Pitt's 3-0 start has been built on a number of outstanding individual performances. But which players have been the Panthers' best so far this season? On today's Morning Pitt, we're ranking the top five (or more) players on the team through three games.

7pm. Tix are all general admission, & are $6. They’ve already sold almost 8K tickets, and are talking about selling it out. Should be a lot of fun! #1 Pitt vs #3 Nitters.

A few threads have popped up so far, so I thought we could put them all in one place.

If you are looking to sell or give away tickets to Pitt games this season, post them in this thread. I'll pin this to the top of the board.

Good chance to watch for fans outside the pgh area. 7:00 start

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A player who had that many offers out of HS and settles on Indiana makes me leery of his talent. Don't think I've heard his name once this season. Fitzsimmons can't return fast enough.

Sidney Crosby just signed a team friendly 2 year contract extension with the Pens worth a total of $17.4M over the two years ($8.7M cap hit per year), NMC, 35+ contract because he gets a signing bonus after the first year ....... so he is signed for the next 3 seasons.

Next up contract wise likely working on an extension for Marcus Pettersson.

Pens camp starts in 2 days (9/18/24) ....... a lot of decisions to be made on who makes the Pens NHL roster to start the season.

Meet the first five-stars

Initial 2027 top 100

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anyone with inside info hear of potential names or timelines?

7PM. They’ve sold almost 8000 tickets already, and are talking about possibly selling it out. That would be pretty awesome! If you’ve never seen a volleyball match, this is a perfect chance. Tickets are only like six dollars.

Pitt had 15 scholarship players transfer to FBS and FCS schools this offseason. Here's a look at how those players did in Week Two at their new schools.

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Fields looked good on that drive

I'm sure the team is feeling confident after last week's comeback, but after the first play on Saturday that all goes away.
I don't have that much confidence in Pitt's defense yet , although I am liking how Rasheem Biles is playing.
West Virginia will come prepared. I think Kade Bell will have a few wrinkles up his sleeve.
I hate giving predictions, just wandering what everyone thought ?
I think it will come down to the last quarter, and hopefully Pitt will pull it out .
Line down to 1.5

All revolving around the number 3...

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Postgame Win Expectancy: Pitt 51%, pretty much a dead-even game

-Unlike against Cincinnati, Pitt had a much better average starting field position.

-Pitt obviously had trouble running the football and the issue falls mainly on the Oline. 2.2 Line Yards per Rush but 1.6 Second Level Yards points to running backs doing well, but not getting any push up front.

-Defense played much better than against Cincinnati, generating 21.1% Havoc rate against WVU vs only 12% against UC. This improvement was mainly in the secondary and it paid off with the turnovers.

-Offensively, the second and third quarters were atrocious with Success Rate of 17.5% and 25%, respectively, with 0% success rate on passing downs in the 3rd. Fourth quarter was an absurd 71%, with 100% success rate on passing downs. The offense was actually a bit more consistent last week against UC, but we have yet to really put together a complete game on offense.

-Pitt was more explosive on offense than WVU, and that was pretty consistent throughout the game despite the struggles in 2nd and 3rd quarters.

-Eli Holstein was by far the best player on the field and is why Pitt won. His best game so far at 23.4 Predicted Points Added, which is even more incredible since he had -3.6 PPA in the 3rd Quarter.

Pitt keeps finding a way​

Pitt delivered another improbable rally, roaring back from down 10 late in the fourth quarter to stun West Virginia and prevail 38-34 in the Backyard Brawl.

With just over 3 minutes remaining and the Panthers facing second-and-30, quarterback Eli Holstein heaved a ball into the end zone. Jumping over triple coverage, Daejon Reynolds came down with a 40-yard touchdown reception -- his first catch of the season -- to pull Pitt within a field goal. After forcing a quick punt, Pitt came right back, and Derrick Davis Jr. scored the winning touchdown on a 1-yard plunge with only seconds remaining.

With last week's 21-point comeback victory over Cincinnati, Pitt became the first FBS team since 2020 Tulsa to overcome double-digit, fourth-quarter deficits to win in consecutive games, according to ESPN Research.

A team with this much resiliency could become a surprise factor in the wide-open ACC title race

I might be jaded, but I’m a little worried that the team is going to lose to YSU. You win two rivalry games in a row. They can easily come out flat.

for last weeks performance. The Davey O'Brien award recognizes the best QB in college football and Holstein was given the award for his play against WVU.

At 6:30 EDT.

Beginning of show is all Pitt.

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For me, it's the 17-yard scramble around the :32 mark of this video. That was the "wow" play, I thought.

I also love that Pitt went empty on first-and-goal from the 6, telling everyone in the stadium that a draw was coming and still running it - and nearly getting in.

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While I think this is way too early, and Pitt will need to continue to win… a lot….it is nice seeing someone paying attention to how good of a start Holstein has had.

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This year?

Pretty awesome former Pitt guy

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