It was a tough week for one local President's Athletic Conference team, while another had something to celebrate. W&J (3-1, 1-1 PAC) will look to rebound this week after suffering a 38-20 loss at Thomas More in which quarterback Pete Coughlin had his worst game of his career, tossing four interceptions. The loss didn't sink the Presidents too much though as they remains in the Top 20 in both national polls. W&J slipped to No. 19 on this week’s D3football.com Top 25 and 20th on AFCA ... Read More
W&J picked to finish atop PAC again
Coming off another successful season in 2014. The Washington and Jefferson Presidents find themselves in a familiar position heading into 2015. That would be as the favorites in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. W&J is the overwhelming favorite to repeat as conference champions, finishing atop the 2015 PAC Preseason Football Poll. It is the eighth time since 2000 that the Presidents have been tabbed the conference’s preseason favorite. W&J collected 28 first-place votes, while ... Read More
W&J, Waynesburg, dominate 2014 All-PAC football selections
The Presidents Athletic Conference announced their all-conference teams this week and as expected quite a few local players dominated the list. Highlighted by six first-team selections, the Washington & Jefferson football team placed 18 players on the All-PAC football teams and head coach Mike Sirianni earned his third-consecutive Coach of the Year award. Sirianni holds a winning percentage of .815 in his 12th season as head coach. W&J wasn't the only successful team to get some ... Read More
Jake Forsythe bringing balance back to Waynesburg offense
Part of the reason that the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets fell short of their goal of a President's Athletic Conference championship a year ago is that quarterback Carter Hill simply had to do way too much. Waynesburg simply couldn't run the football and while the Jackets' offense as one of the best in the PAC, it had to rely on Hill's arm on almost every play. That's not the case this season for the 5-1 Yellow Jackets. Speaking to both Hill and Waynesburg head coach Rick Shepas before the ... Read More
PAC Notebook: Waynesburg, W&J answer questions in Week 1 wins
The 2014 season is underway for teams in the Presidents' Athletic Conference and a pair of local teams answered some big questions they had heading into the season in impressive wins. - I will start with Waynesburg University, who began the season with a 33-0 win over Muskingum University. Everyone knows the Yellow Jackets will be able to throw the football, and quarterback Carter Hill got off to a good start with a 13-for-22 performance for 248 yards and two total touchdowns. But as good as ... Read More
Carter Hill has Waynesburg thinking PAC championship in 2014
The Waynesburg University football team reported to camp on Wednesday with high expectations of a Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship. After coming close to winning the crown the past two seasons, the Yellow Jackets are once again expected to compete for the PAC title. Much of that falls on the arm of quarterback Carter Hill. After spending the 2011 season at Division II Tiffin University, Hill came to Waynesburg in 2012 where he grabbed the starting job in Week 6 of that season and ... Read More
2014 PAC Preseason Poll: Big things expected from W&J and Waynesburg
As the Presidents’ Athletic Conference prepares to usher in a pair of new programs for the 2014 football season, it could be status quo at the top of the conference this season. Thomas More was tabbed the league favorites for the fifth time since joining the conference, at the annual PAC Media day this week. However by the end of the year a couple local programs could have something to say about that as Washington & Jefferson and Waynesburg finished second and third respectively in the ... Read More
Big fourth quarter leads Waynesburg to victory
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