As the summer progresses, current players on Division II rosters will continue to improve on their own as they await summer camp. But when August arrives, a new crop of student-athletes will step foot on campus to push them even harder for playing time. The PSAC has been known for being a power conference among D2, and the rich got richer this offseason as each team has signed key players at key positions to help their program going forward. Here, we take a quick look at who you'll see in a ... Read More
PSAC teams work on filling recruiting classes
Teams from around the PSAC welcomed new additions to their families on Wednesday for National Signing Day. Four teams in the PSAC West have announced their signing class for the 2015 season. IUP The Crimson Hawks 17 new signees and two mid-year enrolles on Wednesday. Thirteen of the team's recruits came from Pennsylvania. Eleven of the signees are on the offensive side of the ball while eight are on the defensive side. Of the 11 on offense, five are on the offensive line. Of the eight ... Read More
IUP Football Officially Welcomes 19 On Signing Day
INDIANA, PA - IUP head coach Curt Cignetti announced that 17 student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to play football with the Crimson Hawks beginning in the fall of 2015. In addition to those 17, Cignetti also announced the signing of a pair of mid-year transfers into the program. The 19 players hail from from four different states, including 13 from Pennsylvania. Four came from Maryland with one hailing from Washington, D.C. and another from Michigan. "I am very pleased ... Read More
Former Cal S Rontez Miles added to Jets 53-man roster
The journey from undrafted free agent to the ranks of the NFL has finally come for former Cal U safety Rontez Miles. Miles, who went undrafted in 2013, has been on the New York Jets practice squad off and on since graduating and trying to make it in the world of pro football. It was announced Tuesday that Miles has been added to the Jets 53-man roster. The Jets released corner back Josh Thomas and brought Miles up. The move makes sense, Miles having had a solid preseason this past year ... Read More
Julian Howsare ready for NFL opportunity after career at Clarion
When you consider the path many players take to get to the NFL, it often follows a similar course. Normally this starts at the prep level, where the player gets labeled a "can't miss" prospect. The number of "stars" beside their names from the most reputable recruiting services then validates these players and guarantees they will be courted by the top programs in the nation. Scholarship offers flow in, sometimes before the player has even played a snap at the high school level. These ... Read More
Culture of athletics needs to change
As California University of Pennslyvania will have an external review of its football program, it's just a daily reminder that the culture of athletics needs to change. Cal's football program may have had a fairly successful season, finishing 8-3, but that's not what most people are talking about when bringing the program up in conversation. What they're talking about is all of the criminal charges that have been brought up on several occasions against Vulcan players. According to reports, at ... Read More
Cal U to have independent review of football program
California University of Pennsylvania will have an external review of their NCAA Division-II college football program. The program has come under fire after six players were arrested in connection with an October assault. The Compliance Group, a Lenexa, Kansas based company, will conduct the review. The Compliance Group (TCG) will be examining all aspects of the school’s football program. “I welcome the knowledge and experience The Compliance Group will bring to the review of our football ... Read More
W&J defense has record breaking day in first-round win
The Washington and Jefferson Presidents lived to play another week as a record-setting performance from their defense helped them advance to the second round of the Division III playoffs. No. 19 W&J set a school record by intercepting eight passes as that was plenty enough to help the Presidents defeat No. 12 Wittenberg (9-2) 41-25 in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs. The win moves W&J (10-1) into the second round of the playoffs where No. 3 Mount Union awaits. ... Read More
W&J, Waynesburg, dominate 2014 All-PAC football selections
The Presidents Athletic Conference announced their all-conference teams this week and as expected quite a few local players dominated the list. Highlighted by six first-team selections, the Washington & Jefferson football team placed 18 players on the All-PAC football teams and head coach Mike Sirianni earned his third-consecutive Coach of the Year award. Sirianni holds a winning percentage of .815 in his 12th season as head coach. W&J wasn't the only successful team to get some ... Read More
Loss to Waynesburg costs W&J home playoff game
The W&J football team saw its dream of a perfect season end Saturday with a loss at Waynesburg, but that loss proved to be more damaging than simply just losing a game. It also means that the Presidents won’t be hosting a playoff game this week. The Division III playoff brackets were released Sunday night and as expected, the Presidents will have to take to the road. W&J (9-1, 7-1 PAC) drew Wittenberg (Ohio), as the two teams will open the tournament with a noon kickoff at ... Read More