Sunday morning QB for 9/5/10
TCU a BCS buster again after beating BeaversNo. 6 TCU cleared perhaps its biggest hurdle between it and an undefeated season when the Horned Frogs beat No. 24 Oregon State, 30-21. TCU got two scoring runs from QB Andy Dalton, including the go-ahead 4-yard run late in the third quarter. The Horned Frogs have just one remaining game against a team from another Bowl Championship Series conference, a game at home against Baylor of the Big 12. After that, it's the Mountain West Conference schedule. TCU got through league play unscathed last year en route to a BCS berth. The ...
Pitt rookies make NFL rosters
A pair of former all-Big East tight ends from Pitt who slid to the late rounds of the 2010 NFL Draft have made their respective teams.Sixth-rounder Nate Byham is part of the 53-man roster of the San Francisco 49ers, and seventh-rounder Dorin Dickerson survived the cut with the Houston Texans.Undrafted free agent cornerback Aaron Berry escaped Saturday's cuts after the Detroit Lions released former Pro Bowler Dre' Bly and Eric King, both cornerbacks.The news was not as good for defensive tackle Mick Williams, an undrafted free agent who was one of the Chicago Bears' final cuts on Saturday.Dickerson, an All-America ...
W. Volleyball. Campbell Records a Career High in Kills
PITTSBURGH—Sophomore Alexa Campbell recorded a career night, as the University of Pittsburgh women’s tennis team earned its first win of the season over Tulane, 3-0, this evening in the final match of the Pitt Invitational, held at Fitzgerald Field House. The Panthers improved to 1-6 on the season with scores of 25-23, 26-24 and 25-21.Campbell earned the start at outside and posted a career-high nine kills and six digs. She also tallied an ace in the second set.As a team, the Panthers recorded season’s bests in kills (44), blocks (12) and aces (5). Pitt out-blocked the Green Wave 12-5 and ...
Forget 9-3, 8-4 Will Rule the Big East
Am I jumping the gun with the first weekend of Big East football not even completed? Perhaps, but I can’t shake that vibe. That this is a 2004 kind of year in the Big East.UConn, the supposed darkhorse pick to win the Big East looked like Pitt against WVU/Pat White circa 2006 while being embarrassed by Michigan. Rutgers and WVU struggled in the first half before putting away their respective 1-AA foes 31-0.Louisville had a nice cosmetic score late to make it a close loss to Kentucky. USF is failing to shut out their 1-AA foe. Cinci has to beat ...
Cross Country. Pitt Cross Country Opens Season At Duquesne Duals
PITT CROSS COUNTRY BEGINS SEASON AT DUQUESNE DUALS PITTSBURGH--The Pitt cross country team kicked off the season Saturday at the Duquesne Duals held at Schenley Park. The men's team finished fourth while the women's team placed eighth. The event started at 9 a.m. with the women competed first and running a 5k while the men followed with an 8k. Other participating schools included host Duquesne, Carnegie Mellon, Canisius, St. Bonaventure, St. Joseph's, St. Louis, St. Vincent, Xavier and Youngstown State. The men went 6-3 in head-to-head competition. Teddy Miller highlighted the Panthers' success finishing sixth overall with a time of 25:44. Three other ...
W. Volleyball. Day Two of the Pitt Invitational is Underway
PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh women’s volleyball team dropped its match against Lipscomb in three sets, this afternoon, as the second day of the Pitt Invitational has started. Pitt slipped to 0-6 on the year with scores of 25-15, 25-17 and 25-13.Senior middle Imani Harper recorded eight kills in the match.During the first set, Pitt trailed 9-3 and Pitt called a timeout. The Panthers then came out and scored two quick points. During those volleys, Harper recorded two digs. She finished the match with three digs and a block assist.Senior Rachel Kalberer earned a solo block in the opening set, making ...
