The Duquesne Women’s basketball team keeps on winning and in the process keeps making history. Not only is Duquesne riding a program best 14-game win streak and already hold the consecutive home game win streak, but for the first time in program history, the Duquesne women's basketball team is ranked in the USA Today/Coaches Top 25 Poll. The Dukes (15-1, 3-0 A-10) received 65 votes and are ranked No. 25 in the nation, tied with DePaul. Somehow Duquesne still isn’t ranked in the AP Poll, ... Read More
Pitt rises in both polls
The Pitt men's basketball team continues to win and as a result Jamie Dixon's Panthers continue to rise in the polls. After a week that saw Pitt (14-1, 3-0 ACC) beat Georgia Tech at home and then go on the road to defeat Notre Dame, Pitt saw a bump in both polls on Monday. The Panthers now sit at No. 20 in the AP Poll and No. 17 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, climbing up four spots in each. Pitt is currently riding a 10-game win streak, which ties for the fourth longest streak in the ... Read More
Penn State’s Geno Lewis to transfer to Oklahoma
Penn State wide receiver Geno Lewis announced Monday morning that he will transfer and play his final year of eligibility in a graduate program at Oklahoma University. Announced in a tweet that can be seen below, Lewis was appreciative of his time at Penn State, and thanked his teammates, coaches, trainers, and academic advisors for all that they have done for him through the past four years, but acknowledged that it is time “to move on to the next chapter” of his life. Lewis, a three-year ... Read More
Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, expected to play vs. Denver
By all accounts, the Pittsburgh Steelers were pretty lucky to escape Cincinnati with a win on Saturday. They also appear pretty lucky to have escaped in good health. After Saturday's Wild card win, things looked gloom for the possibilities for both quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and wide receiver Antonio Brown being able to face the Denver Broncos on Sunday, but it looks like the Steelers will have their two best players in uniform. Roethlisberger had an MRI on his shoulder ... Read More
Brent Pry named Penn State DC
James Franklin announced Sunday that Brent Pry would become Penn State’s next defensive coordinator. With the move, Pry will also become the associate head coach. Previously, Pry held the positions of co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Vanderbilt and Penn State under Franklin. "I am very honored and appreciative of the opportunity to be the defensive coordinator at Penn State," Pry said in a Penn State press release. "I am excited about the future of this program and this ... Read More
Penn State’s Shoop to Tennesee
University of Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones announced Saturday that Penn State’s Bob Shoop agreed in principle to be the defensive coordinator for the Volunteers. Shoop and Tennessee agreed to a three-year deal worth $1.15 million per year. Penn State and Shoop will work out the buyout. Shoop has coached for 27 years at the collegiate level, and has been at Penn State for two. He has previously served as defensive coordinator at Yale (1994-96), Villanova (1997), William & ... Read More
Pitt holds off Notre Dame for 10th straight win
No. 24 ranked Pitt, playing its first true road game of the season, started like a house of fire on the road at Notre Dame. But the Panthers had to sweat things out at the end, escaping with an 86-82 ACC victory for their 10th consecutive win. Michael Young led the Panthers with 25 points, despite not playing a large portion of the second half because of foul trouble. Jamel Artis had his shooting stroke going on and scored 19, while Sheldon Jeter added 18 off the bench for the Panthers, who led ... Read More
James Robinson taking game to new level
A rare occurrence happened late in Pitt's victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday night. So rare that if you blinked you would have missed it. That was the fact that Panthers' point guard James Robinson committed a turnover. For most guards in the country that would be no big deal, but Robinson, and the Panthers entire team for that fact, has been so good with the basketball this season that it is eye popping on those few instances where he makes the wrong play. A big reason that the ... Read More
Former NC State OC Matt Canada reportedly hired as Pitt offensive coordinator
So far Pat Narduzzi's search for a new offensive coordinator to replace the departed Jim Chaney has been a pretty quiet one as very few names have leaked out. However one name has been confirmed for an interview in former North Carolina State offensive coordinator Matt Canada. Canada and Narduzzi are familiar with each other, having coached together at Northern Illinois. Richie Walsh of KDKA was the first to report that Canada was in town interviewing and now according to Sports ... Read More
Alan Faneca, Kevin Greene among 2016 Hall of Fame finalists
Three former Pittsburgh Steelers are among the 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2016. That list includes guard Alan Faneca, linebacker Kevin Greene and Tony Dungy, a former safety and Steelers assistant coach, although Faneca likely has the best chance of the three of finding his way to Canton one day. Faneca was a Steelers first-round draft pick out of LSU in 1998 and played 10 of his 13 NFL seasons with the Steelers where he became one of the franchise's best ... Read More