Pitt Football Earns Accolades from Athlon Sports

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Pitt Football Earns Accolades from Athlon Sports

5/4/2005

The Panthers rank 23rd in Athlon's preseason poll, while Greg Lee is named an All-American.  

     Coming off its first-ever Bowl Championship Series berth, the Pitt football team received both team and individual accolades in Athlon Sports’ 2005 college football annual, due out next month.

     The Panthers are ranked 23rd nationally and picked to finish second in the Big East by Athlon. Pitt returns 18 starters from last year’s 8-4 Fiesta Bowl squad, including nine on offense, seven on defense and two specialists.

     Individually, junior receiver Greg Lee (Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain) was named to Athlon’s All-America Team. A second-team selection, Lee led the Big East and ranked fifth nationally with 1,297 receiving yards last year. He had 68 total receptions (19.1 avg.) and 10 TD catches.  

     Lee also was one of seven Pitt players named first team All-Big East by the magazine. He is joined by junior quarterback Tyler Palko (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny), senior offensive lineman Charles Spencer (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Trinity-Pawling School), junior linebacker H.B. Blades (Plantation, Fla./Plantation), senior cornerback Josh Lay (Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa), senior placekicker Josh Cummings (Newhall, Calif./College of the Canyons) and junior punter Adam Graessle (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman).  

     Additionally, the Panthers’ quarterbacks and receivers are rated No. 1 in the Big East.

     Palko is one of the featured players on Athlon’s Eastern edition cover. The magazine includes an article on new Pitt head coach Dave Wannstedt and will hit newsstands June 7.  

     The Panthers open their 2005 season Sept. 3 at Heinz Field against Notre Dame. Pitt will play an 11-game regular-season slate this year, including six home games.

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[dw4uconn]

Perhaps so, but look who is on the cover of that magazine

GO HUSKIES !!!!

DW