... up short in a 45-44 loss to Cincinnati in their season finale.

Now Pitt will be determined to build on that success and will employ a mass amount of talent on both sides of the ball to get the job done.

With a sound rushing attack, respectable passing game and hardy defense, this could very well be the year that the Panthers one up their River City Rival to take back the No. 1 spot in the Big East for the first time since being co-champions in 2004.

Offensive standouts Dion Lewis and Jonathan Baldwin, who combined for nearly 3,000 yards, along with 11 other solid starters, will be making their return this season. The reports out of spring practice are teeming with optimism as Pittsburgh seem primed to hit the ground running w...

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