Pitt prepares for energized FSU under interim coach
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 10, 2026
Mid-season firings in college football often lead to one of two outcomes. Either an already struggling team sinks even further due to the changes, or players and remaining assistants use their circums...
CFP approves 24-playoff team for next year
NCAA, Sports
November 10, 2026
College football will expand its playoff to 24 teams beginning next year, a move that lends an NFL flavor to its postseason while resetting decades of tradition surrounding a once all-important regula...
Conference title games lost in new CFP
NCAA, Sports
By By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer 
November 10, 2026
It was a groundbreaking idea that a large swath of football fans, coaches and athletic directors didn’t really like. The biggest losers, they argued, would be the very programs that were pushing for i...
ND over Miami in another close top-5 matchup
NCAA, Sports
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PICKS
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
November 6, 2026
No. 1 Miami at No. 4 Notre Dame on Saturday will be the season’s third matchup of teams in the top five of The Associated Press Top 25. If it’s like the first two, it will be close. Texas-Ohio State a...
Pitt’s Foster showcases versatility in memorable collegiate debut
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 5, 2026
When Pitt’s Chase Foster checked out of the game after hitting a second- half 3-pointer vs. Rider on Monday, a special moment awaited the Panthers freshman. As Foster caught his breath on the bench, P...
NCAA, Sports
November 5, 2026
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Malachi Toney, the star receiver for top-ranked Miami and a Heisman Trophy candidate, has been scheduled for surgery to address a high ankle sprain and will be sidelined for ...
Hurricanes get top spot in CFP’s first rankings
NCAA, Sports
By By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer 
November 4, 2026
It’s been a confusing college football season so far. Nobody felt that more deeply than the College Football Playoff selection committee, which raised eyebrows aplenty in its first attempt of the seas...
Pitt not satisfied with reaching bowl eligibility
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 4, 2026
Pat Narduzzi is well-versed with what it’s like to play in a mid-tier bowl game. The Military Bowl in 2015 and 2025, Quick Lane Bowl in 2019, GameAbove Sports Bowl in 2024 – a majority of Pitt’s posts...
Pitt’s Foster sets freshman record in season-opening win
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 3, 2026
The time for assembling and organizing a totally overhauled roster — which Pitt spent the spring and preseason doing — has passed. Beginning Monday evening at Petersen Events Center and now for the re...
Coaches’ messages smart & simple ahead of ND-Miami showdown
NCAA, Sports
November 3, 2026
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman was at Hard Rock Stadium, the field that Miami calls home, twice last season. The first time, he faced the Hurricanes. The second time, he pic...
Vulcans slam Bald Eagles
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
November 2, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent California (Pa.) wasted little time taking control Saturday night, and a pair of Serra Catholic graduates had a hand in the early scoring. Amire Spencer caught the game’s...
Pitt bowl eligible after beating Ga. Tech
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
November 2, 2026
The Pitt Panthers flirted with both dominance and disaster against Georgia Tech, as penalties, turnovers and misadventures in the red zone prevented them from turning the game into a blowout. Damon Fe...
Third-down defense becomes weak spot for Panthers
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
PITT FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 30, 2026
Over the past two weeks, Pitt has seen what had been a major strength turn into a significant liability. Through the season’s first six games, Pitt’s defense was limiting opposing offenses to a 33.8% ...
Week 9: Arizona-Texas Tech, Florida-Georgia top schedule as quirky season continues
NCAA, Sports
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
October 29, 2026
Given all the upsets and other strange occurences this season, college football fans must be wondering what surprises are in store for Week 9. A total of 10 teams in The Associated Press Top 25 have l...
Pitt guard Sumler looks to bring scoring touch to ACC
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 28, 2026
Jeff Capel’s two most successful teams at Pitt shared a key commonality, helping propel the Panthers to backto- back 20-win campaigns. For the 2022-23 and 202324 seasons, Pitt got major contributions ...
Campbell leans on his experience during skid
NCAA, Sports
October 28, 2026
PennLive.com Matt Campbell’s been in spots like this before. While his start at Penn State has been inauspicious — 3-4 on the year and 0-4 with four straight losses in Big Ten play — Campbell’s not pa...
Narduzzi preaches playing complementary football
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 28, 2026
Pat Narduzzi has no shortage of options when it comes to picking out the most unappetizing aspect of Pitt’s weekend loss to No. 1 Miami. The Panthers allowed 52 points, completely failed to stop Hurri...