. Football broadcasts include: Pennsylvania. When obliged by the upcoming opponent, a 10-minute telephone · Two-hour pregame programming beginning with a 30-minute hookup with the opposing coach will take place at 11:45 a.m. warm-up show with host Rob King. Pregame analysis then Transcripts as well as audio/video archives of Coach Wannstedt’s continues with the 90-minute Geico Panthers Pregame Show press conferences are available on www.PittsburghPanthers.com. with Hillgrove, Fralic and King leading the discussion. PITT ON THE WEB · The hour-long Baierl Automotive Postgame Show hosted by All of the latest and most comprehensive news concerning Pitt football Bill Hillgrove and Bill Fralic, followed by “Panther Hotline,” an can be accessed on the University of Pittsburgh's official athletic Web hour-long call-in show heard on the flagship stations following postgame coverage. site, www.PittsburghPanthers.com. Statistics, breaking news, weekly game releases and press conference Additionally, the weekly “Dave Wannstedt Show” will air live on video, audio and transcripts are available. The game release will be Fox Sports Radio 970 from the Pittsburgh Steak Company (1924 East posted on Mondays in Adobe PDF format. Carson Street) Wednesdays from 7:30-8:30 p.m. "BAIERL'S PANTHERS WEEKLY: THE DAVE Network Stations: WWSW Pittsburgh 94.5 FM WANNSTEDT SHOW" ON FSN WBGG* Pittsburgh 970 AM FSN Pittsburgh, the leader in all-sports programming throughout the WFBG Altoona 1290 AM tri-state area and beyond, will air "Baierl's Panthers Weekly: The Dave WBFD# Bedford 1310 AM Wannstedt Show" during the 2007 football season. WFBS* Berwick 1280 AM WESB Bradford 1490 AM Hosted by FSN anchor Rob King, the show will feature Coach WBUT Butler 1050 AM Wannstedt’s insights on a weekly basis and provide an insider’s view WHYL Carlisle/Harrisburg 960 AM on everything Pitt. The Dave Wannstedt Show will air Mondays at WLSW Connellsville 103.9 FM WCED DuBois 1420 AM 7:30 p.m. The show is also available via Comcast "On Demand" to WFNN* Erie 1330 AM subscribers in Western Pennsylvania. WPSN* Honesdale 1590 AM WHUN* Huntingdon/State College 1150 AM WCCS* Indiana 1160 AM WTAE-TV'S "THE LAST WORD" WCRO* Johnstown 1230 AM WTAE-TV, channel 4, will have “The Last Word” with Dave WQTW Latrobe 1570 AM Wannstedt each Thursday during its 11 p.m. newscast this fall. Coach WQZS* Meyersdale/Somerset 93.3 FM Wannstedt will discuss the football scene at Pitt with WTAE sports- WKST New Castle 1200 AM WKQW Oil City 96.3 FM caster Jon Burton. WPXZ* Punxsutawney 104.1 FM WICK* Scranton 1400 AM WDDH* St. Mary’s 97.5 FM WMBS* Uniontown 590 AM WYCK* Wilkes-Barre 1340 AM WOYK York 1350 AM Media Services * Also airs the Dave Wannstedt Show # Will air partial football schedule The Dave Wannstedt Show can also be heard on WVAM 1430 AM in Altoona, WKRV 1120 AM in Oil City and WEIR 1430 AM in Weirton, BIG EAST CONFERENCE CALL W.Va. Pitt head coach Dave Wannstedt will be available for interviews via a Big East football teleconference each Monday from 11:20-11:30 a.m. Every Big East coach will participate in the teleconference for 10-minute Contact Information intervals beginning at 11:10 a.m. and ending at 12:30 p.m. Please contact the Pitt or Big East media relations office for the Pitt Media Relations: (412) 648-8240 number to access the teleconference. Replays are available via the Pitt Media Relations Fax: (412) 648-8248 official Big East Web site at www.bigeast.tv. Panthers on the Web: www.PittsburghPanthers.com Heinz Field Press Box: (412) 697-7198 BIG EAST SATELLITE FEED Pitt's weekly game highlights and interviews will be provided by the Big Associate Athletic Director/Media Relations: E.J. Borghetti East Conference and aired every week beginning Sept. 5 via a satellite Borghetti e-mail: [email protected] feed. Additional information and coordinates are available by contacting Assistant Media Relations Director: Mendy Nestor Nestor e-mail: [email protected] the Big East Communications Office at (401) 453-0660. Page 2 Probable Pitt Two-Deep OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS SPLIT END LEFT END PUNTER 88 ODERICK TURNER (6-3, 200, SO*) 58 JOE CLERMOND (6-3, 250, SR*) 18 DAVE BRYTUS (6-4, 230, JR*) 9 T.J. Porter (6-1, 185, SO) or 45 Tyler Tkach (6-3, 265, FR*) or 86 Lucas Stone (6-1, 190, SO*) 84 Maurice Williams (6-1, 190, FR) 97 Jabaal Sheard (6-4, 240, FR) PLACEKICKER LEFT TACKLE DEFENSIVE TACKLE 37 CONOR LEE (5-11, 195, JR*) 76 JEFF OTAH (6-6, 340, SR) 51 TOMMIE DUHART (6-4, 290, SO) OR 31 Dan Hutchins (5-11, 190, FR*) 72 Chase Clowser (6-7, 330, JR*) 95 ERNEST WILLIAMS (6-1, 290, SO*) 57 Craig Bokor (6-3, 300, SO*) HOLDER LEFT GUARD 86 LUCAS STONE (6-1, 190, SO*) 55 C.J. DAVIS (6-3, 315, JR) NOSE TACKLE 18 Dave Brytus (6-4, 230, JR*) 70 Dominic Williams (6-4, 305, JR*) 50 RASHAAD DUNCAN (6-2, 290, JR) 74 John Malecki (6-3, 275, SO) LONG SNAPPER CENTER Punt: 64 CHRIS VANGAS (6-2, 310, SR*) RIGHT END 59 MARK ESTERMYER (6-2, 245, JR*) 53 Alex Karabin (6-1, 290, FR*) 41 CHRIS MCKILLOP (6-3, 265, SR*) 45 Tyler Tkach (6-3, 265, FR*) or 91 Greg Romeus (6-5, 250, FR*) 40 Scott McKillop (6-2, 240, JR*) RIGHT GUARD 56 JOE THOMAS (6-5, 300, SO) SAM LINEBACKER Field Goals/PATs: 62 John Bachman (6-4, 280, SO*) or 8 ADAM GUNN (6-2, 230, JR*) 59 MARK ESTERMYER (6-2, 245, JR*) 71 John Fieger (6-5, 265, FR) 2 Dorin Dickerson (6-2, 220, SO) 71 John Fieger (6-5, 265, FR) RIGHT TACKLE MIDDLE LINEBACKER PUNT RETURNER 75 MIKE MCGLYNN (6-5, 315, SR) 40 SCOTT MCKILLOP (6-2, 240, JR*) 17 AARON BERRY (5-11, 175, SO) 62 John Bachman (6-4, 280, SO*) 52 Dan Loheyde (6-0, 225, FR*) or 9 T.J.