After the first three weeks of the season for the Pitt Panthers, it might be fair to say the running game is firing on all cylinders. The Panthers are fourth in the NCAA in total rushing yards (1,033) and rushing average per game (344.3), and only Arkansas has better numbers among BCS conference teams. A combination of outstanding play by the Panthers offensive line, and the workmanlike efforts of sophomore James Conner, have made the Pitt rushing attack an unstoppable force. Conner leads the ... Read More
Week 2 provides surprises for PSAC West
Week 2 of the PSAC West football season shed some light on a few outstanding performances around the division. Clarion, Slippery Rock, Gannon and Seton Hill all picked up solid wins for the PSAC West. As shocking as it was to hear the Golden Eagles and the Griffins both won, it may have been more of a eyebrow raiser to hear that IUP was walloped by Kutztown. The Crimson Hawks lost by a score of 44-7. The winning teams from the West outscored their opponents, 183-56. That's pretty ... Read More
Penn State escapes with three-point win over Rutgers
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
Steelers fall, Pirates rise podcast
Join us live now as we discuss the Pirates late-season surge, the Steelers loss on Thursday, Pitt improving to 3-0 and the state of the NFL. ... Read More
Clarion, Slippery Rock highlight Week 2 for PSAC West
CLARION 55, MILLERSVILLE 16 A steady barrage of touchdowns helped Clarion (1-1) to a 55-16 blowout win over Millersville (0-2) Saturday. Clarion used a balanced attack and scored on an interception return and a punt return in the win while Delrece Williams scored twice on the ground. Stat Leaders: Clarion: PASSING: Connor Simmons 8-10-0 84 yards and TD; RUSHING: Delrece Williams 15-92 and 2 TDs; RECEIVING: Eric Frye 6-96 and TD; TACKLES: Julian Howsare 10; SACKS: Julian Howsare, ... Read More
Pitt overcomes sloppy play, early deficit to win at FIU
In a game that had a little bit of everything — including a 45 minute weather delay and three safeties — the Pitt Panthers were able to overcome an early 16-0 deficit to outscore the Florida International Golden Panthers 42 to 9 the rest of the way to get their third consecutive victory by a final score of 42-25. Pitt was able to grind out 320 yards on the ground, as quarterback Chad Voytik joined teammate James Conner as one of two Panthers to rush for over 100 yards. This included a 32 yard ... Read More
Duquesne notches first win against Dayton
After two losses to start the 2014 season, the Duquesne Dukes were able to use the big play to break loose and get their first win of the season at Rooney Field Saturday afternoon, easily handling the Dayton Flyers by a final score of 33-13. The Dukes were paced by three touchdowns over 50 yards, one in each phase of the game. Holding a 9-6 lead in the second quarter, the Dukes first long TD came from the defense on a 75-yard interception return by Malik Shegog that would stretch the lead to ... Read More
Penn State Set To Welcome New Big Ten Opponent in Conference Opener
On Saturday night in Piscataway, NJ, the Penn State Nittany Lions (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) open the conference schedule at Rutgers University's High Point Solutions Stadium, welcoming the Scarlet Knights (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) over from the American Athletic Conference. Penn State comes off a 21-3 victory in its home opener against Akron, improving to 2-0 on the season. This will be the first true road game, as the season opener was played against Central Florida on a neutral field in Dublin, Ireland. ... Read More
Pitt vs. FIU: Complete Preview, Prediction, Analysis and more
After two impressive victories to start the season, Paul Chryst’s Pitt Panthers will be back at it again when they head to Miami on Saturday to take on Conference USA’s FIU Golden Panthers. The Panthers are coming off a 30-20 victory over Atlantic Coast Conference foe Boston College, while FIU evened its record at 1-1 following a 34-3 win over Wagner. Pitt is 2-0 for the first time since 2011 and seventh time since 2000. Pitt last started a season 3-0 in 2009. The Panthers and FIU have ... Read More
ACC Power Rankings Week 2: Pitt, Virginia Tech continue to climb
With two weeks of the college football season now in the books, it’s time to take a look at how the ACC stacks up in my latest ACC Power Rankings. Who has moved up and who has moved down after one week? Let’s take a look. 1. Florida State (2-0, 0-0 ACC, defeated The Citadel 37-12, Last Week’s Rank- 1) FSU set a school record with its 18th straight win. The Noles have a bye this week before Clemson comes to town. They have looked good in the first two weeks, but certainly not great. ... Read More