Pitt (3-1, 1-0 Big East) vs. #10 AP/ USA Today USF (5-0, 0-0 Big East) Oct. 2, 2008 • 7:30 p.m., EDT Raymond James Stadium (65,857) • Tampa, Fla. Broadcast Information Game Story TV: The Pitt-USF game will be a national ESPN Thursday night Pitt visits USF for a nationally televised Thursday night ESPN game. telecast. Chris Fowler (play by play), Craig James (color), Jesse This will be the Panthers' 15th appearance on ESPN's Thursday night Palmer (color) and Erin Andrews (sideline) form the broadcast crew. package, the most of any Big East school. PITT RADIO: 3WS 94.5 (WWSW-FM), Fox Sports Radio 970 Pitt seeks a 4-1 start for the fourth time in the last nine years. The (WBGG-AM) and the Pitt ISP Sports Network. Bill Hillgrove calls Panthers last started 4-1 during the 2006, 2002 and 2000 seasons. the action, while three-time Pitt All-American Bill Fralic and former Panther head coach Serafino "Foge" Fazio provide color analysis. The Panthers will face a ranked foe for the first time this season when ISP NATIONAL RADIO: The game will also be heard nationwide they meet No. 10 USF. Pitt defeated two ranked teams last year in No. as the ISP Big East Game of the Week. John Rooke (play by play) 2/1 West Virginia, 13-9, and No. 23/23 Cincinnati, 24-17. and Peter Brock (color) call the action. A significant segment of the Pitt roster will have home state bragging SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO: The Pitt-USF game will be aired on rights on the line when the Panthers face USF. Fourteen Pitt players SIRIUS satellite radio channel 113. hail from Florida, including five in the starting lineup. Pitt-USF in Brief Series Began: 2001 Pitt Head Coach Dave Wannstedt Overall: USF leads 3-2 Overall (season): 19-20 (fourth) At Pittsburgh: USF leads 2-1 At Pitt (season): 19-20 (fourth) At USF: Series tied 1-1 Alma Mater (year): Pittsburgh (B.S. 1974, M.Ed. 1976) At Neutral Sites: DNA Last Meeting: Nov. 24, 2007 (USF 48, Pitt 37) USF Head Coach Jim Leavitt Dave Wannstedt vs. USF: 1-2 Overall (season): 84-47 (12th) Jim Leavitt vs. Pitt: 3-2 At USF (season): 84-47 (12th) Alma Mater (year): Missouri (1978) Schedules and Results Pitt (3-1) USF (5-0) Aug. 30 BOWLING GREEN (ESPNU) L, 17-27 Aug. 30 UT-MARTIN W, 56-7 Sept. 6 BUFFALO W, 27-16 Sept. 6 at UCF W, 31-24 (OT) Sept. 20 IOWA (ESPN2) W, 21-20 Sept. 12 KANSAS W, 37-34 Sept. 27 at Syracuse* (ESPN Reg.) W, 34-24 Sept. 20 at FIU W, 17-9 Oct. 2 (Thurs.) at USF* (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at NC State W, 41-10 Oct. 18 at Navy (CBS CSN) 3:30 p.m. Oct. 2 PITTSBURGH* 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 RUTGERS* TBA Oct. 18 SYRACUSE* TBA Nov. 1 at Notre Dame (NBC) 2:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at Louisville* TBA Nov. 8 LOUISVILLE* TBA Oct. 30 at Cincinnati* 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22 at Cincinnati* TBA Nov. 15 RUTGERS* TBA Nov. 28 (Fri.) WEST VIRGINIA* (ABC) Noon Nov. 23 CONNECTICUT* 8 p.m. Dec. 6 at Connecticut* (ESPN/ESPN2) TBA Dec. 6 at West Virginia* 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 confer- Pitt football is broadcast on the Pittsburgh ISP Sports Network. ences Mondays of game weeks, beginning at noon. The con- Game broadcasts air over a loyal