PITTSBURGH
The rivalry between Penn State and Pittsburgh is scheduled to continue through 2019 — and Nittany Lions athletic director Sandy Barbour said talks of a renewal will happen in the near future.
Barbour said Wednesday afternoon that she knows Pitt’s new athletic director, Heather Lyke, well, and even thought the series won’t come back until after 2025 due to the Nittany Lions’ future schedule, they’ll discuss an extension.
“Heather and I have not had that conversation,” Barbour said at the Omni William Penn Hotel on the fifth stop of Penn State’s Coaches Caravan. “I’ve said the congratulations, welcome to the state of Pennsylvania.