Pittsburgh's new head coach Paul Chryst put his first—and maybe most important—spring behind him, learning his personnel and getting his system installed.

"We've grown a lot," running back Isaac Bennett said after gaining 121 yards on 23 carries in the spring game. "Everybody we've bought in."

The fact that Chyrst, the third head coach in three years, was accepted so quickly and easily is a sign that this is a team eager to find a way to reach its potential.

The Panthers enter what almost certainly is their final season in the Big East this fall before moving to the ACC and the goal is to have the team on schedule to compete in the new league.

The key to the season will be quarterback Tino Sunseri, who has shown flashes of ability over the past ...More