A 17-point second quarter was the difference in a 30-21 home win for the Duquesne Dukes (2-2) over Monmouth of the Big South on Saturday at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. Tied 7-7 after one, the Dukes exploded out to a 24-7 halftime advantage, a lead they would not give up. The Hawks of Monmouth started the scoring with a 75-yard opening drive that ended with a touchdown pass from Brandon Hill to Neal Sterling. After trading three-and-outs, Duquesne went 77 yards on just two plays to tie the ... Read More

STATE COLLEGE, PA –  An explosive second quarter lifted the Penn State Nittany Lions (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) over the UMass Minutemen (0-4, 0-0 MAC) by the final score of 48-7 in front of a crowd of just over 99,000. The game started predictably. Sophomore quarterback Christian Hackenberg threw two incomplete passes, allowing UMass to take possession and drive for 41 yards, although they were ultimately unsuccessful against a solid Penn State defense. After UMass attempted a 39-yard field goal, ... Read More

At Heinz Field, the Pittsburgh Panthers (3-1) lost for the first time this season at the hands of the Big Ten's Iowa Hawkeyes (3-1) in a non-conference matchup on Saturday afternoon. Pitt stormed out to a 17-7 halftime lead, but struggled to move the football offensively in the second half while the defense surrendered three scoring possessions to Iowa, led by backup quarterback C.J. Beathard. Beathard took over at halftime for starter Jake Rudock and did not disappoint, completing seven of ... Read More

The Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) will return to Beaver Stadium on Saturday afternoon to battle the University of Massachusetts Minutemen (0-3, 0-0 Mid-American Conference) in the second home game of the season. Penn State managed to edge Rutgers 13-10 last week, using a late fourth-quarter drive to come out on top in front of a record-breaking crowd of just over 53,000. UMass is coming off of a narrow 34-31 loss to Vanderbilt after failing to score a last minute touchdown. So ... Read More

The Pitt Panthers, fresh off its 42-25 road victory over Florida International, look to start the season 4-0 for the first time since 2000, when it hosts the Iowa Hawkeyes (2-1) at Heinz Field. The last time these two teams met was in 2011 at Kinnick Stadium, where the Hawkeyes were able to overcome a 21-point, second-half deficit to win 31-27. The Hawkeyes are coming off an emotional home loss to in-state rival, Iowa State, so it will be interesting to see how the Hawkeyes respond traveling ... Read More

Week three of the college football season is now complete, and the ACC had some highs (How about Boston College?!) and lows (Really Hokies?) Let's take a closer look at where the teams stack up in the power rankings as we head into Saturday's games. 1. Florida State (2-0, 0-0 ACC, Bye, Last week-1) The defending National Champion Seminoles will stay at number one until someone can knock them off the perch. Can the Clemson Tigers be that team? The Noles get the Tigers at home, and with ... Read More

While there’s much star power to talk about on Penn State’s offense, it’s been the Nittany Lions defense that came through in a big way last weekend in the team’s first Big Ten matchup, a 13-10 win over host Rutgers. Facing one of the nation’s most veteran quarterbacks in Gary Nova, the Penn State defense played to near perfection in the second half to turn things around and give their offense a chance to win it at the end. "Overall, I say it was a great team victory, and by that I mean ... Read More

Penn State (3-0-0) clashed with Rutgers (2-1-0) in Piscataway, New Jersey on what would ultimately become a record-breaking night, as the Nittany Lions escaped with a 13-10 victory. An ugly kick started an ugly game; both teams had a weak start as junior kicker Kyle Federico sent the opening kick into the sidelines, but Penn State couldn’t capitalize on Rutgers’ mistake. After Trevor Williams, the junior cornerback, got his first interception of the year and first of the game, and Adrian Amos, ... Read More