Pitt volleyball swept by Texas A&M as Panthers fall in Final 4 for 5th straight year
The national semifinals have been both familiar territory and an insurmountable obstacle for Pitt volleyball every year dating to 2021. Over four consecutive seasons, the Panthers have advanced to and fallen in the Final Four, their seasons ending just short of a shot at a national championship. Thursday night in...
Penn State’s Terry Smith offers updates on coaching staff, opt-outs ahead of Pinstripe Bowl
Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith met with media members on a video conference call on Thursday morning ahead of the Lions’ Pinstripe Bowl matchup with Clemson at Yankee Stadium. Smith said as of Thursday morning, only four Penn State veterans have opted out: defensive tackle Zane Durant, running...
Former Penn State QB Beau Pribula enters transfer portal again, will leave MissouriVideo
A former Penn State quarterback and fan favorite is entering the transfer portal again. Beau Pribula, Penn State’s former backup quarterback, has informed Missouri that he will enter the transfer portal, according to a Thursday report from CBS Sports. Pribula spent one season as the Tigers starter after leaving Penn...
Oklahoma, Alabama to meet for 3rd time in 13 months with Rose Bowl berth on the line
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma and Alabama will meet Friday for the third time in 13 months in the most significant game of their budding rivalry. Last year, underdog Oklahoma stunned the Crimson Tide, 24-3, and cost the Crimson Tide a spot in the College Football Playoff. Last month, Oklahoma won...
Delaware holds off Louisiana for 68 Ventures Bowl win in 1st season of FBS play
MOBILE, Ala. — Jo Silver ran for 116 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown, and Delaware wrapped up its first year in the FBS with a 20-13 victory over Louisiana in the 68 Ventures Bowl on Wednesday night. The Fightin’ Blue Hens, who went 6-6 in their first year of FBS...
What you need to know about college volleyball to follow Pitt in the NCAA semifinalsVideo
Women’s college volleyball is more popular than ever and about to hit its peak. Pitt’s women’s volleyball volleyball team will play in the national semifinals for the fifth straight season Thursday night. The Panthers are the first program to accomplish the feat since Texas did so from 2012-16. Pitt will...
Old Dominion wins Cure Bowl with 24-10 victory over South Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — Redshirt freshman quarterback Quinn Henicle rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns to help Old Dominion beat South Florida, 24-10, and win the StaffDNA Cure Bowl on Wednesday at Camping World Stadium. Henicle carried 24 times for Old Dominion (10-3) and clinched the victory with a 51-yard...
Pitt blows out Binghamton, snapping 3-game skid
Winning one game is an insufficient remedy for Pitt, given the team’s repeated early struggles against a wide spectrum of competition. While it will take far more than a single victory to get the Panthers back on the rails, doing so has to start somewhere. With that in mind, the...
Penn State players encouraged by their 1st impressions of new coach Matt CampbellVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Trebor Peña has advice for his younger teammates who must decide soon whether to stay at Penn State and play for new coach Matt Campbell or look for opportunities elsewhere. The senior receiver transferred to Penn State in May after experiencing Syracuse’s transition from coach Dino Babers...
‘Another hack at it’: For 5th straight year, Pitt volleyball is a win away from playing for a national title
After Pitt volleyball dispatched Purdue on Dec. 13 in the Elite Eight to advance to a fifth straight national semifinal, the Panthers sat tight for a day and awaited the results that would determine their Final Four foe. Volleyball fans in and outside of Pittsburgh likely anticipated it being undefeated...
Jacksonville State holds off Troy to win Salute to Veterans Bowl
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Caden Creel threw a touchdown pass, Deondre Johnson had six receptions for 101 yards, and Jacksonville State beat Troy, 17-13, on Tuesday night to win the Salute to Veterans Bowl. Andrew Paul’s 1-yard run off a direct snap gave the Gamecocks a 17-13 lead with 5:44 remaining....
Oklahoma’s Venables, Alabama’s DeBoer overcome critics, lead blue blood programs to the playoff
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma’s Brent Venables and Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer have lived under intense microscopes at blue blood programs. Both replaced highly successful coaches — DeBoer is in his second season with the Crimson Tide after stepping in for the retired Nick Saban and Venables is in his fourth year...
