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Pitt Beyond The Script | Episode 1.11 | Marcedes Walker & Antonio Bryant
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Published on 9/15/2026
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Published on 9/15/2026
Welcome back to Beyond the Script — the podcast that takes you inside Pitt Athletics, past the press conferences and into the real conversations. Host Jason Earle sits down with the people making it happen.
Eight names joined the Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame — and two of them are joining us. Marcedes Walker, Pitt's all-time leading rebounder turned 2024 Olympian, and Antonio Bryant, the Biletnikoff Award winner who still holds Pitt's career receiving records, sit down with Jason to look back on the careers that got them here.
Plus, a rundown of the rest of this year's Hall of Fame class.
Also, a look back at a big weekend across Pitt Athletics, from football's 12-7 win over UCF to volleyball closing out a perfect 10-0 non-conference slate.
Weekend recap: 0:33
Upcoming events: 7:38
Meet the Hall of Fame inductees: 9:45
Marcedes Walker joins: 12:55
Chatting with Antonio Bryant: 22:21
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Welcome back to Beyond the Script, the podcast that takes you inside Pitt Athletics, past the press conferences and into the real conversations. Host Jason Earle sits down with the coaches, athletes and administrators who are doing the work every day to build something special in Pittsburgh.
This week, Jason catches up with head coach Pat Narduzzi as the Panthers look to bounce back over the final three games of the year. How does he assess the last five games? How did he handle losing Mason Heintschel at quarterback? And what has it meant to see a freshman running back step up when the team needed it most?
Then Jason is joined by Padraic O'Kane, co-founder of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, to talk about Pitt football's trip to Ireland to kick off the 2027 season. What makes a game in Dublin so different, and why should Panther fans make the trip? Padraic explains what the experience is all about.
Published on 11/10/2026
Welcome to Beyond the Script, the podcast that takes you inside Pitt Athletics, past the press conferences and into the real conversations. Host Jason Earle sits down with the coaches, athletes, and administrators who are doing the work every day to build something special in Pittsburgh.
For this special episode, Jason hands the mic over to two of Pitt's own, fifth-year tackle Ryan Baer and senior guard BJ Williams, for Players on Players. What's it like to line up next to the same guy for years on the right side of the offensive line? How have they changed since the day they met? And what does it take to keep a line steady through changes at quarterback?
Ryan and BJ take over the conversation, then wrap with a round of quick hits, in this special edition of the show that takes you inside Pitt Athletics, beyond the script.
Published on 11/3/2026
Welcome back to Beyond the Script, the podcast that takes you inside Pitt Athletics, past the press conferences and into the real conversations. This week, two basketball programs, two new-look rosters and two conversations about how it all comes together before tip-off.
First, Abby Schnable sits down with men's basketball head coach Jeff Capel to talk about how the team has come together, what the Providence exhibition revealed and who fans should watch when Pitt opens against Rider on Nov. 2.
Then, Jason Earle talks with new women's basketball head coach Robin Harmony, fresh off a championship season at the College of Charleston, about building a program from the ground up and bringing 11 newcomers together.
That's this week on Beyond the Script: inside Pitt Athletics, and this time, two programs just getting started.
- Recap: 0:25
- Upcoming: 5:04
- Capel: 8:46
- Harmony: 26:53
Published on 10/27/2026
Welcome back to Beyond the Script — the podcast that takes you inside Pitt Athletics, past the press conferences and into the real conversations. Host Jason Earle sits down with the people making it happen, and this week, that means two seasons about to get underway.
Pitt wrestling opens in the brand-new Victory Heights Arena, and head coach Keith Gavin and senior heavyweight Dayton Pitzer preview the year, from the trip to Tulsa for the National Duals Invitational to the wrestlers that make up the team.
Then, men's basketball general manager Jay Kuntz breaks down how this roster has come together, what the exhibition against Providence told us and whether the work on next year has already begun.
That's this week on Beyond the Script.
- 0:28: recap
- 8:47: what's next
- 10:39: previewing the wrestling season
- 24:27: Jay Kuntz joins the show
Published on 10/21/2026