On Saturday night, KDKA's Rich Walsh broke the news that Pitt wide receiver Tyler Boyd was reportedly arrested for DUI on Friday morning. Breaking.. Just found out Pitt Star Tyler Boyd arrested early Friday morning and is charged with DUI. More details coming up on KDKA-TV News — Rich Walsh KDKA (@RichieWalsh) June 13, 2015 According to Andrew Conte of Trib Total Media, Boyd has not been charged with a crime. Boyd, the consensus No. 1 receiver prospect heading into the 2016 ... Read More
Christian Hackenberg: junior joke or answer to prayers?
The question on every Penn State fan’s mind is this: Will Christian Hackenberg live up to the hype of his freshman year, or will his sophomore slump turn into a junior joke? Arguments from professionals and fans alike swing both ways; they range from calling Hackenberg, the junior quarterback from Palmyra, Virginia, washed up and overrated to calling him the best college quarterback; from saying that he’s all talk and no delivery to declaring that he will go number one in the 2016 NFL ... Read More
Duquesne athletic director Amodio leaves for Quinnipiac
Greg Amodio, Duquesne’s athletic director, is trading in his post at Pittsburgh for the same spot in Hamden, Ct. at Quinnipiac University. Amodio has served Duquesne for nearly 10 years, during which he oversaw the A.J. Palumbo Center’s over $5 million in improvements and Rooney Field renovations. In 2010, he made the decision to cut Duquesne’s baseball, wrestling, men’s golf, and men’s swimming programs in a strategic restructuring that intended to reallocate over $1 million to other sports. ... Read More
Michal Menet an answer for Nittany Lions?
With high school junior Michal Menet’s verbal commitment to James Franklin, Penn State has secured the top in-state recruit and locked in its ninth verbal commitment for the Class of 2016. The 6-foot-5, 271-pound offensive lineman struggled to decide between the Nittany Lions and the Duke Blue Devils, but ultimately decided to stay in-state and close to home. His announcement came last Friday at a school assembly, after which he proudly announced that Penn State is “the place I want to be, ... Read More
James Conner, Tyler Boyd named preseason All-Americans
Ever since new Pitt Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi took over, there has been a little more excitement about the Pitt program than usual. Needless to say others outside of Pittsburgh like what the Panthers are bringing back, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Pitt juniors James Conner and Tyler Boyd were honored on Monday by being named All-Americans by national college football expert Phil Steele. Boyd was named to Steele's first team preseason All-America squad while ... Read More
Pitt’s Alex Officer named to Rimington Trophy watch list
The Pitt Panthers underachieved on the football field a season ago, but it wasn’t because of their offense, which was one of the more explosive units the Panthers have had in quite some time. While plenty of people are excited to see what type of performance we will see from the likes of James Conner, Tyler Boyd and Chad Voytik under first-year head coach Pat Narduzzi, there are some guys up front to watch as well for the 2015 campaign. One of those guys happens to be center Alex Officer, ... Read More
Six Nittany Lions to enter NFL
The Nittany Lions saw three players drafted into the National Football League in the 2015 draft and three more went on to sign rookie free-agent contracts, giving Penn State a total of six players in the NFL this spring. Donovan Smith (Owings Mills, MD) was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the second pick of the second round; Adrian Amos (Baltimore, MD) was picked by the Chicago Bears; and the Pittsburgh Steelers selected hometown tight end Jesse James (Glassport, PA) in the fifth ... Read More
Steelers sign 12 rookie free agents
The Pittsburgh Steelers completed their NFL Draft weekend by signing 12 undrafted rookie free agents. The 12 players, along with the Steelers eight draft picks, will take part in the team’s rookie minicamp, which will be start on Friday, May 8 and wrap up on Sunday, May 10. Of the 12 rookie free agents signed, nine are offensive players and three are defensive players. Miles Diffenbach, a 6-foot-3, 303-pound guard from Fox Chapel High School and Penn State University is the only local ... Read More
Pitt’s T.J. Clemmings falls to fourth round; drafted by Vikings
It was a much longer wait than anyone would have anticipated, but finally on Saturday Pitt’s T.J. Clemmings realized a dream. Clemmings was take with the No. 11 pick of the fourth round by the Minnesota Vikings, the No. 110 pick overall. Once perceived as a surefire first-round pick, a stress fracture discovered in his foot only a couple weeks prior to the draft, scared teams away from Clemmings and as a result he slid all the way to the third day of the draft. Clemmings, viewed by many ... Read More
Pitt lands Michigan State transfer Mark Scarpinato
Pitt head football coach Pat Narduzzi is bringing along some company from Michigan State. Narduzzi announced on Wednesday that former Michigan State defensive tackle Mark Scarpinato has elected to transfer to Pitt. Being that Scarpinato has graduated already, he will be eligible to play this season for the Panthers. Scarpinato stands 6-foot-3, 286-pounds and should help the Pitt defensive front right away as a rotational player. Scarpinato was a member of Michigan State's 2011 ... Read More