Over the course of the past couple of seasons, if there was a story worth rooting for it would have been that of Pitt middle linebacker Dan Mason. Mason's triumphant return to the field after suffering a gruesome knee injury he suffered during an ESPN Thursday night game in 2010 against the Miami Hurricanes was one of heart and determination. But after two long years of rehab to make it back to the field last season, it appeared that Mason couldn't catch a break when he suffered a ... Read More
Prospect Preview: Jason Hendricks, Glenn Carson
With college football right around the corner, the beginning of the 2014 NFL Draft is tagging right along. Through this mini-series, we’ll review junior tape of potential prospects from Pitt and Penn St. To kick things off, a look at Pitt’s Jason Hendricks and Penn St’s Glenn Carson. *Obvious Disclaimer: With a full season to go, scouting reports of players can dramatically change. What is seen on a prospect’s junior tape can be much different than what happens his senior year, for better or ... Read More
An underclassman shouldn’t win the Heisman Trophy
"With great power, comes great responsibility." Sure, you've heard that old saying many times before, but how many times has it actually been acted upon? Time and time again we see star athletes who have went to the well one too many times. I'm not talking about a pitcher throwing one too many fastballs or a point guard throwing one too many behind the back passes. No, I'm talking about star athletes who get some time in the spotlight for their on-field statistics, and then do something ... Read More
What if?
Throughout life, we find ourselves asking the question, "what if" to numerous topics. As it pertains to sports, there are a lot of these moments. What if Roberto Clemente never hopped on the plane to Managua to provide supplies to victims of the earthquake? What if Barry Sanders and Jim Brown didn't retire in the prime of their career. Would they be No. 1 and No. 2 on the all-time rushing list instead of Emmitt Smith and Walter Payton? What if Twitter or social media sites were around ... Read More
Erik Harris continuing football career in CFL
Some fans think that if a player doesn't get drafted into the NFL, their football career is over. That is far from the truth. Just ask former Cal U defensive back Erik Harris, who has now found a home with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League. Harris and the Tiger-Cats are going into their third week of the season. So far this young season, Harris has appeared in both games and has racked up five total tackles. During his CFL debut on June 28th, Harris recorded three ... Read More
Pitt Panthers Notebook: James Robinson help Team USA U19 Team to Championship
With not much new going on around the Pitt Panthers football and basketball teams this time of year, I'm back with my Pitt Panthers notebook to take a quick spin around Pitt's athletic programs. Perhaps the biggest news going on over the course of the past couple of weeks came in the form of Pitt freshman guard James Robinson, who helped Team USA capture the FIBA U19 World Championship Gold Medal with an 82-68 win over Serbia in Sunday’s title game. The victory gave the United States its ... Read More
Seton Hill, Pitt-Johnstown Officially Named Members of the PSAC
A unanimous vote today by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Board of Directors officially accepted the Seton Hill Griffins and Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats as members of the conference. On their acceptance, PSAC Commissioner Steve Murray said, “Adding Seton Hill and Pitt-Johnstown will undoubtedly bolster the PSAC's reputation on a regional and national scale.” The Griffins and Mountain Cats, formerly of the WVIAC, will join the PSAC West. Seton Hill sponsors 19 teams while ... Read More
Sunseri in Saskatchewan
Former Pittsburgh Panthers quarterback Tino Sunseri may never get a shot at the NFL, but he is a professional athlete after all. Sunseri signed a free agent contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in late May, entering training camp as the fourth-string quarterback. Since then, Sunseri has unseated incumbent third-stringer Levi Brown, who was promptly cut from the team’s roster on June 17th. A 9 for 12, 122 yard performance that also included the ... Read More
Mercyhurst football team takes the field for Players-Only OTA’s [PHOTOS]
The Mercyhurst football team, coming off of an impressive 9-2 record, finished the season ranked 24th last season and is now ready to do even better this season. A majority of the team is returning and they'll be looking to give head coach Marty Schaetzle his first consecutive winning seasons as head coach of the Lakers. Here are some photos of the team's first players only OTA this past weekend. The team will officially report to camp August 13th and play their first game against Bentley ... Read More
O’Brien rebrands Penn State Football
On July 23, 2012 the NCAA penalized Penn State football with a $60 million fine, a ban from bowl games and post-season play for 4 years, a reduction in scholarships from 25 to 15 per year for four years, the vacating of all wins from 1998 to 2011, and a 5-year probationary period. In comes Bill O’Brien. O'Brien was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year by media and the coaches, the national coach of the year by ESPN, and O'Brien was awarded the 2012 Paul “Bear” Bryant College Coach of the Year ... Read More