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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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