Four Penn State football players were arrested and charged with criminal mischief late Thursday evening. Sophomore tight end Brent Wilkerson, 20, of Clinton, Maryland, sophomore safety Anthony Smith, 21, of Dover, New Jersey, sophomore center Wendy Laurent, 20, of Hamilton, New Jersey, and freshman defensive end Garrett Sickels, 20, of Red Bank, New Jersey were all charged after an “egg-throwing incident” outside of Beaver Hall on Thursday night between 10:36 p.m. and 11:18 p.m. The ... Read More
Penn State linebacker Hull is next member of ‘Linebacker U’
Penn State has long been synonymous with outstanding linebackers. With names like Jack Ham, Shane Conlon, LaVar Arrington, Paul Posluszny and Dan Connor, it should come as no surprise that the “Linebacker U” moniker has stuck through the decades. Senior linebacker Mike Hull is making sure that tradition continues. As a co-captain this year, he is a dynamic force that is leading one of the nation’s best defensive lines; Penn State currently holds top 10 rankings in three categories: third in ... Read More
Duke vs. Pitt: Preview, Prediction, Analysis and more
The Pitt Panthers will look to rebound from a nightmarish performance last Saturday against Georgia Tech when they host nationally ranked No. 24 Duke in a key ACC Coastal matchup. Duke can stake its claim to the top of the division with a win while knocking the Panthers completely out of the race in the process. The Blue Devils will visit Pittsburgh for the first time in nearly 40 years and look to avenge last year’s 58-55 loss to Pitt in a thrilling shootout. Who has the advantage this ... Read More
Pitt picked to finish sixth in ACC Preseason Poll
Jamie Dixon's Pitt Panthers are set to begin their second season of play in the ACC and according to many of the writers covering the conference, the Panthers will be just an average team in 2015. Pitt was selected by league media members to finish sixth out of 15 schools during the ACC's preseason media day held Wednesday in Charlotte. The Panthers finished sixth with 592 total points. Duke was selected to finish first with 935 points and 41 first place votes, followed by No. 2 North ... Read More
ACC Power Rankings: Week 9
1. Florida State (7-0, 4-0 ACC, BYE, Last Week-1) Will the Seminoles end up with more wins or more players linked to trouble with the law? That could be a tight race the rest of the season. Give them credit for putting all the distractions aside, but they better be focused this week, facing the top ranked defense in the nation. Up Next: Thursday at Louisville 2. Clemson (6-2, 5-1, defeated Syracuse 16-6, Last Week-2) It wasn’t pretty, but the Tigers got another win. With Deshaun Watson ... Read More
Pieces for offensive success coming together for Steelers
With the Pittsburgh Steelers halfway through the 2014 season, one question lingers about this team that suddenly finds itself in a first place tie with the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals: Who are these guys? These are the new Steelers, with a new brand of Steelers football that may have just allowed its franchise quarterback to catch up with some of the best in the league. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 522 yards and six touchdowns last Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. He ... Read More
Jamie Dixon: The nation’s best coach never to reach a Final Four?
The Pitt Panthers will begin the 2014-15 season on Friday with an exhibition contest against Indiana University (PA.). With the beginning of every Panthers season, it also begins the catcalls of fans who believe that Pitt would be better off with someone other than Jamie Dixon leading the program. I tend to always get a laugh out of that because Dixon has done a heck of a job as the Pitt head coach and while he has yet to lead the Panthers to the Final Four, you still have to believe that ... Read More
JUCO big man Rozelle Nix, latest Pitt commit for Class of 2015
With the 2014-15 season to begin shortly, Pitt Panthers coach Jamie Dixon was busy over the weekend landing a big body on Sunday for the Class of 2015. Dixon landed a verbal commitment from another junior college player, this one being 7-footer Rozelle Nix who is ranked among the best junior college prospects in the Class of 2015. Nix, a Cincinnati native who’s a sophomore at Pensacola State College in Florida is the latest in line of JUCO players that Dixon has targeted ... Read More
Steelers Report Card after big win vs. Colts
Not many gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a real chance to beat Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts Sunday afternoon, but thanks to an offensive explosion, that is exactly what happened in a 51-34 victory, which moves the Steelers to 5-3 and in the thick of things in the AFC North race. There were both a lot of positives and some negatives coming from the big win. With that being said, I take a look at both in my weekly Steelers Report Card. Quarterback: Quite simply a performance for the ages ... Read More
Steelers trounce Colts thanks to Ben’s record-setting day
With all the buildup surrounding Andrew Luck and the 5-2 Indianapolis Colts, who would have thought it would be the Pittsburgh Steelers putting up 51 points, largely on the arm of Ben Roethlisberger? Believe it or not, it happened. Roethlisberger connected for a career high, and franchise record, 40 completions, 522 yards and six touchdowns. Antonio Brown finished with 10 receptions, 133 yards and two touchdowns while rookie Martavis Bryant registered 83 yards and two scores as ... Read More