NEW CONCORD, Ohio (Sept. 1) – During their last two season openers the Waynesburg University football team came close to beating a quality opponent, but came up short by less than a touchdown each time. During Saturday’s 2012 opener, the Yellow Jackets battled Muskingum, a team that showed last year that it can hold its own in the powerful Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). As the game wound down into its final minutes, it looked like the Jackets would once again come up short in a season debut. ... Read More
Duquesne bested by Old Dominion in season opener
NORFOLK, VA. - Duquesne went toe-to-toe with one of the top teams in the Football Championship Subdivision for three quarters, before falling 57-23 at No. 6/8 (Coaches/Sports Network) Old Dominion before a sellout crowd of 19,818 at S.B. Ballard Stadium. The Dukes, who led 20-10 at the half, couldn’t contain the Monarchs who scored 47 second-half points to up their all-time home record to 17-5. Sophomore Taylor Heinicke completed 41-of-63 passes for 492 yards and four scores to lead the ... Read More
IUP cruises in a 33-6 win over Southern Connecticut
INDIANA, PA – Harvie Tuck (Akron, OH/St. Vincent-St. Mary) and Montay Green (Pittsburgh/Fox Chapel) each rushed for over 100 yards for the Crimson Hawks as IUP accumulated 310 yards on the ground in a season-opening 33-6 victory over visiting Southern Connecticut on Saturday afternoon at George P. Miller Stadium. Tuck totaled 185 yards on 28 carries and Green 101 on 20, as each added a rushing touchdown. It was the first time since 2010 that IUP had two rushers go for 100 yards, when Tuck and ... Read More
Washington & Jefferson opens with 23-6 Victory in North Carolina
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Senior running back Tim McNerney (Butler, Pa./Knoch) rushed for a pair of touchdowns and the Washington & Jefferson defense forced three turnovers during the Presidents’ season-opening 23-6 football victory over Methodist Saturday at Monarch Stadium. The game, which was played in extreme heat conditions (108 degree heat index), played on without a scoreboard or 25/40 second clocks for the final minutes of the second quarter and the entire second half due to a power ... Read More
Robert Morris looks to make vast improvements in 2012
The 2011 season was a rough one for Joe Walton and the Robert Morris Colonials as their 2-9 record tied for the fewest wins since Walton and the program got started back in 1994. Although Robert Morris was picked to finish only sixth in the preseason NEC Coaches’ Poll, the Colonials have some talent in place to potentially be a surprise in 2012, as Walton returns 17 starters and 39 overall letter winners from a season ago. The strength of the Colonials could be on the defensive side of the ... Read More