network of stations, including ferences will be held at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex. flagships 94.5 3WS (WWSW-FM) and Fox Sports Radio 970 FSN Pittsburgh will replay the conference Tuesdays at 1 p.m. (WBGG-AM). Bill Hillgrove serves as Pitt's play-by-play voice, The press conference is also available via Comcast "On De- while Bill Fralic and Foge Fazio provide color analysis. Football mand" to subscribers in Western Pennsylvania. broadcasts include two hours of pregame programming and the When obliged by the upcoming opponent, a 10-minute tele- popular “Panther Hotline,” an hour-long call-in show following phone hookup with the opposing coach will take place at 11:45 postgame coverage. Additionally, the weekly “Dave Wannstedt a.m. Transcripts as well as audio/video archives of Coach Show” will air live on Fox Sports Radio 970 from the Pittsburgh Wannstedt’s press conferences are available on Steak Company (1924 East Carson Street) Wednesdays from 7 www.PittsburghPanthers.com. to 8 p.m. Network Stations: FOX SPORTS RADIO 970 LIVE PRESS WWSW-FM 94.5 Pittsburgh CONFERENCE COVERAGE WBGG-AM 970 Pittsburgh WFBG-AM 1290 Altoona Each weekly Dave Wannstedt press conference will be aired live WMBA-AM 1460 Ambridge on Fox Sports Radio 970 (WBGG-AM). Fox Sports Radio 970 is WBVP-AM 1230 Beaver Falls WBFD-AM 1310 Bedford the AM flagship of the Panthers and carries the weekly Dave WFBS-AM 1280 Berwick Wannstedt Show on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. WBUT-AM 1050 Butler WLSW-FM 103.9 Connellsville WCED-AM 1420 DuBois PITT ON THE WEB WPDC-AM 1600 Elizabethtown WFNN-AM 1330 Erie All of the latest and most comprehensive news concerning Pitt WTKT-AM 1460 Harrisburg football can be accessed on the University of Pittsburgh's WPSN-AM 1590 Honesdale WHUN-AM 1150 Huntingdon official athletic Web site, www.PittsburghPanthers.com. WCCS-AM 1160 Indiana Statistics, breaking news, weekly game releases and press WCRO-AM 1230 Johnstown WQTW-AM 1570 Latrobe conference video, audio and transcripts are available. The game WQZS-FM 93.3 Meyersdale/Somerset release will be posted on Mondays in Adobe PDF format. WKST-AM 1200 New Castle WKQW-FM 96.3 Oil City WPHB-AM 1260 Philipsburg WTAE-TV'S "THE LAST WORD" WPXZ-FM 104.1 Punxsutawney WICK-AM 1400 Scranton WTAE-TV, channel 4, will have “The Last Word” with Dave WMBS-AM 590 Uniontown Wannstedt each Thursday during its 11 p.m. newscast this fall. WEIR-AM 1430 Weirton, W.Va. WYCK-AM 1340 Wilkes-Barre Coach Wannstedt will discuss the football scene at Pitt with WOYK-AM 1350 York WTAE sportscaster Jon Burton. Game broadcasts are also available on SIRIUS Satellite Radio and “Panthers All-Access” on PittsburghPanthers.com. Contact Information Media Services Pitt Media Relations: (412) 648-8240 BIG EAST CONFERENCE CALL Pitt Media Relations Fax: (412) 648-8248 Panthers on the Web: www.PittsburghPanthers.com Pitt head coach Dave Wannstedt will be available for interviews via a Heinz Field Press Box: (412) 697-7198 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 Associate Athletic Director/Media Relations: E.J. Borghetti intervals beginning at 11 a.m. and ending at 12:20 p.m. Borghetti e-mail: [email protected] Please contact the Pitt or Big East media