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Every Pittsburgh Panthers conversation from the day's podcasts. One playlist.

The Cutdown listens to leading college football podcasts every morning, keeps only the parts about your team, Pittsburgh, and cuts them into one playlist.

Get the Pittsburgh playlist Free on the App Store, for iPhone.
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Real Pittsburgh clips from this week, straight from each show's own servers. Press play.

New playlist every morning by about 6:30 ET. Free.

This week in Pittsburgh talk

The shows spent the week focused on Pitt's matchup with UCF and how quarterback Mason Heintschel would follow up a big week one performance. There's real interest in whether he can keep the momentum going against UCF in what looks like another chance to put up numbers.

Written by The Cutdown's reader from this week's clips.

1 clips · 1 min. Some clips only play in the app.

In this week's clips: Mason Heintschel.

How it works

Only the Pittsburgh talk. Every morning.

1We listen to college football's biggest podcasts
Shutdown FullcastCover 3 College FootballJosh Pate's College Football ShowThe Solid VerbalThe Joel Klatt ShowBrandon Walker College Football Show
2We find the Pittsburgh conversations
ClemsonBest bets: Clemson minus 3.5 vs. North Carolina
PittsburghUCF at Pittsburgh and Mason Heintschel hype

Everything that isn't Pittsburgh talk gets cut. Sorry, Clemson.

3We create one Pittsburgh playlist for you every morning
Your Pittsburgh Feed
Monday, September 14
1 min
this week
  • UCF at Pittsburgh and Mason Heintschel hypeShutdown Fullcast · 1 min
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6 college football shows monitored/ seven mornings a week/ you pick the shows and the minutes

Talked Pittsburgh most this week: Shutdown Fullcast (1).

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Common questions

Which podcasts get reviewed for Pittsburgh conversations?

Cover 3 College Football, Josh Pate's College Football Show, The Solid Verbal, The Joel Klatt Show, Brandon Walker College Football Show, Shutdown Fullcast. Any time one of them has a substantive Pittsburgh conversation, it becomes a clip.

What are the best Pittsburgh podcasts right now?

Going by who actually talked about Pittsburgh this week: Shutdown Fullcast (1). The Cutdown reads all of the big national shows every morning and pulls the Pittsburgh parts into one playlist, so you get the best of every one of them.

What are people saying about Pittsburgh today?

Lately: UCF at Pittsburgh and Mason Heintschel hype. Press play at the top of this page to hear it, or get the app for the full playlist every morning.

When is it ready?

By about 6:30am Eastern, seven mornings a week.

Is it free? Do I need an account?

Free, and no account. Your follows and history stay on your phone.

Is this an official Pittsburgh Panthers app?

No. The Cutdown is independent and not affiliated with the Pittsburgh Panthers or the NCAA. We just listen to the podcasts so you don't have to skip around.

Is there an Android version?

iPhone only for now.

Do you rehost the audio?

No. Every clip plays from the show's own servers, exactly like a podcast app, and every clip credits the show and links the full episode. We send listeners to shows.

Can I follow other teams too?

Yes, in the app. Follow as many teams as you want, NBA and NFL included, plus individual players, and every morning they all land in one playlist.

Tomorrow's Pittsburgh edition is already being cut.

Your teams, your players, your shows, your minutes. Just press play.

Get the Pittsburgh playlist
QR code that opens the app install page On a laptop? Point your iPhone camera here.