The fifth edition of Camp Dave Wannstedt is in the books at Pitt, and one week from today the Panthers will open their season by playing host to Youngstown State.

The camp was hard-hitting -- in fact, Wannstedt said it was the most physical camp he had run since he returned to Pitt -- as the Panthers searched for a running back and a middle linebacker to replace their two best players from a year ago, LeSean McCoy and Scott McKillop.

A few weeks ago the Post-Gazette asked five key questions facing the Panthers as they headed into training camp and, now that camp is over, it is time to revisit those questions and see if any of them have been answered.

1. Can senior quarterback Bill Stull deliver? The most honest answer is only time will tell. Certainly, Stull did not have the kind of training camp coaches were hoping he would have. He was inconsistent and did not distinguish himself from Pat Bostick and Tino Sunseri. But Stull is a veteran, a fighter and a fifth-year senior, so, for better or worse, the coaches have put their faith in him. Last season, he showed at times that he was more than capable of leading the team to victories, but he will have to play much better than he did for most of training camp to give the Panthers a chance to win each week.

2. Who will emerge from the shade? McCoy (nicknamed Shady) left some big shoes to fill, but the Panthers should be fine at tailback. Two true freshman, Dion Lewis and Ray Graham, had excellent camps and proved they were tough enough to grind out yards against a tough defense and they are elusive enough to make people miss and make big plays. Redshirt freshman Chris Burns also showed he is more than capable of carrying the load if and when his number is called. The tailback position is clearly one area in which the coaching staff feels good about, even though none of the top three tailbacks have appeared in a college game.

3. Who is the man in the middle? It was fairly well known that senior Adam Gunn would be the starter, but the more significant questions were whether Gunn, who suffered a broken neck in the first game of last year, was physically and mentally back and whether he could make a smooth transition from outside linebacker to middle linebacker. Gunn answered those questions with a solid camp. He showed no signs of being hesitant, doing as much hitting and tackling in full-contact drills as anyone on the defense.

4. Will the offensive line be as good as advertised? The answer is incomplete. Right tackle Lucas Nix missed about six days with a leg infection. That was the worst development for the line because, of the slated starters, Nix was the one who least could afford to miss one day. Nix needs to play better than he did early in camp and should improve with experience, but missing that much time has put him behind schedule. Left guard also appears to be unsettled as neither Joe Thomas nor Chris Jacobson did enough to make a case for why they should be the starter over the other. One positive development is that center Robb Houser appeared to have no lingering issues despite the fact that he was coming off a lost season because of a broken leg.

5. Is romper room time over? The off-field problems that plagued the Panthers in the offseason seem to have disappeared, at least for now. It has been at least a few months since a player got arrested. The continued focus of this team, and, more specifically, a few key players, on football and academics would enhance the chances of the Panthers living up to their billing and challenging for the Big East Conference championship.