After three PSAC West teams took the field Thursday night, the final five were in action Saturday. Four of the five teams, Cal U, IUP, Clarion, and Slippery Rock left with a victory, while Mercyhurst dropped their first game by one point. Cal U 22, Hillsdale 19 After being held scoreless in the first half, the Vulcans rallied to pick up their first victory of the season over the Hillsdale Chargers. Sophomore quarterback Cody Schroeder rallied his team by throwing three second-half ... Read More
PSAC West teams go 2-1 on opening night
The 2013 season officially kicked off on Thursday night and the PSAC West saw some success. Edinboro and Gannon picked up wins, while Seton Hill was tagged with a loss. Edinboro 35, Walsh 34 Edinboro quarterback Cody Harris started his senior season off with a bang. Harris completed 36 of 47 passes for 306 yards and 4 touchdowns in the season opener. Walsh's starter threw 67 passes, completing 39 of them for 289 yards and 3 touchdowns in the one point loss. After punting on their first ... Read More
Seminoles roll over Panthers in ACC opener
September 2, 2013 will always go down as a historic date for the Pitt football program. It didn't take them long to get their welcome to the ACC moment. Florida State's ultra-hyped freshman quarterback Jameis Winston exceeded all the hype in his collegiate debut as he torched the Pitt secondary early and often as the Seminoles made it look easy in a 41-13 in the 2013 season opener for both teams. Winston put on a clinic, completing 25-of-27 passes for 356 yards and four touchdowns, ... Read More
Pitt presented with golden opportunity vs. Seminoles
When Paul Chryst and the Pitt Panthers take the field Monday night against No. 11 Florida State at Heinz Field, Paul Chryst may be handed the opportunity of a lifetime. It's been quite some time since a Pitt football team has the opportunity that the 2013 squad has-opening the season on national television against a national power at home. There's no other football going on Labor Day night so the eyes of every college football fan in the world will be tuned in to watch the Panthers and ... Read More
Duquesne looks sharp in 35-24 win over Albany
Emotions were running high at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field for the home and season opener for the Duquesne football team on Saturday. Both the players and coaches were feeling excited, anxious, nervous, and maybe a little hesitant for Albany. In his first collegiate start, freshman Dillon Buechel looked anything but a freshman, tossing for 309 yards and three touchdowns in the Dukes’ 35-24 win over former Northeast Conference foe Albany. Junior running back Ryan Ho contributed two ... Read More
Hackenberg named starting QB
On the eve of their first game, Penn State has named true freshman Christian Hackenberg the starting quarterback for its game against Syracuse tomorrow, according to a source with knowledge of Coach Bill O’Brien’s decision. He has not made the decision public yet. Hackenberg, ESPN's top-rated passer of the 2013 class, beat out junior college quarterback Tyler Ferguson for the job. Ferguson enrolled in January and held an early edge in preseason camp. But by Week 2, O'Brien said the battle was ... Read More
Division II Football Preview: Seton Hill
Wrapping up Pittsburgh Sporting News' D2 football previews of the PSAC West is newcomer Seton Hill. The Griffins come into 2013 with a new head coach in a new conference, so expectations can afford to be low. They didn't win a single game in 2012, but are hoping to change that this season. Offensively, the Griffins feature a young backfield of six freshmen and one junior, a senior quarterback looking to prove himself, and a 1,000 yard receiver. Defensively, the team's leading tackler is back, ... Read More
Pitt releases depth chart for opener
As Paul Chryst and the Pitt Panthers prepare for their 2013 season opener against Florida State on Labor Day, we now have a good idea of who will be on the field for the Panthers. Pitt released its two-deep depth chart for the season opener and it contained a few surprises. Some things of note: -Running back Isaac Bennett, who has been recovering from a knee injury, will be the starter against the Seminoles. - Four freshmen will be in the starting lineup: wide receiver Tyler Boyd, ... Read More
Former Pitt football player arrested in bank robbery
Throughout the past decade, current and former Pitt football players have had their share on run-ins with the law. That negative trend continued on Monday when former Pitt football player Jovani Chappel was arrested after a bank robbery in Greenfield Monday morning. Chappel, 25,was arrested around 1:30 p.m. in connection with a robbery of a PNC Bank branch in the 4300 block of Murray Avenue in Greenfield about 10:40 a.m. Police spotted him sitting on the front porch of a home in the 5000 ... Read More
O’Brien looks to improve on solid first year at Penn State
On Saturday, Bill O’Brien will lead his team out of the tunnels at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. to begin his second year as head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions. But don’t expect this year to be any easier than year one for O’Brien. Once again Penn State will be playing for pride, as they are in the midst of serving a four-game bowl ban among other penalties that were brought down on the football program last year in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal involving the ... Read More