Lexington, Va. – Senior Deontae Howard (Clairton, Pa. / Clairton) turned the left corner and sprinted into the end zone from 17 yards out to conclude the game and give the Robert Morris University football team a thrilling, 37-31, win in double overtime at VMI in non-conference action Saturday afternoon at an overcast Foster Stadium. In a game full of twists and turns, RMU rallied from a 10-point deficit with fewer than 20 minutes remaining. The Colonials actually took the lead in the fourth ... Read More
Archives for September 2013
Panthers defeat Virginia in ACC Battle
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh turned a pair of early Virginia turnovers into touchdowns and the Panther defense did the rest in a 14-3 victory on Saturday. Tom Savage completed 13 of 30 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions before leaving late in the fourth quarter. Tyler Boyd caught seven passes for 111 yards for Pitt. The Panthers (3-1, 2-1 ACC) have won three straight for the first time since 2010. A week after giving up 55 points to Duke, Pitt's defense shut down the ... Read More
Waynesburg falls to Thomas More in D3 Showdown
CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. (Sept. 28) – Saturday’s showdown between a pair of Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) powerhouses got off to a great start for Waynesburg University. The Yellow Jackets became the first team to score on Thomas More’s vaunted defense in 2013 and jumped out to an early 7-0 lead Unfortunately, that touchdown was the highlight of Waynesburg’s day, as Thomas More responded by scoring the next 28 points on its way to a 49-28 victory at Bank of Kentucky Field. The win ... Read More
Westminster tops St. Vincent
The Saint Vincent football team fought back from a 21-point deficit but fell to Westminster College on Homecoming at Chuck Noll Field, 28-21. Westminster opened the game with an 11-play, 68-yard drive, but SVC held the Titans on a third-and-goal, forcing a 24-yard field goal attempt that was partially blocked by Darius Brown. After the teams exchanged punts on the next two possessions, Westminster appeared poised to take the lead after an SVC fumble inside its own red zone, but the SVC ... Read More
Turnovers Help Presidents in 32-19 Homecoming Victory
WASHINGTON, Pa. - The Washington & Jefferson College defense forced three key turnovers which led to 14 points and helped the Presidents earn a 32-19 Homecoming Day victory over Thiel Saturday afternoon at Cameron Stadium. The game marked the Presidents’ 2013 home opener. Seniors cornerback Sam Comly (Littlestown, Pa./Delone Catholic) and safety B.J. Monacelli (Cassadaga, N.Y./Cassadaga Valley) intercepted passes by Thiel quarterback Andrew Smith, while sophomore linebacker Shane Smith ... Read More
#7 IUP Football Claims Coal Pail Trophy over Rival California
INDIANA, PA – De'Antwan Williams (Woodbridge, VA/Woodbridge) ran for 167 yards and Terrell Holloway (Penn Hills/Penn Hills) had three interceptions as the seventh-ranked IUP football team defeated rival California (PA) 20-7 in the fifth annual Coal Bowl at George P. Miller Stadium on Saturday. Williams added two touchdowns on the ground as he was named the Coal Bowl's Player of the Game. The win by IUP snapped its six-game losing streak to the Vulcans, improving to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in ... Read More
Burnett shuts down Reds
In the opener of a three-game series that will determine which team hosts Tuesday's National League Wild Card one-game playoff, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark, 4-1, behind a strong outing from A.J. Burnett. Burnett, now 10-11 on the season, has often suffered from a lack of offensive support, but the Pirates jumped to an early 2-0 lead when Marlon Byrd singled with the bases loaded in the third inning off of Homer Bailey (11-12). Todd Frazier ... Read More
Maybe it’s just the Steelers time
Think about the NFL over the past five to 10 years. A few things have been undeniably true, for the most part, in that general span of time. The likes of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning have been tossing touchdowns and winning a ton of games in New England and Indianapolis/Denver, respectively. Adrian Petersen runs, Andre Johnson catches, Tony Gonzalez scores and dunks the football through the goalpost and Clay Matthews tortures quarterbacks. There are perennial losers - I'm lookin' at you, ... Read More
Roethlisberger’s track record speaks for itself
Ben Roethlisberger has already had a Hall of Fame career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, that carries multiple AFC Championship Titles, two Superbowl Titles and a career record of 97-46. The Steelers haven't had a franchise quarterback of this caliber since Terry Bradshaw. In 2012, Roethlisberger passed Bradshaw for most passing yards and in 2013, he eclipsed 30,000 yards. Roethlisberger's wining percentage is the highest among all steelers quarterbacks. In 2010, Arizona Cardinals quarterback, ... Read More
PSAC West Week 4 News and Notes
The PSAC West is establishing itself as one of the top divisions in Division 2 football with strong play coming from all angles. As we head into Week 4 of the season, here's some news and notes to keep you occupied. We told you earlier that IUP moved up from #8 to #7 in the AFCA D2 Coaches poll. In the D2Football.com poll, IUP went from #9 to #8 and Cal U cracked the top 25 at #25. Here are the PSAC West standings thus ... Read More