Finally, football is back! Join our Matt Shetler and Michael Waterloo, as well as guest John Buffone from GameTimePA as they breakdown the Steelers vs. Browns, talk NFL, fantasy football, Pitt's win and the Pirates two wins on Saturday. ... Read More
Colonials lose a heartbreaker to North Dakota
Despite Rameses Owens 199 rushing yards, the Robert Morris Colonials (0-2) were unable to take advantage of multiple opportunities and were hurt by three turnovers, and three separate blocked kicks in a heartbreaking road loss at the University of North Dakota (1-1) by the final score of 16-13. The Colonials opened the scoring in Grand Forks with an impressive 14-play, 82-yard drive that was capped off by a 6-yard touchdown pass to Duane Mitchell from Luke Brumbaugh. However, in what would be ... Read More
Duquesne loses road contest to Youngstown State
Paced by quarterback Dante Nania's 288 yards passing, and Martin Ruiz's 148-yard, two-touchdown performance, the Youngstown State Penguins were able to outclass the Duquesne Dukes 34-23 at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio. Dillon Buechel led the Duquesne offensive attack, completing 25 of 44 passes for 347 yards and two touchdowns. Chris King and Devin Rahming each had 100 receiving yards as Buechel's primary targets. Recent Pitt transfer Trenton Coles had three tackles in his debut for ... Read More
PSAC West Roundup: Week 1
IUP 41, SAINT AUGUSTINE'S 19 Three first quarter touchdowns would be all IUP would need to put away Saint Augustine's in the Crimson Hawks' season opener, winning, 41-19. Chase Haslett executed three scoring drives and threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter to give IUP a 21-0 lead after the first quarter and the Hawks never looked back, never trailing en route to the win. Stat leaders: IUP - PASSING: Chase Haslett - 14-20-1 176 yards 3 TDs; RUSHING: Luigi Lista-Brinza ... Read More
Penn State Grinds Out Home Opener
It was not an overwhelming or inspiring performance, but the Penn State Nittany Lions (2-0) defeated mid-major MAC conference opponent Akron (1-1) on Saturday in front of just over 97,000 fans in the Beaver Stadium opener. James Franklin made his home coaching debut after leading Penn State to a victory in Ireland last week to open the season, against Central Florida. Turnovers continued to be an issue for his team, but the scoreboard ultimately showed a 21-3 advantage for the home team in ... Read More
Pitt’s ground game, Boyd continue to gain momentum
Following Pitt’s annihilation of Delaware last week, the Panthers took their show on the road and had their way with the Boston College Eagles in a 30-20 victory. Here are my takeaway points from Pitt’s first road win of the season: 1. James Conner is in beastmode. Who needs Rushel Shell when you have a guy like Conner? Conner carried the ball 36 times for 214 yards and one touchdown. The Eagles had no answer for him, and he ran over multiple defenders whenever he felt like it. The 250-pound, ... Read More
Pitt passes first ACC test of season; beats BC 30-20
After their impressive week one performance against FCS Delaware, many wondered how the Pitt Panthers would respond against better competition. Thanks to another impressive effort from their offense, Paul Chryst’s team passed that test as well, and did so on the road with a 30-20 victory over Boston College, Pitt’s first ACC victory of the season. Pitt running back James Conner had a 35-carry, 213-yard, one touchdown performance Friday night and Chad Voytik hit Tyler Boyd with a pair of ... Read More
Penn State Hosts Akron in Home Opener
James Franklin and the Penn State football program will open the 2014 home schedule at Beaver Stadium when the Akron Zips (1-0) of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) visit Saturday. Akron dismissed Howard University 41-0 in its opener last week, while the Nittany Lions return from Dublin, Ireland, where they slipped by Central Florida, 26-24 on a last-second game-winning field goal by Sam Ficken. That triumphant kick was made possible by a thrilling last-minute drive led by sophomore quarterback ... Read More
Robert Morris tandem could open up some eyes in NEC
The Robert Morris Colonials will look to get head coach John Banaszak his first victory on Saturday when they travel to North Dakota. Both teams will be looking for their first wins on the young season. The Colonials were downed by a very good Eastern Kentucky team, while ND fell victim to FBS member San Jose State. It was good for the Colonials to get the first one out of the way as a lot of their players were able to get their feet wet. Fourteen of the Colonials 22 starters were ... Read More
Pitt vs. Boston College: Complete Preview, Guide and Prediction
Coming off a very impressive 62-0 victory over Delaware, the Pitt Panthers will not only get their first look at an FBS team Friday night, but will get their first road test of the season when they travel to Boston College to open up ACC play. The Panthers are fresh off a performance in which they ran for over 400 yards as a team with seven touchdowns and limited Delaware to only 64 yards of total offense. The Eagles are fresh off a 27-7 win over Massachusetts, where Florida transfer Tyler ... Read More