WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Junior running back Dion Wiegand (Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks) rushed for a career-high 168 yards and blocked a punt, while sophomore backup quarterback Shane Smith (Fredonia, N.Y./Fredonia) added 115 on the ground and recovered a key fumble during Washington & Jefferson’s 40-14 PAC football rout of Saint Vincent on Homecoming Saturday at Cameron Stadium. The Presidents (6-2, 5-1 PAC) clinched their 29th consecutive winning season which is the fifth-longest active ... Read More
The Yinzer of the Week: Devin Street
It's been a season of pairs for the Pitt Panthers football team. After back-to-back losses to open the season, the Panthers looked like they could have righted the ship with their upset over Virginia Tech and a win against Gardner Webb. Then came the first loss against Syracuse in eight years, followed by last week's homecoming game against Louisville where Pitt dropped their record to a dismal 2-4 in Head Coach Paul Chryst's first season in Oakland. Early on, it seemed as if it was going to ... Read More
There’s Still Hope for Paul Chryst and Pitt
To say that the start to the Paul Chryst era has been a bit depressing for Pitt fans is an understatement. Chryst and the Panthers sit at 2-4 on the season and a trip to a bowl game is already pretty close to being out of reach. However as depressing as the 2012 season has been to date, there is still plenty of hope for the future of Pitt football and they can look no further to last week's opponent in Louisville as an example.The Cardinals sit at 6-0 but things weren't always so rosy. It was ... Read More
An Off-Week; One Year Later for the Nittany Lions
The placed coined as “Happy Valley”, tucked into the rolling hills of Central Pennsylvania, has been in rebuild/survival mode for about a year now. What this recent off-week brings to mind is what took place during last season’s week off. The Sandusky Scandal broke, Figureheads defended their reputations, and the darkest days in Penn State history ensued. Luckily for those who care about the program and university, PSU hired Bill O’Brien as Head Coach after the end of the 2011 season, and a ... Read More
IUP Moves Up to No. 20 in Newest AFCA D2 Top 25 Poll
WACO, TX - After spending three straight weeks ranked 22nd in the nation, IUP has moved up two spots to No. 20 in the lastest version of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Poll, as it was released on Monday. The Crimson Hawks are on a three-game winning streak after Saturday's 26-10 victory at Edinboro, improving to 6-1 on the year and 3-1 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division. IUP's defense shut down the hot-handed Fighting Scots ... Read More
Shippensburg and big numbers becoming a trend
The PSAC should be recognized as a whole. Locally, we are fortunate to watch a couple of D2 power houses in IUP and California U. The successes of the previously mentioned programs are clear, but it might be what’s going on 170 miles east of Pittsburgh that should be grabbing our PSAC attention. Zach Zulli, Jake Metz, and the rest of the Shippensburg Raiders are experiencing obvious personal successes but it’s their undefeated 7-0 record that is most impressive. Zulli, has been fantastic ... Read More
Vulcan’s soar past Lock Haven; remain stout on both sides of the ball
Cody Schroeder went 20-of-29 as the Vulcans show why they are a true Division II force. Not only was the California Offense efficient and effective, the D stood strong and shut out the basement dwelling Lock Haven squad 30-0. The Vulcan D allowed a daunting 25 yards on the ground, while forcing two interceptions of LHU Quarterback Jarrett Kratzer. The Vulcans also attacked on the ground with Senior Lamont Smith gaining 121 yards on 21 carries. Excluding a three-point loss to West Chester is ... Read More
Waynesburg remains perfect with victory over Bethany
BETHANY, W.Va. (Oct. 13) – During the 2010 and 2011 seasons, the one thing that seemed to keep the Waynesburg University football team from getting to where it wanted to go was coming up short in close games. Over those two campaigns, the Jackets were 4-8 in games decided by a touchdown or less. In 2012, Waynesburg has found a way to win those close games, and did so once again during Saturday’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) contest at Bethany. The Yellow Jackets trailed the ... Read More
Rock football team ends losing skid, retains Milk Jug with 28-20 win at Clarion
CLARION, Pa. – Junior quarterback Nigel Barksdale passed for two touchdowns and ran for a third score Saturday afternoon to lead Slippery Rock University to a 28-20 win over hosting Clarion University in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division football action at Memorial Stadium. The win ended a three-game losing skid by SRU this fall and a string of five consecutive road-game losses and improved the Green and White's season records to 3-4 overall, 2-2 in PSAC-West ... Read More
Duquesne Upset by CCSU
The bye week came at a bad time for the Duquesne Dukes as they saw their four-game win streak come to an end, 38-31 at the hands of previously winless Central Connecticut State. Star running back Larry McCoy, who entered the game less than 165 yards away from setting the DU all-time school record for rushing, missed the game due to injury, but his replacement Ryan Ho rushed for a career-high 114 yards, rushing for one touchdown and also catching a scoring pass for DU. However the ... Read More