FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Senior running back Tim McNerney (Butler, Pa./Knoch) rushed for a pair of touchdowns and the Washington & Jefferson defense forced three turnovers during the Presidents’ season-opening 23-6 football victory over Methodist Saturday at Monarch Stadium. The game, which was played in extreme heat conditions (108 degree heat index), played on without a scoreboard or 25/40 second clocks for the final minutes of the second quarter and the entire second half due to a power ... Read More
Clarion defense pitches shutout in season opener
Clarion, PA - They say defense wins championships, but tonight it won a season opener. The Clarion University football team defeated visiting Fairmont State University in a defensive battle, 7-0. “Pitching a shutout, those aren’t easy. It doesn’t matter who you are or who you are playing against. The defense came up with play after play,” Head Coach Jay Foster said after the game. Before the game, Foster said that the x-factor would be the young wide receiving core and if they would be ... Read More
Slippery Rock Football Rolls Seton Hill in Season Opener
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Redshirt sophomore quarterback Jared Buck (McDonald/West Allegheny HS) passed for three touchdowns and ran for one and The Rock defense recorded six quarterback sacks and interceptied three passes as hosting Sippery Rock University blitzed Seton Hill University, 52-6, Thursday night in season-opening college football action at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Buck threw TD passes of 17, 10 and 28 yards and rushed in from a yard out, completed 11 of 14 passes for 127 yards with ... Read More
Panthers look for quick transition in 2012
To say the 2012 football season is a transition period for the Pitt Panthers would be a huge understatement. Paul Chryst comes in from Wisconsin to become the fourth Pitt head coach in a two-year span. Chryst also brings with him a pro-style offense, which could be good for senior quarterback Tino Sunseri, who’s under his fourth different offense since enrolling at Pitt. While there’s a ton of excitement surrounding the arrival of Chryst and what the future holds for a Pitt program that’s ... Read More
Robert Morris looks to make vast improvements in 2012
The 2011 season was a rough one for Joe Walton and the Robert Morris Colonials as their 2-9 record tied for the fewest wins since Walton and the program got started back in 1994. Although Robert Morris was picked to finish only sixth in the preseason NEC Coaches’ Poll, the Colonials have some talent in place to potentially be a surprise in 2012, as Walton returns 17 starters and 39 overall letter winners from a season ago. The strength of the Colonials could be on the defensive side of the ... Read More
Point Park University will induct four in this year’s Hall of Fame
PITTSBURGH – Point Park University's Pioneer Athletic Hall of Fame will induct four honorees for the Class of 2012, and this year’s honorees are Jesse Bender (Men's Cross Country, 2002-06), Nathan "Sonny" Lewis (Men's Basketball, 1978-80), Lynn Newson (Women's Basketball, 2001-05) and Debbie Zanolli (Women's Basketball, 1979-83). The 2012 Pioneer Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 on the Point Park campus. There will be a 5 p.m. reception and 6 p.m. ... Read More
Duquesne looks to build on successful 2011 season
The Duquesne Dukes quietly put together a solid 2011 season, in which they finished 9-2 and near the top of the Northeast Conference. They finished 7-1 in the NEC, but a loss to Albany meant the Great Danes headed to the FCS Playoffs while the season ended prematurely for the Dukes. Head coach Jerry Schmitt’s team returns a ton of talent from that 2011 team and while there are still some holes left to be filled, this Duquesne team still is capable of winning the NEC. While Albany certainly ... Read More
Ray Graham back on field gives Pitt a chance in Big East Conference
Pitt Panthers fans have spent the summer talking about plenty different things. The difference new head coach Paul Chryst will make, the impending move to the ACC, or the fact that they have to suffer through another season with Tino Sunseri under center are all popular topics among Panthers faithful. But the hottest topic of the offseason has been the recovery of tailback Ray Graham. Graham hasn't played a game in about a year. We last saw him in uniform in a late October game against ... Read More
PITT Panthers 2012 Football Schedule Preview
Pitt opens the season, and the Paul Chryst coaching era, on Sept. 1 against Youngstown State. The Panthers will also host Gardner-Webb on Sept. 22. Pitt's other non-conference game will be at Buffalo on Oct. 20. Six home games at Heinz Field, including four contests against teams that advanced to bowls in 2011. A preview of Atlantic Coast Conference play with the renewal of the Virginia Tech rivalry on Sept. 15. Pitt will host its future ACC foe at Heinz Field for the first time since 2003 ... Read More
Is PITT’s Rushel Shell the next Tony Dorsett?
The resemblance is uncanny! Tony Dorsett went to Hopewell High School. Rushel Shell just graduated from Hopewell High School, CHECK. Tony Dorsett went to PITT. Rushel Shell is an incoming freshman at PITT, CHECK. Tony Dorsett played in the NFL. Rushel Shell, to be continued... Shell finished his High School career rushing for more yards then anybody in Pennsylvania state history. With so many accolades over the past 4 years, here is a snapshot Shell's high school career. 39 consecutive ... Read More