The College Sports Blog

When the Pittsburgh Steelers face off against the Arizona Cardinals this Sunday, they will see some familiar faces that were once part of a winning combination that brought the fifth Super Bowl title home in 2006. Ken Whisenhunt was hired as the head coach of the Cardinals following the 2006-2007 NFL season after being the […]

In what was an injury plagued 2010-2011 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins managed to surprise the NHL when they finished as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. While season ending injuries to Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin derailed the Pens' bid for a deep playoff run in 2011, they served as a litmus test to […]

Over the past eight months, the University of Pittsburgh has dragged their feet in making key decisions that majorly affect their sports programs. The football program, to be precise, suffered as Pitt AD Steve Pederson took his time in relieving Dave Wannstedt of his coaching duties, last season. Then the Panthers hired Mike Haywood at […]

It's official. The Atlantic Coast Conference has accepted the Pittsburgh Panthers along with the Syracuse Orange. They will join current ACC member institutions: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, Maryland, Wake Forest, Virginia, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, and NC State. Pitt is the first Pennsylvania school to join this conference. What will […]

The Pitt Panthers seemed headed for a huge road win at a Big 10 opponent that would have moved them to 3-0 and into the Top 25 heading into a home game against Notre Dame, instead they collapsed in the fourth quarter, dropped to 2-1 and have yet to beat a quality opponent. With what […]

The oddsmaker always remembers the good things you have done in the past and believes you will do it again in the future. How else to explain the Steelers going from suffering the worst defeat of any Week 1 team to being the biggest favorite on the NFL odds menu just a few days later. […]

Big Ben is 7-0 in his career against the Ravens. The Ravens are 8-0 in their past eight home games in September. One streak will end Sunday, but oddsmakers have it as even odds on which it will be. The Steelers open the 2011 season against their hated AFC North rivals knowing that they have […]

I've seen Tino Sunseri play in two very different situations. I've seen him win twice. The first was in the Class AAAA PIAA State Football Championship in 2007. His Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings took a beating on my alma mater, the Parkland High School Trojans, posting the first shutout in Class AAAA championship games, 21-0. […]