The Loyal Sons

By The Loyal SonsSports Football

The Loyal Sons episodes

August 07, 2023Ep. 77 - Guest Bill Stull, the Hypesman Trophy, & our new Big Board
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Brought to you by Section Five.
Hypesman Trophy: We award the Hypesman Trophy to the Pitt player getting the most hype in training camp the past week. This week's award goes to Zion Fowler-El, with a few noteworthy honorable mentions.
The Big Board: Introducing "The Big Board", where all enemies of The Loyal Sons are placed for shaming purposes. On this episode, we nominate the founding members. You could probably guess at least 3 of them...
Interview w/ Bill Stull: Former Pitt QB Bill Stull joins the show to talk about Seton LaSalle, decommitting from Kentucky, and dodging projectiles in Morgantown.
Final thoughts: Karlo Zovko's departure, Darrelle Revis is in the HOF, and the movie event of the summer (The Meg 2)
Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh.
Brought to you by:
Rhoback (promo code LOYAL SONS for 20% off)
Rendine Consulting
Careers at Haddad Accelerated Delivery
Gurrera Law
1 hr 32 min
July 31, 2023Ep. 76 - Camp Preview with Chris Peak
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Brought to you by Section Five.
Chris Peak joined the show to talk about the upcoming camp season, strip club wings, and everything in between. What freshmen will play? What is the biggest question mark? Record predictions?
Final thoughts: Pitt landed the #1 player in the state of New Jersey this week, 4-star RB Yasin Willis. Also, the golf outing was a smashing success (again)!
Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh.
Brought to you by:
Homefield Apparel (LoyalSons20 for 20% off)
Rhoback (promo code LOYAL SONS for 20% off)
Rendine Consulting
Careers at Haddad Accelerated Delivery
Gurrera Law
1 hr 29 min
July 24, 2023Ep. 75 - Loyal Sons Rewind: Rewatching Pitt-UCF 2019
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Brought to you by Section Five.
UCF Rewatch: We take a time machine back to Sept. 21, 2019 for a rewatch of Pitt's famed come-from-behind upset over #15 UCF. Relive the ups, the downs, where you were, and what you felt on that ~Special~ day at Heinz Field.
Awards: Including "Remember That Guy?" award, "Most Stark Reminder of the State of Pitt Football in 2019", "Kenny Crystal Ball Moment", our takeaways that aged the best and worst, and more.
Final Thoughts: Slamball, the Senior Olympics, and a potential federal NIL Bill
Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh.
Brought to you by:
Homefield Apparel (LoyalSons20 for 20% off)
Rhoback (promo code LOYAL SONS for 20% off)
Rendine Consulting
Careers at Haddad Accelerated Delivery
Gurrera Law
1 hr 24 min
July 17, 2023Ep. 74 - Guest Saleem Brightwell + Our Dream/Nightmare CFB Golf Foursomes
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Brought to you by Section Five.
Golf Outing Preview: Who's playing in the star-studded Loyal Sons/Rendine Consulting Golf Outing this upcoming Sunday, who's going to win, and who's going to put the most balls into the lake?
Dream/Nightmare Golf Foursomes: The Pitt legends we'd want to spend a day on the links with and the losers who suck that we would not.
Guest Saleem Brightwell: Pitt LB from 2015-2019 stops by to talk share some stories from his playing days, including his heroics at Clemson in 2016
Final Thoughts: The rise of Western PA hoops, Pittsburgh Pirate ace Kenny Pickett, and great Yinzer parenting
Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh.
Brought to you by:
Rhoback (promo code LOYAL SONS for 20% off)
Rendine Consulting
Careers at Haddad Accelerated Delivery
Gurrera Law
1 hr 22 min
July 10, 2023Ep. 73 - Guest Sean Fitzsimmons
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Brought to you by Section Five.
Guest Sean Fitzsimmons: Hometown Hero and surging Pitt DT Sean Fitzsimmons joins the show to discuss his highly-decorated career at Central Valley and his expectations for a breakout Redshirt Freshman season

Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh.
Brought to you by:
Rhoback (promo code LOYAL SONS for 20% off)
Rendine Consulting
Careers at Haddad Accelerated Delivery
Gurrera Law
37 min
June 26, 2023Ep. 72 - You Should Be Excited About Pitt Football
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Brought to you by Section Five.
June Recruitment Window Wrap-Up: With official visit season in the books, Pat Narduzzi & Co. are putting together a star-studded 2024 class that's unprecedented in the modern era of Pitt Football. We recap who's committed, who's still within reach, and what this means for the future of the program.
Final Thoughts: Chris Blewitt and our Pittsburgh Maulers are in the USFL Championship, Kenny Pickett is a married man, and West Virginia is still on its bullshit.
Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh.
Brought to you by:
Rhoback (promo code LOYAL SONS for 20% off)
Rendine Consulting
Careers at Haddad Accelerated Delivery
Gurrera Law
47 min
June 19, 2023Ep. 71 - Bob Huggins' Wild Ride & Guest Tyler Bentley
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Brought to you by Section Five.
Bob Huggins Out at WVU: Bob Huggins was arrested for DUI outside the Taylor Swift concert Friday night and "retired" less than 24 hours later. Follow us as we take you along Huggy Bear's wild ride, WVU's response, and how America's Songbird brought down Mountaineer Hoops.
Panther Bar Fight: Which past/present Pitt athletes would you want to have your back in a bar fight? Dylan and David draft sides of 5. Which squad would you rather have behind you?
Interview w/ Tyler Bentley: Pitt veteran and starting DT Tyler Bentley stops by to talk about the upcoming season, replacing Calijah Kancey, roommate rivalries, and more!
Final Thoughts: Cam Lindsey keeps the Quip-to-Pitt pipeline strong, Royal Family podcast hacks, and explaining the Pittsburgh Pierogi Race to an actual Polish person.
Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh.
Brought to you by:
Rhoback (promo code LOYAL SONS for 20% off)
Rendine Consulting
Careers at Haddad Accelerated Delivery
Gurrera Law
1 hr 23 min
June 12, 2023Ep. 70 - Football 'Crootin: Narduzzi's Best Class Ever?
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Brought to you by Section Five.
It's June, which means official visit season, which means Pat Signals. This past weekend was loaded with talented high school players on-campus and a whole lot of them decided they want to play their college ball for Pitt. Pat Narduzzi is putting together his best class since he took the head coaching job.
The Sons discuss what their ideal official visit weekend would look like if they had to take the recruiting reigns.
Final thoughts: Penn St. confirmed unrivaled, Deion Sanders is pissing us off again.
Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh.
Brought to you by:
Rhoback (promo code LOYAL SONS for 20% off)
Rendine Consulting
Careers at Haddad Accelerated Delivery
Gurrera Law
37 min
June 05, 2023Ep. 69 - Guest Jake Kradel, Hinson is Back
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Brought to you by Section Five.
Blake Hinson announced this week that he'll be returning to Pitt for his final year of eligibility. What this means for the Panthers and what Hinson has to prove.
Pitt OL Jake Kradel joins the show to talk about his lifelong Pitt fandom, relationship with Nick Patti, battles with the Pitt defensive line, and more.
Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh.
Brought to you by:
Rhoback (promo code LOYAL SONS for 20% off)
Rendine Consulting
Careers at Haddad Accelerated Delivery
Gurrera Law
42 min
May 30, 2023 Ep. 68 - Drafting the Best Pitt Basketball Players of the 2000s, Papa Kante is a Panther
(0:00-7:50) It's official visit season! The Pitt Panthers football team will be hosting a huge number of recruits in the month of June. We preview this crucial part of the year.
(8:00-20:56) 4 Star center Papa Kante commits to Pitt. This unexpected signing is a massive get for the Panthers. how does it impact the team moving forward?
(20:56-27:59) The Zoo Crew joint The Basketball Tournament. Some of our favorite former Panthers are joining the million-dollar single-elimination tournament this summer and have a great chance of making a deep run.
(28:00:1:01:33) We draft the best Pitt basketball players of the 2000s. Whose team turned out the best?
1:02:35-END) Final thoughts- Beers, Duzz vs Deion Sanders, and a Europe vacation
1 hr 12 min