Moon Township, Pa. - October 20, 2012 - Junior Deontae Howard (Clairton, Pa. / Clairton) ran for a 2-yard touchdown, his second-career score, with just 1:50 remaining in regulation to lift the Robert Morris University football team to a come-from-behind, 37-31, victory over Central Connecticut State in Northeast Conference (NEC) action Saturday afternoon at a rainy Joe Walton Stadium. The Blue Devils were able to drive to the RMU 13-yard line on their final possession, but the Colonial ... Read More
Duquense runs all over Sacred Heart 35-3
PITTSBURGH - Sean Patterson ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more and Dorian Bell was a one man wrecking crew for the defense as Duquesne extended its home win streak to 10 with a 35-3 Northeast Conference victory over Sacred Heart. The Dukes moved to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in conference play with the win. Sacred Heart dropped to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in league play. Duquesne led 7-3 when Patterson, who completed 10-of-19 passes for 156 yards, hit Gianni Carter in stride with a 44 ... Read More
There’s Still Hope for Paul Chryst and Pitt
To say that the start to the Paul Chryst era has been a bit depressing for Pitt fans is an understatement. Chryst and the Panthers sit at 2-4 on the season and a trip to a bowl game is already pretty close to being out of reach. However as depressing as the 2012 season has been to date, there is still plenty of hope for the future of Pitt football and they can look no further to last week's opponent in Louisville as an example.The Cardinals sit at 6-0 but things weren't always so rosy. It was ... Read More
An Off-Week; One Year Later for the Nittany Lions
The placed coined as “Happy Valley”, tucked into the rolling hills of Central Pennsylvania, has been in rebuild/survival mode for about a year now. What this recent off-week brings to mind is what took place during last season’s week off. The Sandusky Scandal broke, Figureheads defended their reputations, and the darkest days in Penn State history ensued. Luckily for those who care about the program and university, PSU hired Bill O’Brien as Head Coach after the end of the 2011 season, and a ... Read More
Duquesne Upset by CCSU
The bye week came at a bad time for the Duquesne Dukes as they saw their four-game win streak come to an end, 38-31 at the hands of previously winless Central Connecticut State. Star running back Larry McCoy, who entered the game less than 165 yards away from setting the DU all-time school record for rushing, missed the game due to injury, but his replacement Ryan Ho rushed for a career-high 114 yards, rushing for one touchdown and also catching a scoring pass for DU. However the ... Read More
Lousy Third Quarter Sends Pitt to Second Straight Loss
For a half at least, the Pitt Panthers looked well underway to knocking off their second Top 25 team of the season. The they came out of the locker room after halftime and everything changed. No. 18 Louisville outscored Pitt 21-0 in the third quarter and turned a 21-17 halftime deficit into a 38-21 lead, cruising the rest of the way to a 45-35 victory, ruining Pitt's homecoming. Louisville's Senorise Perry rushed for 101 yards and a career-high four touchdowns and Teddy ... Read More
Duquesne Looks to Continue Win Streak vs. CCSU
If any team didn't want a week off, it likely was the Duquesne Dukes, who entered their bye week winners of their past four games. But while you never want to take a break when you are on a winning streak, a rest could have been just what the doctor ordered. The Dukes (4-1, 2-0) have made it a tendency of starting games slowly, only to rally in the fourth quarter to find ways to win football games. In fact, Duquesne has trailed in the fourth quarter in three of their four victories. That's ... Read More
Despite Slow Start, Pitt Defense Coming Along Nicely
In case you are still angry about the fourth quarter of Pitt's most recent loss to Syracuse, there's a silver lining in the Panthers 2-3 start- the play of the Pitt defense. Coming into the season, the Panthers defense was a huge question mark. They returned only four starters from a season ago and had only one senior starter in safety Jarred Holley. But since then that number has grown to three as linebacker Manny Williams and defensive back Andrew Taglianetti have been added to the ... Read More
Panthers Must Eliminate Mistakes vs. Louisville
Through five games, the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde season for the Pitt Panthers football team has unpredictable. You never know which of Paul Chryst's teams- the good one that beat Virginia Tech or the bad one that lost to Youngstown State- will show up on a weekly basis. But the one consistency through five games have been countless mistakes, win or lose. Pitt is ranked near the bottom of FBS schools in two penalty categories — 87th in number per game (7.2) and 83rd in yards lost per game ... Read More
Sunseri, Missed Opportunities Doom Panthers
The bye week came at a bad time for the Pitt Panthers, as Paul Chryst's team had the makings of beginning to look like a good football team for a couple of weeks before having to wait 13 days in between games. That had an effect Friday night against Big East Conference rival Syracuse, as Pitt shot themselves in the foot all night long, eventually falling to the Orange 14-13, as Syracuse won its first game against an FBS team in their past eight tries. Coming off two of the best ... Read More