Every time you think Paul Chryst and the Pitt Panthers football team is about to turn the corner, they give you reasons to believe they are far from doing so. In a game that the Panthers need to win to get closer to becoming bowl eligible, Pitt was stunned by the Navy Midshipmen 24-21 on a last second 30-yard field goal by Nick Sloan. After the Panthers took a 21-14 lead on a three-yard touchdown pass from Tom Savage to freshman Tyler Boyd with 8:55 remaining in the game, the Pitt defense ... Read More
Pitt vs. Navy Preview
Coming off a win against Old Dominion, the Pitt Panthers football team has one more tune-up Saturday against Navy, before entering the rest of their ACC schedule. The Midshipmen are a team Paul Chryst and company should not take lightly as the have beaten Pitt before. However this is a big game for the Panthers as a win gets them one more step closer to becoming bowl eligible once again. Who has the advantage? Here’s a look at everything you need to know. When: Saturday, October ... Read More
Duquesne wins thriller in cross town rivalry game against Robert Morris
MOON TOWNSHIP, PA - Duquesne rode the momentum of a 21-point third quarter to clip Robert Morris, 21-20 at Joe Walton Stadium, marking the first time since 2006 that the visiting team has won in the series. The Dukes scored twice via safety, once on a field goal and two more times on Dillon Buechel touchdown passes - all in a 9:23 span of the third quarter - to erase a 7-0 RMU halftime deficit. The Colonials rallied to post a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns, but a missed extra point with ... Read More
Old Dominion vs. Pitt Preview
Paul Chryst and the Pitt Panthers football team will look to get back on track Saturday night when they welcome the Old Dominion Monarchs to Heinz Field. On paper, this should be a cupcake game for the Panthers, but after what happened last season to Youngstown State, you can’t take anything for granted if you are a Pitt fan. Old Dominion should present a challenge for the Pitt defense as they are a high-powered offense that can score points in bunches. As for the Panthers, they are ... Read More
Penn State upsets Michigan in 4th OT
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Happy Valley was a cacophony of bells and songs and cheers that echoed all the way to Mount Nittany. It sure beat the alternative for Bill Belton. On fourth-and-1 and with an upset on the line, Belton dived ahead for 3 yards. Three plays later, he was in the end zone, and Penn State's party was on. "If I don't get the yard," Belton said, "I'm going to hear it the rest of the time I'm here." Bill O'Brien celebrates arguably his biggest win as coach of Penn State ... Read More
Buechel leads Duquesne to 34-7 win over Wagner
PITTSBURGH - Duquesne scored 24 points in the fourth quarter, including its first punt return for a score in 16 years, to put away Wagner, 34-7 in a Northeast Conference match up on Rooney Field. The win was the second in a row for the Dukes (3-2, 1-0), while Wagner, the defending NEC champion, fell to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the NEC. Duquesne led 10-7 before putting together a 64-yard drive capped by a two-yard Ryan Ho touchdown run that made it 17-7 just over one minute into the fourth ... Read More
Panthers sacked by Hokies in ACC Clash
Despite riding a three-game win streak entering Saturday’s big ACC Coastal Division showdown against No. 24 Virginia Tech, we still didn’t know a whole lot about this Pitt football team. We found out more Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg and it wasn’t pretty, at least not for Panthers’ quarterback Tom Savage. Savage was sacked eight times by a dominant Virginia Tech defense and was pressured almost every time he dropped back as the Hokies defense made it tough for the Pitt offense to do ... Read More
Pitt vs. Virginia Tech Preview
The Pitt Panthers football program is riding high as Paul Chryst's team is currently on a three-game winning streak after beating Virginia two weeks ago. But after a week off, Pitt faces a very tough test as they head to Blacksburg to take on No. 24 Virginia Tech. The Hokies enter this big ACC Coastal Division showdown equally as hot, winning their past five games after dropping their season opener to No. 1 Alabama. With a 2-0 league record, the Hokies are atop the Coastal standings. The ... Read More
Panthers riding high with eyes on Virginia Tech
After getting their "Welcome to the ACC" moment on Labor Day against Florida State, Paul Chryst's Pitt Panthers football team has rebounded nicely with three consecutive wins as they prepare to head to Blacksburg and take on Virginia Tech. You can make the case that this Pitt program hasn't been riding a high like this since Dave Wannstedt was last seen trolling the Panthers sidelines. But while the Panthers are playing as well as they have in years through a three-game stretch, they will ... Read More
Penn State falls hard in loss to Indiana
The Hoosiers (3-2, 1-0 Big Ten) capped their five-game home stand by ending a 16-game losing streak to the Nittany Lions (3-2, 0-1). It looked like Penn State might keep the streak alive after taking its first lead of the game on a 26-yard TD pass from Christian Hackenberg to Allen Robinson early in the third quarter. But Indiana answered with a scoring flurry. Tevin Coleman scored on a 44-yard run and Roberson scored on a 2-point conversion run. Roberson then added a 2-yard TD run early ... Read More