Pitt volleyball faithful send off Panthers to Final 4 confident of team’s national title chancesVideo
Pitt volleyball — from coach Dan Fisher and his staff to the Panthers players as well as their fan base — has been here before. The Panthers departed Fitzgerald Field House on Tuesday afternoon to travel to the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo., as fans sent them off to...
Pitt announces 2026 football opponents, including 9 ACC games
Pitt announced its full 2026 football schedule Tuesday afternoon, including a nine-game ACC slate. The Panthers, who recently revealed the cancellation of next season’s contest with Wisconsin, instead will play Bucknell on Sept. 26. Miami (Ohio) will travel to Acrisure Stadium on Sept. 5 and serve as the Panthers’ 2026...
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti becomes 1st back-to-back winner of AP Coach of the Year
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti exceeded expectations again this season, and it earned him a second consecutive honor as the Associated Press coach of the year in college football. Cignetti is the first coach to win the award in back-to-back years since it was first presented in 1998. He is the fourth...
Miami QB Carson Beck’s decision pays off as he gets chance to chase another national titleVideo
It was back in late September, Miami had just beaten Florida, and someone told Hurricanes star Carson Beck that he was just the third quarterback in 30 years to go 3-0 as a starter against the Gators. Beck smiled politely. He didn’t care. “I’m here for something more important,” Beck...
Young Canadian star Gavin McKenna fueled by doubters: ‘People have been waiting for me to fail’
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario — Gavin McKenna knew the haters would be ready to pounce. The young forward was expected to be the runaway No. 1 overall selection at the 2026 NHL Draft, and that might still very well end up being the case. There has also been criticism since McKenna...
Pitt wideout Zion Fowler-El hits transfer portal
The interim period between Pitt’s regular-season finale and Military Bowl appearance Dec. 27 has been fairly quiet as it pertains to the transfer portal. But on Tuesday morning, the Panthers lost a member of their offense as receiver Zion Fowler-El announced he would be entering the portal. Fowler-El appeared in...
Harrison Bertos scores in OT to help Washington beat N.C. State and win 1st Men’s College CupVideo
CARY, N.C. — Harrison Bertos scored 1:54 into overtime after Washington blew a two-goal lead in the second half, and the Huskies beat North Carolina State 3-2 to win the Men’s College Cup at First Horizon Stadium on Monday night. It was the first national championship for unseeded Washington (16-6-2),...
From no offers to CFP, Texas A&M’s Cashius Howell has had incredible riseVideo
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Cashius Howell heard the same thing repeatedly from power-conference schools when he was being recruited out of high school. “They just didn’t feel like I was worth it to waste a roster spot on,” he recalled. Five years later, the defensive end has proven those schools...
Penn State pair among large Big Ten contingent on AP All-America team
Four players from Ohio State are among 10 first-team picks from the Big Ten on The Associated Press All-America team released Monday, a group headed by repeat selection Caleb Downs of the Buckeyes and AP Player of the Year Fernando Mendoza of Indiana. The AP has named an All-America team...
East Carolina loses starting QB to transfer portal ahead of Military Bowl vs. PittVideo
Whatever elation surrounded the East Carolina football program after the Pirates were invited to the Military Bowl to face Pitt on Dec. 27 has been followed by multiple doses of dejection. It began with back-to-back gut punches Dec. 8 and 9, when defensive coordinator Josh Aldridge and his offensive counterpart,...
Penn State adds 3-star quarterback, a former Iowa State recruit, for 2026 class
On a massive recruiting day, Penn State has now added a commitment at the most important position on the field. Class of 2026 quarterback Kase Evans committed to the Nittany Lions and coach Matt Campbell on Sunday afternoon. He was previously committed to Campbell at Iowa State but was released...
First Call: Raiders blanked in Kenny Pickett’s start; Philip Rivers’ return at 44; looking at the Lions for next week
Monday’s “Fist Call” recaps Kenny Pickett’s rough first start as a Las Vegas Raider. We examine the Steelers’ next opponent in Detroit. We look at Philip Rivers’ NFL return. And the Bengals may have lost more than just a game Sunday. Pickett picked Former Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett made his...
Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer dispels Michigan rumors, says he’s ‘very happy in Tuscaloosa’
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer is “very happy in Tuscaloosa” and has no interest in pursuing other jobs, he said in a statement Sunday. With the sudden opening at Michigan, the second-year coach has stated he will stay at Alabama as the ninth-ranked Crimson Tide prepare for a...