relations office for the Associate Media Relations Director: Mendy Nestor number to access the teleconference. Replays are available via the Nestor e-mail: [email protected] official Big East Web site at www.bigeast.tv. Pitt Ticket Office: (800) 643-PITT (7488) BIG EAST SATELLITE FEED Pitt Football Office: (412) 648-8700 Pitt Media Relations Overnight Shipping: Pitt's weekly game highlights and interviews will be provided by the Big Pitt Athletic Media Relations East Conference and aired every week beginning Sept. 3 via a satellite Petersen Events Center feed. Additional information and coordinates are available by contacting 3719 Terrace Street the Big East Communications Office at (401) 453-0660. Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Page 2 Probable Pitt Two-Deep OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS SPLIT END DEFENSIVE END PUNTER 88 ODERICK TURNER (6-3, 205, JR*) 97 JABAAL SHEARD (6-4, 250, SO) 18 DAVE BRYTUS (6-4, 230, SR*) 82 Jonathan Baldwin (6-5, 220, FR) 45 Tyler Tkach (6-3, 265, SO*) 31 Dan Hutchins (5-11, 190, SO*) LEFT TACKLE DEFENSIVE TACKLE PLACEKICKER 77 JASON PINKSTON (6-4, 300, SO*) 95 MICK WILLIAMS (6-1, 285, JR*) 37 CONOR LEE (5-11, 200, SR*) 72 Chase Clowser (6-7, 330, SR*) 51 Tommie Duhart (6-4, 290, JR) or 31 Dan Hutchins (5-11, 190, SO*) 94 Myles Caragein (6-2, 275, FR*) LEFT GUARD HOLDER 55 C.J. DAVIS (6-3, 310, SR) NOSE TACKLE 4 ANDREW JANOCKO (6-1, 200, FR*) 70 Dominic Williams (6-4, 305, SR*) 50 RASHAAD DUNCAN (6-2, 295, SR) 18 Dave Brytus (6-4, 230, SR*) 93 Gus Mustakas (6-3, 280, JR*) CENTER LONG SNAPPER 64 ROBB HOUSER (6-2, 285, JR) DEFENSIVE END 59 MARK ESTERMYER (6-2, 245, SR*) 53 Alex Karabin (6-1, 290, SO*) 91 GREG ROMEUS (6-5, 265, SO*) 40 Scott McKillop (6-2, 240, SR*) 90 Tony Tucker (6-2, 235, FR*) RIGHT GUARD PUNT RETURNER 74 JOHN MALECKI (6-3, 280, JR) SAM LINEBACKER 17 AARON BERRY (5-11, 175, JR) 54 Chris Jacobson (6-3, 290, FR*) 38 GREG WILLIAMS (6-3, 225, FR*) 81 Derek Kinder (6-1, 210, SR*) 44 Nate Nix (6-3, 235, SO*) or RIGHT TACKLE 49 Max Gruder (6-2, 235, FR*) KICKOFF RETURNER 56 JOE THOMAS (6-5, 300, JR) 34 LAROD STEPHENS-HOWLING (5-7, 180, SR) 52 Lucas Nix (6-6, 300, FR) MIDDLE LINEBACKER 10 AUNDRE WRIGHT (5-11, 180, FR*) 40 SCOTT MCKILLOP (6-2, 240, SR*) 3 Aaron Smith (6-0, 180, FR*) TIGHT END 6 Steve Dell (6-1, 235, JR*) 80 NATE BYHAM (6-3, 255, JR) OR 2 DORIN DICKERSON (6-2, 230, JR) OR WILL LINEBACKER 83 JOHN PELUSI (6-3, 260, JR*) 86 AUSTIN RANSOM (5-11, 215, SR*) OR 15 SHANE MURRAY (6-1, 220, JR*) QUARTERBACK 32 Tristan Roberts (6-0, 230, FR*) 11 BILL STULL (6-3, 215, JR*) 19 Pat Bostick (6-3, 220, SO) or BOUNDARY CORNERBACK 12 Kevan Smith (6-3, 225, SO*) or 7 JOVANI CHAPPEL (5-9, 180, JR) 14 Greg Cross (6-2, 210, JR) 21 Buddy Jackson (6-0, 175, FR*) TAILBACK FREE SAFETY 25 LESEAN MCCOY (5-11, 210, SO) 28 ERIC THATCHER (5-9, 195, SR*) 34 LaRod Stephens-Howling (5-7, 180, SR) 20 Irvan Brown (6-0, 205, JR*) or 41 Andrew Taglianetti (5-11, 175, FR) FULLBACK 30 CONREDGE COLLINS (6-0, 230, SR) STRONG SAFETY 27 Henry Hynoski (6-2, 250, FR*) 31 DOM DECICCO (6-3, 220, SO) OR 4 ELIJAH FIELDS (6-2, 220, SO*) FLANKER 81 DEREK KINDER (6-1, 210, SR*) FIELD CORNERBACK 1 Cedric McGee (6-1, 205, JR*) or 17 AARON BERRY (5-11, 175, JR) 9 T.J.