Both notebook articles were on the light side today.

A little on Derek Kinder looking like the #3 receiver.

Kinder made several diving catches, but more important, he made all the routine catches as well.

“Consistency, that’s what coaches want,” he said.

“I’ve just been able to play consistently the past few days and do all the little things I am supposed to do. The job is there for one of us to grab and I want it to be me.”

Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt said of Kinder: “Derek had a slow start [to camp] but has picked it up the last few days. It is encouraging that we feel good about three [receivers] now.”

The issue of consistency was thematic, and next comes finding a #4.

“He made some nice catches in traffic and a couple one-handers on the sideline,” offensive coordinator Matt Cavanaugh said. “All we’re looking for is someone to be consistent. He doesn’t have to be special yet.”

Kinder’s breakout does not mean that Wannstedt is satisfied with the wideout situation.

“We need one more guy to come through so we can use some of our four-wide receiver sets,” Wannstedt said. “We want to be able to spread people out and do some different things.”

Greg Lee is still not taking contact in practice, to build confidence that the shoulder is fine. I suppose it is a necessary precaution, but he’s going to have to get popped a few times before the first game.

As the season draws closer to its start (a week before the first game on Wednesday), the AP has been doing preview stories for various teams. Their Pittsburgh sports writer, Alan Robinson, did this piece on Pitt. It starts with the variation on Coach Wannstedt taking the Pitt job — the one focusing on whether he wanted to jump right back into coaching and at the college level, etc. The rest of the article, though, is very positive on Pitt’s team, especially Rashad Jennings.