After two years with Pitt, redshirt junior quarterback Eli Holstein is officially moving on. The 21-year-old entered the transfer portal shortly after last season ended, and last week, found a new home in Virginia. Holstein burst onto the scene as Pitt’s potential quarterback of the future in 2024. Then a redshirt first-year, Holstein started 10 games for Pitt in 2024 before … [Read more...] about Column | Remembering the good times with Eli Holstein
Cause for change: Looking back on the 2025-26 Steelers season
Back in September, The Pitt News easily guessed the Pittsburgh Steelers would finish the 2025-26 regular season with a 10-7 record. The previous two seasons, the Steelers finished with a 10-7 record and a loss in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. The playoff beatdown was enough for Tomlin to step away. Every employed Steelers assistant coach was told they should search … [Read more...] about Cause for change: Looking back on the 2025-26 Steelers season
A look at Pitt’s potential 2026 NFL Draft Class
This year, the 2026 NFL Draft is taking place here in Pittsburgh on the North Shore. The three-day event will last from Thursday, April 23, to Saturday, April 25. This year’s senior class was giant, but only a few names are being talked about around the league. Draft Locks Kyle Louis The highest-ranked player coming out of this year’s senior class has the potential to sneak … [Read more...] about A look at Pitt’s potential 2026 NFL Draft Class
Pitt men’s basketball loses to No. 20 Louisville 100-59
In basketball, it isn’t easy to take positives away from losses. On Saturday night, Pitt made it nearly impossible after suffering a 41-point blowout against No. 20 Louisville inside the Petersen Events Center. “We just did not play well tonight,” head coach Jeff Capel said in his postgame press conference. The Cardinals flew out of the gate Louisville dominated key aspects of … [Read more...] about Pitt men’s basketball loses to No. 20 Louisville 100-59
Pitt football transfer portal update: Who’s in and who’s out?
The Pitt football team is no stranger to transfer players in the new era of college sports. With transfer players making a large percentage of their contributions, Pitt has embraced the transfer era. Here is the current list of Pitt’s additions and who they’ve lost ahead of the 2026-27 season. Transfers In Redshirt junior offensive tackle Netinho Olivieri — Penn Olivieri … [Read more...] about Pitt football transfer portal update: Who’s in and who’s out?