PITTSBURGH PANTHERS
at
CINCINNATI BEARCATS

Nippert Stadium (35,000/Field Turf)
Cincinnati, Ohio

Television
ESPN — Dave Pasch, Bob Griese and Chris Spielman

Pittsburgh Radio   
KDKA-FM 93.7 (flagship)   
Sirius 127       

BIG EAST/ISP Radio Network    - LISTEN LIVE
John Rooke and Peter Brock   
Sirius 213; XM 203

Cincinnati Radio
WLW-AM 700 (flagship)
Sirius 113   

THE GAME • THE RIVER CITY RIVALRY
Saturday’s game will be the 10th meeting between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati … The Panthers won the first seven meetings, while the Bearcats have taken the last two … The series began with consecutive games in 1921 and 1922 and didn’t resume until 1979 and 1981 … Last year’s game was a winner-take-all affair for the outright BIG EAST title and Bowl Championship Series bid … Cincinnati completed a 12-0 regular season with its second straight BIG EAST title in a 45-44 win at Heinz Field, capped by a 29-yard touchdown reception by WR Armon Binns with 33 seconds left … Cincinnati trailed 31-10 in the second quarter before rallying for the win behind a BIG EAST-record 381 all-purpose yards by Cincinnati WR Mardy Gilyard.

PITTSBURGH (6-5, 4-2 BIG EAST)
Head Coach
Dave Wannstedt (Pittsburgh ’74)
41-31, sixth season

NOTES
Pittsburgh would clinch a share of its second BIG EAST championship with a win against Cincinnati … The Panthers would win the outright BIG EAST title for the first time if they beat Cincinnati and see West Virginia and Connecticut lose Saturday … Pittsburgh’s only BIG EAST title to date was in 2004, when the Panthers were part of a four-way tie for first … The Panthers are 2-3 on the road this season … QB Tino Sunseri has completed 65.8 percent of his passes (200 of 304) and has thrown for 2,318 yards and 15 touchdowns with seven interceptions … RB Ray Graham (82.5 yards per game, eight touchdowns) and RB Dion Lewis (69.5 ypg, eight touchdowns) make for one of the top backfield tandems in the nation … WR Jon Baldwin has 47 receptions for 753 yards and five touchdowns … DE Brandon Lindsey is tied for the conference lead in sacks (10) and is the outright leader in tackles for loss (16) … DE Jabaal Sheard is third in the BIG EAST with nine sacks.

CINCINNATI (4-7, 2-4 BIG EAST)
Head Coach
Butch Jones (Ferris State ’90)
4-7, first season at Cincinnati
32-19, fourth season as collegiate head coach

NOTES
Cincinnati will miss the postseason for the first time since 2005 after the Bearcats lost for the fourth time in five games last week … The Bearcats were in the hunt for a share of the BIG EAST title until last weekend … Cincinnati has scored 35, 40, 45 and 69 points in its four wins and has gone 0-7 when it has scored 30 points or fewer … Cincinnati leads the BIG EAST in total offense (431.2 yards per game), scoring offense (28.6 ppg) and passing offense (274.5 ypg) … QB Zach Collaros leads the BIG EAST in passing (279.3 yards per game) and total offense (294.8 ypg) …  Collaros has thrown for 2,793 yards and 25 touchdowns against 11 interceptions … RB Isaiah Pead is third in the BIG EAST in rushing at 93.2 yards per game … Pead enters Saturday’s game with 932 yards and six TDs this season … WR Armon Binns has 72 receptions for 1,072 yards and 10 touchdowns and leads the BIG EAST in all three categories … LB J.K. Schaffer is second in the conference with 101 tackles … DE Brandon Mills has team highs of six sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss.