As competition in the PSAC is beginning to heat up, No. 20 IUP and Gannon continue to keep rolling.Both teams won each of their games this past week. Gannon maintained the league's best record and sit at 10-1 inside the PSAC. The Golden Knights picked up wins over Kutztown (76-61) and Edinboro (66-48). Against Kutztown, Gannon dished out 15 assists and committed just nine turnovers. Against Edinboro, the Golden Knights used a solid defense to hold their third opponent to under 50 points this ... Read More
Pitt must figure out rebounding issues before it is too late
Watching the Pitt Panthers play basketball this season, there is one glaring weakness on Jamie Dixon’s team- rebounding. Dixon has always preached rebounding and usually his teams deliver, but this season crashing the glass has become a major problem for the Panthers. Usually one of the top rebounding teams in the nation, Pitt finds themselves ranked just No. 196 in the country, pulling down just 34.6 boards per contest. Things hit an all-time low during Saturday’s home loss against ... Read More
Keith Butler named Steelers new defensive coordinator
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker coach Keith Butler has been patiently waiting. That wait has paid off as Butler was announced today as the Steelers new defensive coordinator, replacing Hall of Famer Dick LeBeau, who resigned shortly after the regular season ended. Butler has been long thought of to be LeBeau's future replacement. Now it is officially Butler's time. The Steelers have thought very highly of Butler for some time now as they reportedly would have blocked him from ... Read More
Arkansas’ Jim Chaney reportedly to be named Pitt offensive coordinator
New Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi said on Saturday that he was close to finding his offensive coordinator. According to reports he has and that man is Arkansas Razorbacks offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jim Chaney, as according to reports he will be announced as the Panthers new OC. Narduzzi said that he is looking not only for a good football coach to lead the offense, but the right person as well. Apparently Chaney meets all of Narduzzi’s qualifications. “I’m looking ... Read More
Crosby beats Habs with OT goal
Sidney Crosby ended two streaks when he fired a one-timer past goaltender Carey Price to beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in overtime on Friday night. He snapped a personal four-game goalless drought and scored the team’s first power-play goal in nine attempts. The Penguins earned the power play when the Canadiens took a too-many men penalty 3:09 into overtime. On the ensuing faceoff, Montreal center Tomas Plekanec’s stick snapped, and the Penguins were able to take advantage with Kris Letang ... Read More
Former Pitt OT Ruben Brown elected to College Football Hall of Fame
In the early 1990's, Ruben Brown came to the University of Pittsburgh as a defensive lineman. Who would have known back then that a switch to the offensive side of the ball would have paid off in the fashion that it did? Brown got a phone call this week from Pitt executive associate athletic director E.J. Borghetti informing him that he was part of the 2015 College Football Hall of Fame Class. “This honor goes well beyond me,” Brown said. “Everyone at Pitt shares this recognition. I’m ... Read More
Adonis Jennings to transfer from Pitt
After the Pat Narduzzi hiring, there has been a lot of positive energy surrounding the Pitt Panthers football program the past couple of weeks. However the Panthers got a bit of negative news on Friday when they found out that wide receiver Adonis Jennings is leaving the program. Jennings, a four-star recruit, and a guy who likely could have played a big role in the Panthers offense net season, announced on his Instagram account Friday night his intentions to transfer from Pitt. “I’d ... Read More
Dick LeBeau’s out, but was he only one to blame?
Dick LeBeau is out as defensive coordinator. Call it a resignation by force, a firing, a peaceful parting of the ways, anything you want, but the bottom line is a legend is leaving the organization. Maybe it was time to go and maybe it wasn’t. No one can discount how instrumental LeBeau was in winning the last two championships, and when he was given the proper defensive talent to coach, he looked like a genius. All the speculation was on which coaches were going to be kept following the ... Read More
Pitt outworked in loss to Clemson
Scoring droughts have become a staple of this year’s Pitt Panthers team and a pair of another very lengthy droughts cost the Panthers in a big way Saturday afternoon against the visiting Clemson Tigers. Pitt went a 12-minute span in the first half and a five-minute span in the second half, only making one field goal and the Panthers couldn’t recover from it as they dropped a 71-62 battle to Clemson, their first ACC home game of the season. “This one is very disappointing,” said Pitt head ... Read More
Pat Narduzzi makes first hires to coaching staff
New Pitt football head coach Pat Narduzzi said that he wanted to assemble his coaching staff rather quickly after taking over as the Panthers head man. The past few days he has made strides in assembling that staff. Narduzzi has filled the role of defensive coordinator with the hiring of Florida International defensive coordinator Josh Conklin. Conklin has been Florida International’s defensive coordinator the past two seasons and is regarded as one of the nation's brightest young ... Read More