WAYNESBURG, Pa. – For the second time in as many days, the Waynesburg University football team made the move from a team receiving votes in a national top 25 poll, to jumping into the 25 best teams in Division III. The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) listed the Jackets as their number-23 team after pulling out a 21-20 victory at Geneva. Waynesburg was last listed in the AFCA top 25 back in 2007, and is the only team in the rankings with eight victories (8-0). Waynesburg will ... Read More
Duquesne Duo Earn Northeast Conference Player of the Week Honors
PITTSBURGH - Duquesne senior quarterback Sean Patterson (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) and junior linebacker Dorian Bell (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) were named Northeast Conference Football Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week respectively for their performances in Duquesne's 35-3 win over Sacred Heart on Saturday. Patterson, the NEC pass efficiency leader, figured in all five DU touchdowns with two TD passes and a career-high three scoring runs to help the Dukes extend their home ... Read More
Steelers in the Hunt Thanks to Weak AFC
I expected a lot of things out of the 2012 season. A bad AFC was not one of them. Even though the Steelers have started the season with a 3-3 record, they are not only battling for a playoff spot but also a division title! Is it absurd to be somewhat overzealous by that previous statement? After all, the NFL is only seven weeks into the season. Well, no it's not absurd. Not when there are only three teams in the whole conference that possess a winning record. This is especially ... Read More
Steelers beat Bengals, pick up first road win of season
The Steelers picked up their first road victory of the season with a solid win over the Bengals tonight. After falling behind early, the team settled down and picked up a divisional victory. Pittsburgh would open the game up with a field goal drive, and Shaun Suisham was able to hit a 42-yard field goal. Cincinnati responded with a touchdown, when Cedric Peerman went straight up the defense for five yards. Ben Roethlisberger made one of his few mishaps of the whole game on the next drive ... Read More
Brown or Rainey: Good problem to have for Steelers
One of the big game changers inside of a football game is special teams. For the first time in awhile, the Steelers are faced with a good problem; which player should return punts? The two choices are, the more well known commodity Antonio Brown, or the electric rookie Chris Rainey. Who do the Steelers pick to play such an important part of the game? Statistically, they are both off to a shaky start, but the season is still young. Both players are averaging around 10 yards a return. Not ... Read More
Waynesburg remains only unbeaten in PAC
BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – For a second-straight week, the Waynesburg University football team hit the road to face a Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) opponent with a high-scoring offense led by one of the conference’s top quarterbacks and multiple dynamic playmakers. During Saturday’s game with Geneva, the Yellow Jackets also faced a fourth-quarter deficit and a very real threat of their undefeated season coming to an end for a second-straight contest. Luckily for the visiting team, it was also ... Read More
The Panthers sneak past Buffalo 20-6
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Pittsburgh running backs Ray Graham and Rushel Shell each had a touchdown rushing in helping the Panthers snap a two-game skid with a 20-6 win over the Buffalo Bulls on Saturday. Graham had 74 yards rushing, while Shell had 35 yards rushing and a 41-yard catch as the Panthers' run attack regained its stride. Pitt (3-4) finished with 126 yards rushing after combining for just 120 in its previous two games. The Panthers, in their final Big East Conference season, avoided their ... Read More
Robert Morris WINS with late minute Touchdown
Moon Township, Pa. - October 20, 2012 - Junior Deontae Howard (Clairton, Pa. / Clairton) ran for a 2-yard touchdown, his second-career score, with just 1:50 remaining in regulation to lift the Robert Morris University football team to a come-from-behind, 37-31, victory over Central Connecticut State in Northeast Conference (NEC) action Saturday afternoon at a rainy Joe Walton Stadium. The Blue Devils were able to drive to the RMU 13-yard line on their final possession, but the Colonial ... Read More
Duquense runs all over Sacred Heart 35-3
PITTSBURGH - Sean Patterson ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more and Dorian Bell was a one man wrecking crew for the defense as Duquesne extended its home win streak to 10 with a 35-3 Northeast Conference victory over Sacred Heart. The Dukes moved to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in conference play with the win. Sacred Heart dropped to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in league play. Duquesne led 7-3 when Patterson, who completed 10-of-19 passes for 156 yards, hit Gianni Carter in stride with a 44 ... Read More
Washington & Jefferson hammer Saint Vincent on Homecoming 40-14
WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Junior running back Dion Wiegand (Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks) rushed for a career-high 168 yards and blocked a punt, while sophomore backup quarterback Shane Smith (Fredonia, N.Y./Fredonia) added 115 on the ground and recovered a key fumble during Washington & Jefferson’s 40-14 PAC football rout of Saint Vincent on Homecoming Saturday at Cameron Stadium. The Presidents (6-2, 5-1 PAC) clinched their 29th consecutive winning season which is the fifth-longest active ... Read More