There’s little doubt that Pitt’s most visible athletic programs had a poor showing in late 2017 and early 2018, as the football team led by Pat Narduzzi posted a 5-7 record for its worst finish in a decade and Kevin Stallings shepherded a decidedly green men’s basketball team to slaughter in the ACC, resulting in the first winless conference campaign in the program’s history.
Now, despite Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke taking extensive action to stem the tide of these recent problems, the time has come for judgment to be passed on the university and, more specifically, its underperforming football and basketball programs, as CBS Sports released its annual “Best in College Sports” ranking on Wednesday and placed Pitt 95th out of 124 schools.