The wait is finally over for former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis. Bettis got “the call” on Saturday with the long awaited news that he will be heading to Canton as part of the NFL’s 2015 Hall of Fame Class. So happy to be amongst the games greatest players!! My Family and I are truly honored and blessed! — Jerome Bettis (@JeromeBettis36) February 1, 2015 “The Bus” ranks sixth on the NFL’s all-time rushing list, amassing 13,662 yards in his lengthy career and while ... Read More
James Robinson helps lift Pitt to upset over Notre Dame
Pitt Panthers’ junior guard James Robinson scored the Panthers first five points of the game, but it was what Robinson did at the end of the game that meant the most as Pitt put an end to a three-game losing streak with a 76-72 upset of No. 8 Notre Dame Saturday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt watched an eight-point lead disappear throughout the game’s final three minutes and trailed by one with 12 seconds left after Robinson missed a free throw and Jerian Grant knocked down a ... Read More
Robert Morris stays hot; tied for NEC lead
It looks like the tough non-conference schedule that Robert Morris played before their NEC Conference season began is paying dividends in a big way. Andy Toole’s team was tested in a major way early on in the season, playing at the likes of North Carolina, Georgetown and Clemson. The Colonials lost all three of those games and at one point of the season sat with only a 5-9 record, but things have turned around for RMU. Rodney Pryor scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, ... Read More
Pitt must stack wins together to get back onto tournament bubble
One place we rarely see the Pitt Panthers basketball team is on the NCAA Tournament bubble. But after Tuesday’s loss to Virginia Tech, the Panthers are going to need to put a couple of quality wins on their resume the rest of the way, just to become a bubble team come March. They can start that this Saturday against Notre Dame, but that is easier said than done with this young Pitt team. At 13-8 on the season, this Panthers team doesn’t have a quality win on their resume to date. For ... Read More
Ike Taylor willing to switch positions and teams
Once upon a time, a former great Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback made the switch to safety and it paid great dividends as Rod Woodson was able to prolong his career as a very productive NFL safety. Could Ike Taylor do the same thing? While Taylor wasn’t close to having Woodson’s abilities as a corner, the veteran seems willing to follow Woodson’s career path to stay in the league a few more years. Taylor said during an interview on Wednesday with Mike Florio on PFT Live, that he was ... Read More
Pitt announces 2015 football schedule
Pat Narduzzi’s first season on the Pitt sidelines promises to be a tough one. The ACC released its 2015 football schedule on Thursday and while Pitt’s schedule isn’t the toughest one they have played, it’s much tougher than a season ago. The good news is that the Panthers won’t see Florida State or Clemson again this season in ACC play. The bad news is that both Louisville and Notre Dame are back on the Panthers schedule. All in all, eight of Pitt’s 12 games next season will be ... Read More
PSAC Hoops Notebook: Three-way tie atop West
As PSAC action continues to heat up, the past week has produced a three-way tie atop the PSAC leader board between Gannon, No. 25 IUP and Mercyhurst. Gannon's recent struggles continued as the Golden Knights split a pair of games this past week. IUP and Mercyhurst both won of their games. Mercyhurst is on a five-game winning streak. Gannon lost to Cal in OT and ended its 5-0 mark when leading at halftime. The loss also lost for the first time at home in the past seven games. Senior Adam ... Read More
Pittsburgh to make February “Dick LeBeau Month”
Former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau has received plenty of honors during his lengthy NFL career. He’s about to get another. According to KDKA, LeBeau will be honored when the City Council proclaims February “Dick LeBeau Month” in Pittsburgh. A ceremony is reportedly scheduled in council chambers Feb. 3. LeBeau’s son Rick told KDKA that his father was moved to learn about the honor, saying that his father’s reaction was “hard to put into words.” Several of ... Read More
Pine-Richland QB Ben DiNucci commits to Pitt
New Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi has been a very busy man the past week, hot on the recruiting trail as he has landed a couple of quality recruits in very short time. The latest is a local product at a position where the Panthers are extremely thin. We learned on Monday that Pine-Richland quarterback Ben DiNucci announced that he will be attending Pitt this fall. DiNucci decommitted from Penn and is a nice grab for Narduzzi at the late hour. As a senior, DiNucci became the first ... Read More
Panthers downed by hot shooting Louisville
You aren’t going to win many games when you can’t stop the opposition and the Pitt Panthers found that stopping the Louisville Cardinals on Sunday was a near impossible task. The Cardinals made a whopping 71 percent of their field goal attempts in the first half and cruised to an 80-68 victory, dropping the Panthers to 3-4 in ACC play on the season. The No. 10 ranked Cardinals are one team that hasn’t found trouble winning at the Petersen Events Center as they improved to 4-1 on the ... Read More