The Pitt News echoes other local media and highlights DelSardo and Lee’s performances.

Young DelSardo does a bit of “aw, shucks”-ing when recounting his highlight-reel catch:

“It seemed a little high,” DelSardo said. “And with me being as short as I am, I didn’t think I could get two hands on it, so I went up with one and pulled it in.”

Afterwards, Lee and DelSardo let the logrolling begin:

Both Palko and Harris acknowledged the growth in the receiving corps, improvement which both Lee and DelSardo attributed to pushing each other through competition in practice.
“Anytime you have somebody who is a very good receiver who pushes you to be a better receiver, it makes both of you better,” Lee said.

“Whenever there is competition, it always pushes you to be better,” DelSardo echoed. He went on to say that this group of receivers has a chance to be one of the best the school has ever seen, despite the alumni of Wide Receiver U.

Of course, they both make sure the program gets its due:

“When you have a lot of great names like Antonio Bryant, Larry Fitzgerald and Latef Grim, you feel like you always have big shoes to fill,” he (Delsardo) said. “It’s a tough task to fill shoes like that, but I think with each game we are progressing.”
Lee also described the pressures of continuing Pitt’s tradition of wide-receiver excellence as a daunting task.

“When you come to a school like this, you start to feel like you owe it to the program to be a very good wide receiver because of the legacy that has been here,” he said. “You sort of take it on your shoulders and do extra work to be the best and keep the legacy going.”

Say what you will about these lads, but they seem to already know how to roll out the cliches. Does ol’ Walt make these guys watch “Bull Durham” after every practice or do they just come by it naturally? Enquiring minds want to know…