Greg Romeus returned to practice yesterday. This is good news for Pitt fans, as Romeus had been questionable. Wannstedt claimed that Romeus simply had been experiencing stiffness due to lingering issues from his back surgery and his sleeping situation since returning to Pitt. However, Romeus had appeared to injure his ankle, and speculation was that his ankle may have been bothering him. Regardless, he’s now back in the lineup at practices, and if all goes well, should be ready for the Utah game.

Ray Graham isn’t fairing as well. Graham is still out with a knee injury that’s been bothering him since the first scrimmage on August 14th. We haven’t received word on when he’ll return.

There’s good news for Pitt’s number one back, however. Dion Lewis was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list yesterday along with fellow Big East backs Noel Devine (WVU), Jordan Todman (UConn), Victor Anderson (Louisville), Bilal Powell (Louisville), and Delone Carter (Syracuse). This is just the preseason watch list, but it’s nice to see the Big East getting some looks.

Pitt will be back on the practice field this afternoon.

Greg Romeus returned on a limited basis today to Panther’s training camp. He participated in individual drills, but not team drills. Romeus missed 4 days due to a stiff back. Along with Romeus, Andrew Taglianetti, Shayne Hale, and Ryan Turnley returned for some individual drills, but did not partake in team drills.

Coach Wannstedt announced yesterday that redshirt junior Chris Jacobson will be the starting left guard to start the regular season. These leave two holes on the offensive line, center and right guard.

Pitt received a verbal commitment from New Jersey defensive end Max Issaka, 6’2″, 228 pounds. Issaka is out of Woodbridge, is the 5th player from New Jersey to commit to Pitt’s 2011 class that already has 14 verbal commitments. Issaka chose Pitt over Rutgers, Michigan State, Connecticut, N.C. State, and Maryland. According to Rivals.com, Issaka is a 3 star recruit, 24th best at the position, 13th in the state.

As you may have heard, Romeus has sat out the past few practices due to a mysterious injury. We were told it was minor and that he would be back soon. Coach Wannstedt touched on the issue this morning stating that Romeus’ injury was not football related and that he would be back soon. Apparently he had been experiencing some stiffness and soreness in his back and legs related to sleeping issues since returning for camp. Coach even referenced the notion that it was due to the bed that Romeus had been sleeping on since returning.

This should further relieve fans of any worry that Romeus’ injury was more severe than it seemed. While Coach Wannstedt didn’t elaborate on specifically when we’ll see him back at practice, he sounded optimistic that it would be very soon. We had previously heard that it could be as early as today, so don’t be surprised if Romeus is back on the field this afternoon.

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