In Rearview: Pitt-Utah
Spent most of yesterday running errands and all things to clear Saturday for watching mis-matched football games.It also meant being a little late to review what happened Thursday night. Since the media stuff is a bit stale, I’ll skip most of it.By all means, be sure to read over the Zeise posts from after the game. Very informative from the view of someone who could see more of the field.While I was pleasantly surprised with Vs. for actually having decent HD cameras for the game, there was a lot that wasn’t seen because of the the camera angles. To say ...
First football Saturday in the Big East
The first college football Saturday of the year is here. What could be better?
You have to wait until 3:30 p.m. today for any Big East action, but we'll have you covered here at ESPN.com. I'll be checking in with periodic updates from all the games. Colleague Adam Rittenberg is at UConn-Michigan, and you follow live updates from the Big House at his blog . And ESPN experts will be stopping by a live chat this afternoon to discuss all the games (though Notre Dame-Purdue is the focus).
With Pitt's loss on Thursday night, the ...
Loss to Utah exposes several key flaws in Panthers
SALT LAKE CITY -- Pitt showed resiliency in its season-opening overtime loss Thursday night to Utah, but the Panthers have much to learn in order to meet their the lofty preseason expectations.Mistakes, mishaps and blown coverages were crucial factors in Utah's 27-24 triumph, proving -- if nothing else-- there is no exhibition season in college football.Two Utah touchdowns were the result of blown pass coverages resulting from miscommunications in the Panthers' inexperienced secondary.Up nextGame: Pitt vs. New Hampshire at Heinz Field.When: 1p.m. Sept. 11.TV: ESPN3.com.The Panthers committed 12 penalties. Seven were whistled against the offense and five were called against ...
WVU looks for season-opening win
Coastal Carolina at No. 25 West Virginia3:30 p.m. today, Milan Puskar StadiumTV/radio: WPMY-12/WVAQ-FM (101.9), Mountaineer Sports NetworkLast season's records: WVU 9-4, Coastal Carolina 5-6Last meeting: First meetingOutlook: Unlike Pittsburgh's Tino Sunseri, who started his first game in a daunting road atmosphere, West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith's first start comes at home against a Football Championship Subdivision opponent.The Mountaineers open against a lower-division team for the third straight season. It's also the third straight year WVU will have a new starting quarterback under center. The offensive line ? shaky on the right side throughout camp ? will be tested for the ...
Panthers' red-zone troubles continue
? Pitt's red-zone struggles in Thursday's 27-24 overtime loss at Utah continued a frustrating trend. Pitt settled for field goals after getting as far as the Utah 8-, 4-, and 13-yard lines. The Panthers last season settled for a field goal on 20 of their 58 trips inside the opponent's 20-yard line. Of the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams, only national champion Alabama (23) kicked more field goals in the red zone than Pitt. "It comes back to haunt you," coach Dave Wannstedt said. Pitt had a chance to win in regulation, driving to the Utah 14 in the final ...
Steelers trounce Pitt in TV ratings
Nationally ranked Pitt not only lost its season opener at Utah on Thursday night. The Panthers also were crushed by the Steelers on the local airwaves.The national telecast of the Pitt game on Versus drew an overnight rating of 8.6 in the Pittsburgh market. According to a network spokesperson, it was the highest cable rating of the evening and second overall in the market.The top rating belonged to the Steelers, who played their final preseason game against Carolina at Heinz Field. The game drew a 30.0 rating on KDKA-2, the local CBS affiliate.An average of more than 99,000 households tuned ...
Sunseri's starting career gets off to rocky start
SALT LAKE CITY ? Tino Sunseri's first collegiate start was a lot like the mountainous region surrounding Utah's Rice-Eccles Stadium.Some highs, some lows.The new quarterback helped Pitt erase an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter but also was intercepted in overtime, which led to Utah's winning field goal.The redshirt sophomore from Central Catholic shouldered the blame after No. 15 Pitt's 27-24 loss Thursday night."It was my fault," he said. "Everyone put us in position to win, and I've just got to finish."There was a lot of blame to go around. Pitt committed 12 penalties and failed to record a sack ...