This is the AP wire article on Pitt’s opening day of camp that is making the rounds. It leads with the throwback unis story and includes a quote from Freshman RB Rashad Jennings about wanting to go against ND.

Some nice puff pieces.

One on Cornerbacks Josh Lay and Darrelle Revis. Both are considered to be very good corners with NFL potential. It will be interesting to see how they do this year. Last year, they played in a defensive scheme that was much more passive and more about keeping receivers in front of them. This had the corners playing off and giving up moderate chunks of yardage out of fear of the big play. Coach Wannstedt is stressing a faster, more aggressive defense which includes the secondary.

Lay and Revis should have the speed to recover and react with tighter coverage. It is vitally important for Lay, a senior to show this. He has gotten a lot of respect (more than I expected) in the preseason mags. Regularly listed as part of the 1st or 2nd All-BE team.

The other piece is about Pitt commit Dorin Dickerson being the do everything player on his team this season. There’s just a touch of athleticism in his family.

Dickerson comes from a family of standout athletes. His father played basketball at Kansas State and Lock Haven. One cousin, Ron Dickerson, played football at Arkansas. An uncle, Ron Dickerson Sr., is a former head coach at Temple and assistant at Penn State. Another cousin, Jordan Mabin is one of the best junior running backs in Ohio.

Family reunion football games must be something.