Thanks to back-to-back losses to Monmouth and Robert Morris, the Northeast Conference showdown between the Duquesne Dukes and Albany Great Danes lost a little bit of its luster. Coming into the season, many projected this to decide the NEC champion, but that wasn’t the case. Jerry Schmitt’s Dukes couldn’t snap their skid and were outplayed on both sides of the ball in the first half as Albany ruined senior day for the Dukes, scoring early and often, en route to a 38-31 victory to keep the ... Read More
Panthers season crumbles with loss to Connecticut
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Lyle McCombs ran for 120 yards and a touchdown as Connecticut beat Pittsburgh 24-17 on Friday night for the Huskies' first conference win after four losses. Chandler Whitmer threw for 213 yards and a score for the Huskies (4-6, 1-4 Big East), andNick Williams returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown. Tino Sunseri threw for 302 yards and two touchdowns for Pitt (4-6, 1-4), which fell short in its attempt to overcome a 24-0 halftime deficit. The Panthers, like UConn, ... Read More
Pitt’s Bowl Hopes Likely Gone With Loss to U Conn
Playing with the hopes of reaching a bowl game, the Pitt Panthers sure didn't act like it. The Panthers showed no signs of being a desperate team until it was too late, nor did they play like the team that took No. 3 Notre Dame into triple-overtime six days ago. Instead the Panthers looked flat and the results reflected that the Connecticut Huskies handed Pitt their sixth loss of the season, 24-17. With the loss, Pitt (4-6, 1-4) will have to beat both Rutgers (home) and South Florida ... Read More
Panthers Face U Conn With Bowl Lives at Stake
On the same day that Jamie Dixon and the Pitt Men's Basketball team tip-off their 2012-13 season, Paul Chryst and the Pitt football team face one of their biggest games of the season at Connecticut. Normally a Pitt-U Conn Friday night matchup wouldn't be classified as a big game in any stretch of the imagination, but this is a big game for the Panthers nonetheless as their bowl lives ride on a win tonight. Pitt must win two of their final three games to become bowl eligible and tonight vs. ... Read More
IUP Football Ranked 13th in AFCA Poll, Fifth in the Region
WACO, TX – After narrowly escaping Gannon's upset big this past Saturday, IUP moved up one spot to No. 13 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Top 25 Poll, while also bumping up to No. 5 in the NCAA's Super Region One Rankings on Monday. The Crimson Hawks edged Gannon 38-35 this weekend with the help of two huge interceptions by Johnny Franco (Altoona/Tyrone) in the final minutes to seal the victory. They moved to 9-1 on the season and 6-1 in the Pennsylvania State ... Read More
Tino Sunseri Still Doesn’t Get How to be a Leader
A lot has been said about Pitt Panthers' quarterback Tino Sunseri over the years and despite putting together a solid 2012 campaign, for the most part Pitt fans still hate the fact that Sunseri is still under center for the Panthers. Much of that has to do with his up-and-down performances, but a lot more of the issue is the fact that Sunseri has failed to improve both on and off the field in three years as the Pitt starter. For me, the problem with Sunseri doesn't have much to do with his ... Read More
Pitt Panthers lose heart breaker to Notre Dame in OT
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Down 20-6 in the fourth quarter, Notre Dame was going to need some big plays and a little luck to stay undefeated and keep its national title hopes alive. It got just enough of both. Everett Golson scored on a quarterback sneak in the third overtime and the fourth-ranked Fighting Irish came back from a 14-point deficit Saturday to beat Pittsburgh 29-26. "We overcame a lot tonight. We overcame some uncharacteristic mistakes," coach Brian Kelly said. "Last year that ... Read More
Charged Pitt Players to play vs. Notre Dame
Three Pitt football players, including starting running back Ray Graham, will play on Saturday against No. 3 Notre Dame despite being charged with simple assault and conspiracy in connection with an incident last month involving three other students. Graham, junior wide receiver Devin Street and redshirt freshman defensive back Lafayette Pitts have denied they were involved in a confrontation with a student who told police he was hit in the head by one of the players. As a result, Panthers' ... Read More
Can the Panthers play spoiler again?
It seems like decades ago that the Pitt Panthers have played in a meaningful game. The Panthers are set to face off against the No. 3 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday as 17-point underdogs. No one is giving Pitt a chance in this game, and why blame them? Yet in 2007, the Panthers played spoiler in one of the biggest upsets in college football history. I can remember it vividly, as the Dave Wannstedt led 4-7 Panthers traveled to the undefeated West Virginia Mountaineers in the final ... Read More
Pitt’s Sunseri Still Looking for Signature Win
Coming into the season, one of the biggest questions surrounding Paul Chryst's Pitt Panthers football team was how long would it be before quarterback Tino Sunseri was benched for good. Sunseri has answered that question by having an outstanding senior season in which he's thrown for 2,199 yards and 13 touchdowns in Pitt's eight games. In addition, he continues to move up the Panthers' all-time passing lists and should actually pass the likes of Dan Marino and finish second on the all-time ... Read More