Ivan Pierre Aguirre-USA TODAY Sports Thank you all for the memories Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. Vox Media has decided to go in another direction and Cardiac Hill will no longer be under the SB Nation brand. Those of us apart of the Cardiac Hill staff would like to send our final message as part of the SB Nation umbrella. Michael Parra It was on my birthday last year in October that we got to officially get the site up and running again after the stretch of it being dormant and it was easily the best year for me in the sports journalism world. Since my introduction to th ..read more

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Pitt is tied with Duke, behind the usual suspects The results of the 2023 ACC Media preseason poll were released today on Twitter, (I refuse to acknowledge the new dumb name) with the Pittsburgh Panthers sitting in sixth place, tied with the Duke Blue Devils. ⭐️ 2023 ACC Football Preseason Poll ⭐️ https://t.co/soUsyxXFXx pic.twitter.com/pdeSDw8S50 — ACC Football (@ACCFootball) August 1, 2023 Clemson and FSU look to be the darlings of the conference, ranked first and second respectively, in what could be both programs’ last year in the ACC. Also ahead of Pitt are ..read more

Where some former Panthers rank in the games ratings EA Sports have finally completed ratings week for their latest installment of the Madden franchise. The Pittsburgh Panthers have plenty of representation in this year’s game thanks to having a consistent pipeline into the NFL. So let’s take a look at where some of these Pitt alumni ended up from a historic moment for Aaron Donald to this new rookie class. AARON DONALD - 99 OVR So let’s start with one of the most dominant players in the NFL regardless of position. Aaron Donald comes in with his 7th 99 overall rating in his Madden tenure givi ..read more

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Nelly Cummings will play basketball in Cyprus this season Former Pittsburgh Panthers guard Nelly Cummings has officially found a home. After working out for the Charlotte Hornets before the summer league the former Pitt guard will be playing for AEL Limassol BC according to the team’s Twitter account. Nelly Cummings is officially a lion ! You need to see him through! Zero In! #aelbc #ael #limassol #cyprusbasket #newsigning #basketball #thequeen #basketleague pic.twitter.com/QFy2j8RqA1 — AEL Limassol BC (@ael_bc1967) July 20, 2023 Cyprus is an island count ..read more

Photo by Logan Whitton/Getty Images Pitt coach’s ranking does not change from 2022 list. Each year the folks at CBS Sports release a ranking of all the P5 football coaches. Despite another successful season, Narduzzi did not move up in the rankings, staying at number 6. Here’s what they had to say: “Pat Narduzzi (29 overall): Narduzzi lost a Heisman finalist at quarterback, had to cycle through signal-callers due to various injury issues in 2022 and still managed to win eight regular-season games — including a bowl victory over UCLA. This came a year after he led the Panthers to their first AC ..read more

The Pitt Panthers continue to push for the four star defensive end The Pittsburgh Panthers will have an important commitment coming up at the end of this week. Four-star defensive end Mylachi Williams will make his commitment on July 8th and the Pittsburgh Panthers are a part of the finalists for the pass rusher. Syracuse, Notre Dame, Penn State, and Texas A&M are the other schools that have made the final list. BREAKING: C/O 2024, 4-Star EDGE Mylachi Williams is down to 5️⃣ Schools & will announce his Commitment on July 8th! The 6’4, 215 lb Edge Rusher from Philadelphia, PA is cur ..read more

The Pittsburgh Panthers look to continue to add to their talented class The Pittsburgh Panthers have named a finalist by wide receiver Zy’Marin Lang after taking an official visit back in June. The 6-foot-3, 170-pound receiver also has Kansas State, South Carolina, and South Florida as his other remaining choices. My top four … I’ll be committing on July 30th!!#StayTuned @Rivals @RI5E_Sports pic.twitter.com/qM3eIX2sxD — 4⭐️ Zy’marion “Li Nook” Lang (@Nook1k1) July 3, 2023 Lang plays for Palmetto High School in Palmetto, Florida. Rivals currently have him as a four-star as the 20th wide rec ..read more

Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports Pitt is still in on getting a player from their rival Jeff Capel and the Pittsburgh Panthers continue to look to add talent to the roster and one of the top guards in the transfer portal is considering crossing enemy lines. Former West Virginia guard Joe Toussaint has Pitt in his final three, joining Kansas State and Texas Tech according to Joe Tipton of On3. NEWS: West Virginia grad transfer Joe Toussaint tells @On3sports he’s down to three schools: Kansas State Texas Tech Pitt Toussaint will announce his college decision tomorrow, July 4th. https://t.co ..read more

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images All 28 games will be shown on an ESPN platform Source: Pitt will host Missouri in next season's ACC/SEC Challenge. — Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 28, 2023 This is the first year of the ACC/SEC challenge and Pitt was given a nice opponent in Mizzou. The Tigers had an impressive turnaround last season going 25-10 and gaining a 7 seed in the NCAAT. They defeated Utah State before falling to cinderella Princeton in the second round. They had finished 12-21 the season before. Head coach Dennis Gates (who played for Cal in NCAAT against Pitt in 2002) is ..read more

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The forward returns for his fourth year with the program after sitting out last season. Pitt's William Jeffress (toe) has been fully cleared for all basketball related activities, per Jeff Capel. DNP last season. Averaged 3.4 PPG and 3.3 RPG and started 16 games during the 2021-22 season. — Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 15, 2023 Jeffress missed all of last season after suffering a foot injury in September. In 2021, the 6’7” forward averaged 3.4 ppg and 3.3 rpg in 21 minutes per contest. It was a frustrating season for Jeffress, who ..read more