For this edition of The Yinzer of the Week, the award goes to Duquesne University senior running back Larry McCoy. McCoy was the leading rusher for the Dukes in their last-minute win over Saint Francis. With the win, the Dukes have now won four games in a row. McCoy rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns as well as four receptions for 28 yards. McCoy was able to help chip away 6:22 off the clock in the fourth quarter as he rushed eight times for 48 yards on the 13-play drive. With his ... Read More
Week 6 Big East Power Rankings
The Pitt Panthers are coming off a week off, but other teams were busy during Week 5 of the college football season. Cincinnati won the biggest game of the week by defeating Virginia Tech, but no one else in the conference had a particularly good showing. How does all of that effect my latest power rankings? For one, we have a shakeup at the top and some movement throughout. Let's take a look at how the Big East teams stand as they head into Week 6. 1. Rutgers (4-0, 1-0) Last Week's ... Read More
California U and IUP ranked in NCAA D2 Top 25
The Pittsburgh area has two Teams ranked in the AFCA Division 2 college football Top 25 poll. 2012 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – October 1, 2012 Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (29) 4-0 749 1 Idle Oct. 6 vs. Central Missouri Colorado St.-Pueblo 5-0 712 3 D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 50-21 Oct. 6 vs. Chadron St. (Neb.) Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 5-0 684 4 D. Michigan Tech, 51-43 Oct. 6 vs. Ferris St. (Minn.) Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (1) 5-0 657 5 D. Bowie St. (Md.), ... Read More
W&J’s Jon Lowery named PAC Player of the Week
WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College sophomore defensive end Jon Lowery (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) was selected as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Football Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Lowery helped the Presidents (4-1, 3-0 PAC) defeat Bethany 28-26 on Saturday evening at Cameron Stadium by amassing four sacks for a loss of 42 yards. All four sacks came during the second half in which W&J fought back from a 20-7 halftime deficit. His four sacks ... Read More
Duquesne Rallies to win 4th Straight
The Duquesne Dukes have made it a habit as of late getting out of the gates slow and coming on strong in the fourth quarter. It’s not the ideal recipe for head coach Jerry Schmitt’s team, but it’s been working as the Dukes used another big fourth quarter performance to come from behind and defeat Saint Francis 24-21 in NEC Conference play. “It’s certainly not the way we want to keep playing,” said Schmitt. “I don’t want to be in that situation all of the time. I’m glad we play well in the ... Read More
Robert Morris in search of first win vs.Lafayette
It's been a rough start to the 2012 season for the Robert Morris Colonials, dropping their first three games by a combined score of 97-24; certainly not the start to the season that Colonials' head coach Joe Walton was hoping for. Following a bye week, RMU gets back in action Saturday, but things won't get any easier as they host unbeaten Lafayette (3-0). To come away with a win, the Colonials offense must get going. That's a possibility after they got back quarterback Jeff Sinclair last ... Read More
Duquesne in Search of 4th Straight Win vs. Saint Francis
After a season opening loss to Old Dominion, Jerry Schmitt's Duquesne Dukes have rebounded nicely by putting a three-game win streak over the likes of Dayton, Valparaiso and Bryant University. Duquesne will try it make it four in a row when they return home Saturday to host Saint Francis for Homecoming at Rooney Field. In addition to looking to extend their three game win streak, the Dukes will be looking to extend a six-game conference win streak that dates back to last season. After last ... Read More
Duquesne’s Dorian Bell named NEC Defensive Player of the Week
The Duquesne Dukes defense finished strong towards the end of the 2011 season and despite only bringing back four starters from that unit, have put together three consecutive solid performances to help lead Duquesne on a three-game win streak. A big reason for that has been the play of junior linebacker Dorian Bell, who is off to a very good start to the 2012 season. Bell had perhaps his best game of his career in Saturday's Northeast Conference victory over Bryant University when he ... Read More
Waynesburg’s Leavell named PAC Special Teams Player of the Week
Sophomore football player Willie Leavell’s game-deciding punt block brought down the four-time defending Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) champions. Leavell made the biggest play of Waynesburg’s 2012 season when he blocked a Thomas More punt and, in one continuous movement, pulled the ball in and ran 18 yards to score the deciding touchdown in a 14-10 Yellow Jacket victory. The game-winning effort gave the Jackets their second-straight win over the Saints. On Monday, he was honored as ... Read More
Tino Sunseri Putting it Together as Pitt QB
Through four weeks of the 2012 college football season, things have been a roller coaster ride for the Pitt Panthers. However while there have been many inconsistencies on both sides of the ball for Paul Chryst's team, the one constant has been the play of quarterback Tino Sunseri, which is not only quite surprising for Panthers' fans, but also quite nice to see. Other than a couple rough series' against Cincinnati, Sunseri hasn't done anything to hold the Panthers back. He's not making ... Read More