How new Pitt AD Heather Lyke will eventually be viewed always starts with the football program
The university of Pittsburgh filled their Athletic Director position on Monday by naming Heather Lyke their new AD. With the hiring, Pitt chancellor Patrick Gallagher cited Lyke “exemplary record of 22 years” in high-level roles in collegiate athletics administration. Lyke comes highly respected from Ohio State and Eastern Michigan. Lyke had served as Vice President and
TIOPS Inside Buzz: Stallings Hire might be a tough sell but there’s still some intrigue about the hire
TIOPS INSIDE BUZZ *Rumblings, Musings, Opinions* 1. A young up and coming coach with Pittsburgh ties who coaches at Dayton had no interest in the job, showed immediately during the Panthers coach search of how the program is viewed. Pitt was never going to get a named coach like Sean Miller from Arizona that brought
Pitt officially tabs Kevin Stallings as new head coach
Kevin Stallings has been officially named the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball program. It was announced by Pitt Athletic Director Scott Barnes Sunday afternoon. “Coach Stallings and I share the same vision for Pitt — playing in the Final Four,” said Barnes in a released statement. “Kevin has a successful track
Panthers down to two candidates in coaching search, negotiations heating up
The Pitt Panthers coaching search is reaching the final stages and increasing talk among Pitt boosters and university officials is that the school is confident of making an hire in the next 24-48 hours. Two candidates have now emerged as finalists with the process accelerating and negotiations intensifying.[hide] One is Vanderbilt’s Kevin Stallings who looks
Jamie Dixon leaving Pitt was a mutual parting between the two sides
Jamie Dixon is off to TCU. Dixon and Pitt officials both came to an agreement over the weekend that things have reached the point where it was time to move on. Dixon with knowledge that TCU was targeting him as their next head coach, officially received permission Saturday to pursue the opportunity and Pitt made
Pitt receives a 10-seed in tournament
Pitt’s Weak Non-Conference Schedule has helped them look like an NCAA Tournament team on Paper
A winning recipe for Jamie Dixon’s basketball team this season has been scoring 70 points. When Pitt scores 70 points they were 20-0 coming into today’s game. The Panthers put up 71 points against No. 7 North Carolina but had no answers defensively in an 88-71 loss to the Tar Heels. “I certainly thought we