While most of the publicity in New York is surrounding Geno Smith and the quarterback situation, there's a battle brewing on the other side of the ball as well. Former Cal U safety Rontez Miles, who was expected to be drafted in the 6th or 7th round, is hoping to make the Jets roster after the Jets rookie mini camp this weekend as an undrafted free agent signee. Miles has a skill set that has been particularly intriguing to the Jets coaching staff so far in mini camp. Head coach Rex Ryan has ... Read More
Eric Kush excelling during mini camp in Kansas City
When the Kansas City Chiefs selected Eric Kush in the 6th round of the NFL Draft, Kush became the highest drafted player ever from Cal U. He's been living up to that name and has shown off his skills in Kansas City already. After the first weekend of mini camp has nearly come and gone, Kush will walk away with praise and a new contract. The Chiefs have undoubtedly shown that their interest is in protecting their quarterback, whoever that may be on day one. They franchised tackle Branden ... Read More
CalU offensive lineman Eric Kush drafted by KC Chiefs
When the draft started, the highest player ever drafted from California University of Pennsylvania was Judson Flint in the 7th round. There had only been three players from CalU ever drafted by an NFL team, but on the third day of the draft, that changed. CalU offensive lineman Eric Kush was drafted in the 6th round with the 170th overall pick by the Kansas City Chiefs. Kush will now join CalU legend Elmo Natali, Flint and Tommie Campbell. Kush is the second player in three years to be ... Read More
Miles continues journey to NFL Draft
Every young football player has one goal in mind: making it to the NFL. Rontez Miles is no different. After leading his team in tackles and interceptions this past season, Miles' next step is the NFL Draft. If drafted, Miles will be only the fourth player in Cal U history to be drafted, joining Elmo Natali, Judson Flint, and Tommie Campbell. "It would mean a lot to be only the fourth person to be drafted from Cal U," Miles said. "Just to be in the same category as those guys and also this ... Read More
Gannon football officially announces 2013 recruiting class
After a 3-8 season, the Gannon football program is looking to get back on the right track. Just the other day, head football coach Brad Rzyczycki announced the list of 33 players that have now joined the team. After losing 11 seniors this past season, Gannon's team will feature nine seniors this season in addition to the newcomers. Getting this team up to par will be no easy task, but is one that the coaching staff must face this off-season. The team showed some spark of life at the end of ... Read More
Mercyhurst looking to build off strong 2012 season this spring
The Mercyhurst football team had a spectacular 2012 campaign. After being projected to finish 5th in the PSAC West, the Lakers finished second behind IUP with a 9-2 record. With that in mind, Mercyhurst is looking to build off of that strong season as they hit the field for spring practice. Their spring practice schedule started over the weekend on Saturday. The team will be on the field up until May 4th, when they have their annual spring game. The 15 scheduled practices are open to the ... Read More
IUP set to start spring practice
After losing in the NCAA quarterfinals last season, the IUP Crimson Hawks are looking to make an even farther run this upcoming football season. The Hawks know that hard work and preparation in the spring will go a long ways, and that starts today. For the Hawks, a big part of the upcoming season will have to do with forgetting about last season and focusing on the new. It's hard to forget about a 12-2 season that brought a national ranking with it, but head coach Curt Cignetti believes ... Read More
Former Cal U QB Josh Portis signs with Seahawks
Josh Portis, a former quarterback for California University of Pittsburgh, has once again made a trek to the NFL. After two seasons in division I football, Portis transferred to Cal U in 2009. During that season he set school records in passing yards and touchdowns, throwing for 3,421 yards and 36 touchdowns. He accounted for 3,870 total yards of offense that season. His 2010 season wasn't quite as good as his 2009 season but he still managed to throw for 2,651 yards and 31 touchdowns on the ... Read More
Slippery Rock announces 2013 football schedule
Slippery Rock's head coach George Mihalik released the 2013 football schedule this morning. The schedule presents a tough road ahead for The Rock, as six of their games are against opponents who finished the 2012 season with a winning record, and three of those teams competed in the NCAA DII playoffs. Among those teams are PSAC Champion and Super Region One runner-up IUP, Shippensburg, and Bloomsburg. All three teams won at least 10 games last season, with IUP and Shippensburg winning ... Read More
Edinboro football team starts spring practice
The Edinboro Fighting Scots officially started their season today with the first spring practice of the year. The team finished 4-6 last season, the first time they've not had a winning record in coach Scott Browning's career as head coach with the program. The team is looking to take last year's down season and use it as a spring board into the 2013 season. The Fighting Scots have eight players on offense returning and seven on the defensive side. The team's starting quarterback, Cody ... Read More