Pitt has gotten 3 more games with sort of TV coverage.

The Panthers’ new television dates include:

*The Sept. 2 season opener against Virginia, which will be a 7 p.m. ESPNU telecast at Heinz Field.

*The Sept. 16 Michigan State game at Heinz Field, which will be an ABC split-national telecast (with Miami-Louisville) at 3:30 p.m.

*The Nov. 4 game at South Florida, which will be the Big East Game of the Week and produced by ESPN Regional.

The Panthers’ other TV contests include the Sept. 8 game at Cincinnati (ESPN2), the Oct. 13 game at Central Florida (ESPN) and the Nov. 16 West Virginia contest (ESPN) at Heinz Field. Additional television clearances are expected to be added as the season progresses.

Well, for me at least the game on ESPNU isn’t a problem since that’s a home game.

Excepting the 10 other people who get “The U” that may as well be a blacked out game. Nothing worse for most fans to have a game aired on ESPNU. No one seems to carry the station, and it means that it won’t be part of the pay-per-view options that week either. Worst of both worlds.