Nov. 16, 2008

GAME NOTES LINK:

Cincinnati Game

GAME STORYLINES

TV: The Pitt-Cincinnati game will be a national ESPN2 telecast. Mark Jones (play by play) and Bob Davie (color) form the broadcast crew. (Sideline reporter TBA.)

PITT RADIO: 3WS 94.5 (WWSW-FM), Fox Sports Radio 970 (WBGG-AM) and the Pitt ISP Sports Network. Bill Hillgrove calls the action, while three-time Pitt All-American Bill Fralic and former Panther head coach Serafino "Foge" Fazio provide color analysis.

SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO: The Pitt-Cincinnati game will be aired on SIRIUS satellite radio. channel 123.

INTERNET: "Panthers All-Access" at PittsburghPanthers.com.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

Pitt will visit Cincinnati for a battle of Top 20 teams with Big East title aspirations. The Panthers are rated 19th in the USA Today coaches poll and 20th by AP. Cincinnati is 19th in the AP and 20th in the coaches rankings.

Pitt is 7-0 all-time against Cincinnati, including 3-0 in Big East play. Since the resumption of the series in 2005, the teams have competed for the "River City Rivalry" Trophy.

Pitt is 4-0 on the road this season and has won five consecutive away games dating back to 2007. Two of those road victories have been against nationally ranked competition (West Virginia and USF).

This will be only the third visit for Pitt to Cincinnati. The Panthers won, 33-15, in 2006. Prior to the '06 encounter, Pitt last played at UC back in 1922, a 38-0 victory.