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Pitt head coach Dave Wannstedt on his program: "Right now we are light years ahead of where we were when I arrived." Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt spoke with reporters Sunday, the day after the Panthers' 45-44 meltdown against Cincinnati, and insisted that the football program was much brighter than the outcome of the regular season would indicate.

Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy called the dearth of minority head coaches in major college football "disgraceful." Dungy became the first Black coach to win a Super Bowl in 2007 with the Indianapolis Colts.

Dion Lewis was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.

WESTERN ALAMANCE 66, SOUTHERN ALAMANCE 52: At Elon, Kyler Gregory and A.J. Clark each recorded double-doubles as Western Alamance defeated Southern Alamance in a non-conference game.

Bearcats nip Panthers, save bowl berth Mardy Gilyard #1 of the Cincinnati Bearcats catches a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the University of Pittsburgh Panthers on December 5, 2009 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Big East didn't need to add an extra game, book an empty stadium, negotiate a TV slot or split into divisions to get what the SEC, Big 12 and ACC already enjoy.

One by one Pitt's players came out of the locker room to meet the media after the Panthers' 19-16 loss to West Virginia and repeated their coach's rallying cry.

The Cincinnati offense has gotten most of the attention this season, but Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt seems just as concerned about the Bearcats' defense, which lost 10 players from a year ago.

Dave Wannstedt had been around plenty of hirings and firings and been a part of enough himself to know the deal.

Maybe No. 8 Pitt will shake off the disappointment of its first Backyard Brawl loss to West Virginia since 2006, beat No.

Before the season began, one would have thought this a landslide - in favor of WVU's Jarrett Brown.

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Levittown - West Virginia coach Bill Stewart likes a comeback story and he sees a darned good one in Pittsburgh's Bill Stull.Stewart has noticed Stull's improvement since the last time No.

The future of both programs were altered the night Pitt beat West Virginia 13-9 in the 100th Backyard Brawl.

Like his counterpart on the West Virginia Mountaineers, Pittsburgh middle linebacker Adam Gunn didn't need the assorted bumps and bruises that come with another year of college football.

Read all about it! Notre Dame's defense torn to shreds! Oh, wait. Wasn't that last week's story? Or maybe the week before.

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett One of the biggest reasons for Pitt's recent surge has been its improved pass defense.

8 Pitt plays archrival West Virginia followed by perhaps the biggest of this season's Big East showdowns a ' against No.

There wasn't a hint of sunshine Tuesday at the University of Pittsburgh, which is enjoying the football team's first top-10 ranking in November since 1982.

Pitt's players are not letting their newly minted top-10 ranking affect their preparation for Saturday's game against Notre Dame.