Jamari Johnson from Inglewood, Calif., is planning to visit Pitt this weekend.

Johnson is a 6-foot-5, 245-pound tight end who definitely plays faster than what his size would indicate. Talented kid with good hands who also loves to block.

Based upon Jurkovic (coupled with no Slovis) and the potential for some portal upgrades.

it all rolls out for you. he's a gun slinger-who has you on the edge of your seat-or holding your head. no where is there a clear picture as why he ends up here at pitt. for nothing its going to be interesting. when was the last time pitt offense included designed "QB draw" got to wonder if even one BC fan was disappointed to see him go. oh, and one last thing-pitt better have a competent QB backup-gonna need it here.

In the new 12-team playoff, the top four seeds get byes. Those go to the four highest-ranked conference champions. This year, Clemson and Utah would get byes despite being far from the top 4 teams in the country. Those teams don't get a home game as they advance directly to the round of 8 where all games are at neutral sites.

Answer however you'd like -- what's better as a fan, what's better for the program, what's better for a chance to win the national title, what's better to get one playoff win, etc.

Are the official visits this weekend and next? If so, do we have any confirmations as to who is visiting?

Man the Fan has been all over the scoops dropped on Panther-Lair this week from our guy Chris Peak….


Buckle in going to be a fun week for Pitt football

Hopefully DTR sits out for UCLA

If anyone can't use them

The move of Satterfield from Louisville to UC - two 2023 opponents should help since there will be new staffs and two new co ordinatirs as well as the usual and more so in the portal era shuffling of talent on their rosters. Especially so with UC since the game is tentatively scheduled on Sept. 9th. But then again it didn’t help with the mid season interim staff against Ga. Tech.

Due to the Pitt basketball game on Wednesday night, we'll be live tonight (Tuesday) at 8:30 pm for this week's Panther-Lair Show. Tune in to talk about quarterbacks, the transfer portal, the hoops team's momentum and a lot more.

We'll be live on YouTube at 8:30 pm.

outside of the annual "Partridge to X" baseless rumors that appear on these message boards, do we expect any coaching attrition with the program?

I cant say im displeased by anyone but there is always room for improvement. Do you guys suspect anyone will either be poached for greener pastures or any asst coaches are on the hot seat?

I just spoke to Ty Dieffenbach. He told me he will be taking his official visit this weekend and will enroll at Pitt in January.

Ty Dieffenbach is no stranger to whirlwinds.

After going from receiver to standout starting quarterback at Agoura High School in Agoura, Calif., the 6’5” 200-pound prospect made a quick change this week when he broke his six-month commitment to UNLV and committed to Pitt.

Now Dieffenbach is preparing to be a Panther despite never setting foot on Pitt’s campus.

“I just thought it was a great option,” Dieffenbach told Panther-Lair.com. “I’m going there this weekend and we had two home visits already, one with Coach (Frank) Cignetti and one with Coach (Tim) Salem, so I was able to put a face to Pitt and that made it the right place.”

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Jackson is a player to watch. He is one of those guys that could pop this spring in a hurry. Pitt has offered him.

Best start in three seasons for the Dukes. Impressive considering they’ve already won more games than they did all of last season.

Why would players, especially starters, announce they are leaving before a team's bowl game. Only another 3 weeks and if another school is really interested, they will still be after the bowl game.

Coach Dan Fisher has been chosen AVCA East region Coach of the Year and Courtney Buzzerio has been selected Player of the Year. Congratulations to both. Both well deserved