The 2013 season officially kicked off on Thursday night and the PSAC West saw some success. Edinboro and Gannon picked up wins, while Seton Hill was tagged with a loss. Edinboro 35, Walsh 34 Edinboro quarterback Cody Harris started his senior season off with a bang. Harris completed 36 of 47 passes for 306 yards and 4 touchdowns in the season opener. Walsh's starter threw 67 passes, completing 39 of them for 289 yards and 3 touchdowns in the one point loss. After punting on their first ... Read More
Another year, another committee for the Steelers
In 2012, Steelers fans had to endure a running back by committee approach, which we know didn't work out as planned. Their leading rusher from last year is gone in Jonathan Dwyer. Dwyer had his struggles this year in camp and in the preseason. However, I thought with his performance against the Redskins, he would be battling for the starting job and not a roster spot. In my opinion, this is a serious snub when you consider Le'Veon Bell is out with an injury, Isaac Redman hasn't played because ... Read More
Go Ahead And Enjoy The Ride Pirate Fans
Bias alert, we’ve got a Pirate fan here. If you expect me to be unbiased right now click away from this article because I’m a Pirate fan and I’m proud. I’ll admit it, I’ve been very anxious to see the Pirates officially get a rather large monkey off their backs. Twenty straight losing seasons will do that to a diehard fan. Whether you sit on the side of Tuesday night’s win being the one that ended the streak or the 82nd victory of the season sealing the deal, the bottom line is that the ... Read More
Pittsburgh Pirates win game number 81, end 20-year streak
Tonight, the Pittsburgh Pirates made history. They ended history. They ended the worst streak in professional sports history. 20 years of forgettable baseball in Pittsburgh is over. With the Pirates 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers tonight, the Pirates have officially broken the streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons. If I had to choose for the streak to end anywhere other than PNC Park, I would pick Miller Park, and that's exactly where it ended tonight. All the awful games at Miller ... Read More
Neal Huntington shows his worth
A year ago today, following a trade deadline that saw the Pirates go out and make “safe” moves for players like Gaby Sanchez and Travis Snider, fans of the Bucs were calling for GM Neal Huntington’s head. The Pirates were in the midst of a second consecutive late-season collapse, their star player was struggling, and the pitching was falling apart. Following the Pirates getting no-hit by Homer Bailey to clinch their 20th consecutive losing season, the future looked not only grim for ... Read More
Seminoles roll over Panthers in ACC opener
September 2, 2013 will always go down as a historic date for the Pitt football program. It didn't take them long to get their welcome to the ACC moment. Florida State's ultra-hyped freshman quarterback Jameis Winston exceeded all the hype in his collegiate debut as he torched the Pitt secondary early and often as the Seminoles made it look easy in a 41-13 in the 2013 season opener for both teams. Winston put on a clinic, completing 25-of-27 passes for 356 yards and four touchdowns, ... Read More
Pitt presented with golden opportunity vs. Seminoles
When Paul Chryst and the Pitt Panthers take the field Monday night against No. 11 Florida State at Heinz Field, Paul Chryst may be handed the opportunity of a lifetime. It's been quite some time since a Pitt football team has the opportunity that the 2013 squad has-opening the season on national television against a national power at home. There's no other football going on Labor Day night so the eyes of every college football fan in the world will be tuned in to watch the Panthers and ... Read More
Pirate of the Week: Marlon Byrd
The Pittsburgh Pirates made headlines this past week with a trade for Marlon Byrd and John Buck. Byrd, who is having his best statistical season, has already been having an impact for the Buccs. After coming over to the Pirates, Byrd has been nothing short of solid. That's why he's this week's Pirate of the Week. Byrd started off his career in Pittsburgh the right way on Wednesday night. Though he only got one hit, that hit was a 3-RBI home run. Not a bad way to start things off with your new ... Read More
Duquesne looks sharp in 35-24 win over Albany
Emotions were running high at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field for the home and season opener for the Duquesne football team on Saturday. Both the players and coaches were feeling excited, anxious, nervous, and maybe a little hesitant for Albany. In his first collegiate start, freshman Dillon Buechel looked anything but a freshman, tossing for 309 yards and three touchdowns in the Dukes’ 35-24 win over former Northeast Conference foe Albany. Junior running back Ryan Ho contributed two ... Read More
Hackenberg named starting QB
On the eve of their first game, Penn State has named true freshman Christian Hackenberg the starting quarterback for its game against Syracuse tomorrow, according to a source with knowledge of Coach Bill O’Brien’s decision. He has not made the decision public yet. Hackenberg, ESPN's top-rated passer of the 2013 class, beat out junior college quarterback Tyler Ferguson for the job. Ferguson enrolled in January and held an early edge in preseason camp. But by Week 2, O'Brien said the battle was ... Read More