Jerry DiPaola stories, Page 155
Pitt’s Jeff Capel offers scholarship to junior college guard Ryan Murphy
Pitt coach Jeff Capel has four scholarships available for the 2019-20 season, and he appears to be saving one of them for junior college guard Ryan Murphy. Pitt is one of 11 schools to make Murphy an offer, according to verbalcommits.com. Murphy, 6-foot-2, 192 pounds, signed with Washington State last...
Pitt target’s JUCO coach likes his ex-player’s shooting ability, swagger
Pitt coach Jeff Capel has four scholarships available for the 2019-20 season, and he appears to be saving one of them for junior college guard Ryan Murphy. Luke Adams, who was Murphy’s coach at New Mexico Junior College last season, confirmed Pitt has made his former player an offer. Pitt...
Pitt could play at Fenway Park come 2020 bowl season
Just what the college football world has been missing all these years: A rematch of the 2011-2012 BBVA Compass Bowl between Pitt and SMU. Yes, it’s possible by the 2020 postseason now that the ACC and the AAC are creating a bowl game to be played at Fenway Park in...
Best news from Texas: Starling Marte’s bat comes alive in 11th inningVideo
Perhaps no one has noticed, but the Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t won a game the normal way — you know, in nine innings — since April 14 (and they haven’t done it at home since April 7). Since their most recent nine-inning victory at PNC Park, they’ve played four extra-inning games,...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi golfing for his ‘passion’ – cancer researchVideo
The most important part of the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge is not 12 college football coaches trying to outdo each other on a golf course. It’s competing, for sure, but every penny of the $650,000 prize pool, including the winner’s purse of $100,000, goes toward scholarships and charities earmarked by...
A closer look at the Pirates’ 8-game losing streak
With the Pittsburgh Pirates on an eight-game losing streak (the franchise’s longest since 2016) and a day off Monday, this seems like a good time to evaluate what’s gone wrong. Here are five talking points, some that have contributed to the recent slide and a couple that have averted a...
Plum’s Pat McAfee steals the show at the NFL Draft in Nashville
Before Friday night, Bobby Okereke was known merely as a guy who had a sack against Pitt in the Sun Bowl while building a reputation as one of the top inside linebackers available in the NFL Draft. Then, former Plum, West Virginia and Indiananpolis Colts punter Pat McAfee showed up...
Pitt’s Jeff Capel offers scholarship to Trey McGowens’ brother
If you’re a Pitt fan, feel free to over-react to Bryce McGowens pinning one of his latest tweets atop his page Monday, the one proclaiming he has received a scholarship offer from Panthers coach Jeff Capel. Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Pittsburgh?#H2P pic.twitter.com/u5OGeqv1zw— Bryce McGowens (@BryceMcgowens5)...
Former Pitt star Qadree Ollison stands out among Falcons RBsVideo
Qadree Ollison isn’t entering an especially crowded running back situation in Atlanta. In fact, physically, the former Pitt running back will stand out in the crowd at 6-foot-2, 225 pounds because the other backs are listed at 5-8 (Devonta Freeman and Marcus Green) and 5-9 (Ito Smith). No question, the...
Big day for Pitt’s Elijah Zeise: Graduation and a call from the NFL
Elijah Zeise was standing in line with his fellow graduates Saturday at PPG Paints Arena, getting ready to accept his diploma from the University of Pittsburgh. Suddenly, his phone rang. It was the Los Angeles Chargers, calling to offer Zeise a free agent contract to continue his football career. Nothing...
Pitt gets verbal commitment from Georgia wide receiver Jaylon Barden
On the night when several former Pitt players started chasing their NFL dream, coach Pat Narduzzi received a verbal commitment from a rising high school senior. Jaylon Barden, a three-star wide receiver from Macon Ga., announced on his Twitter account that he plans to enroll next year. 1000% Committed... Now...
Ex-NFL QB Gus Frerotte, TribLive Podcast Network debut weekly program Monday
For 15 NFL seasons in eight major media markets, Gus Frerotte endured incessant questions from waves of reporters. Now, it’s his turn to fire back. In his new venture, he not only will ask the tough questions, he plans to inform and educate. Frerotte, who grew up in Ford City...
Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley picked by Ravens in the 6th round
Throughout his career, Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley was a winner on many levels, starting four state championship games in Virginia and earning MVP honors in the Big Ten title game in 2016. But the captain of the Nittany Lions fell into the sixth round of the draft, the 197th...
Pitt’s Qadree Ollison picked in the 5th round by Falcons
Pitt running back Qadree Ollison waited a bit more than two hours Saturday, but he finally heard his name called in the fifth round of the NFL Draft when he was picked 152nd overall by the Atlanta Falcons. We got 99 problems and Qadree is all of them. ? pic.twitter.com/sWZhsxWjqT—...
WVU players go back to back again
West Virginia players went back to back for the second consecutive round Saturday when the Seattle Seahawks took wide receiver Gary Jennings, and the New York Jets selected tight end Trevon Wesco in the fourth round (picks 120 and 121). Jennings, 6-foot-1, 214, enjoyed an outstanding junior season, rising to...
WVU’s Grier, Cajuste go to Panthers, Patriots near end of third round
West Virginia quarterback Will Grier and offensive tackle Yodny Cajuste were picked back-to-back near the end of the third round Friday night. Grier, who grew up in Charlotte, N.C., went to the Carolina Panthers with the 101st overall pick and was the fifth quarterback chosen over the first three rounds....
Cowboys draft Penn State offensive lineman Connor McGovern in the third round
Guard Connor McGovern was the second Penn State player drafted Friday night when he went to the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (No. 91 overall). McGovern, 6-foot-5, 308 pounds, moved between guard and center at Penn State, starting nine games as a freshmen at right guard and all 13...
Thomas Jefferson grad Chase Winovich goes to Patriots in 3rd roundVideo
Thomas Jefferson graduate Chase Winovich, a third-team All-American and first-team Big Ten outside linebacker from Michigan, was drafted by the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in the third round (No. 78 overall) on Friday night. The 6-foot-3, 256-pound Winovich started only one full season at Michigan, but was a...
Penn State, Woodland Hills RB Miles Sanders goes to Eagles in 2nd round
Running back Miles Sanders, who started only one season at Penn State, became the 17th Woodland Hills graduate to enter the NFL when the Philadelphia Eagles picked him in the second round Friday night. The Eagles chose Sanders with the 53rd overall pick, 10 years after they used the same-numbered...
Blend of football IQ, aggressive play defines Steelers’ top pick Devin Bush
Albert Guzzo, the athletic director at Charles W. Flanagan High School, was standing near his team’s bench during the Florida Class 8A state championship game against Osceola. During a break, the referee approached Guzzo with a question. “Do you have Osceola’s playbook?” he said. Guzzo tried not to be offended...
Steelers GM Kevin Colbert has track record of gambling with 1st-round picks
Kevin Colbert is in his 20th draft with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and in only three of them has he moved up in the first round to select a player the organization coveted. The Steelers general manager did it Thursday night. He dealt the 20th overall selection, plus a second-round pick...
Scouting Steelers LB Devin Bush: Collegiate stats, highlights
Devin Bush • Michigan • Inside linebacker 5-foot-11, 235 pounds Where he fits: The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t trade up 10 spots to let this guy watch from the sidelines. If he’s as good as all the hype, the Steelers will plug him right into the middle of their defense. In...
Former Pitt guard Kham Davis picks Weber State
Guard Khameron Davis, who started 23 games as a freshman at Pitt before accepting a lesser role under coach Jeff Capel last season, will transfer to Weber State, the Standard-Examiner of Ogden, Utah, reported. Davis, a 6-foot-4 sophomore, will sit one season and have two years of eligibility remaining. “The...
Pirates’ Jordan Lyles struggles in 11-2 loss to Diamondbacks
The Pittsburgh Pirates thrived on strong starting pitching through the first 21 games of the season, even landing in first place for a spell because of it. But when Jordan Lyles failed in a rough five-inning outing, the bats continued to struggle and the bullpen made things worse, the Pirates...
Pirates rookie Nick Burdi says elbow pain was ‘a pulling, stabbing sensation’
A few pitches before the one that drove him to his knees, Nick Burdi felt a tweak. But nothing like what came next. For the first time since he hurt his arm Monday night throwing a 97 mph fastball, Burdi spoke about the injury Wednesday after the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 11-2...
